AMIN 3501 is also offered in Fall 2023
AMIN 3501 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2018 | AMIN 3501 Section 001: American Indian Tribal Governments and Politics (33734)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
POL 3701 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Amundson Hall 120
- Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- History, development, structure, politics of American Indian Governments. North American indigenous societies from pre-colonial times to present. Evolution of aboriginal governments confronted/affected by colonizing forces of European/Euro-American states. Bearing of dual citizenship on nature/powers of tribal governments in relation to states, federal government.
- Class Description:
- This course examines the origins, status, structures, and powers of American Indian governments and the distinctive politics associated with these First Nations who constitute the third set of sovereign governments in the U.S. whose existence long predates the federal and state governments. This course fulfills CLE requirements of Social Science core and Citizenship and Public Ethics themes.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
20% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: weekly questions based on readings
- Exam Format:
- long essays
- Class Format:
- 25% Lecture
75% Discussion
- Workload:
- 75-150 Pages Reading Per Week
15-25 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33734/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 May 2007
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2018 American Indian Studies Classes