NASX 405 Gender Issues in Native American Studies
NASX 405
Spring semesters: in-person
3 credits, undergraduate level-400
Instructor: Dr. Laurie Walker
Course Description
Compare and contrast the social construction of gender in Native American cultures
and Euro-
Americans. Explore role of women, men and "two-spirit" gender of early North American
Indigenous societies. Analyze the impact of European colonization on traditional roles
and
examine contemporary gender issues.
Readings for this course may include, but are not limited to:
*Resource and materials list subject to change. Check with the instructor before purchasing books!*
- Barker, Joanne (Ed.). (2017). Critically sovereign: Indigenous gender, sexuality, and
feminist studies. Duke University Press. - Chacaby, Ma-Nee. (2016). Two-spirit journey: An autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa
Cree elder. University of Manitoba Press. - Deer, Sarah. (2015). The beginning and end of rape. University of Minnesota Press.
- Green, Joyce A. (Ed.). (2007). Making space for Indigenous feminism (2nd Ed.).
Fernwood Publishing Co., LTD. - Miranda, Deborah A. (2013). Bad Indians: A tribal memoir. Heyday.
- Simpson, Leann Betasmosake. (2020). As we have always done: Indigenous freedom
through radical resistance. University of Minnesota Press. - Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca. (1882). Life among the Piutes: Their wrongs and claims. University of Pennsylvania.
- Dhillon, Jaskiran. (2017). Prairie rising: Indigenous youth, decolonization, and
the politics of intervention. University of Toronto Press. - Jacobs, Michelle. (2013). Yakama rising: Indigenous cultural revitalization, activism,
and healing. University of Arizona Press. - Million, Dian. (2013). Therapeutic nations: Healing in an age of Indigenous human
rights. University of Arizona Press. - Monture, Patricia A. and McGuire, Patricia D. (Eds.). (2009). First voices: An Aboriginal
women’s reader. Inanna Publications and Education, Inc.
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For course information: Please contact Erika Ross at erika.ross1@montana.edu.