Classes that Count Toward the NAIS Major and Minor

The NAIS interdisciplinary major has two tracks: a conventional track and a language track. Both tracks require a minimum of 56 credits, at least 28 of which must be taken in residence at the UO, the same core coursework (4 courses), and one year of Indigenous language instruction. The language track includes a second year of Indigenous language instruction and 12 fewer electives. 

Core courses for the NAIS major include: ES 256: Intro to Native American Studies, ES 321: Indigenous Peoples of Oregon, ES 468: NAIS Research Methods and Ethics, and ES 470: Native American and Indigenous Feminsims. At least one upper-division course must be taken from Group 3: Literature, Media, and the Arts. All classes counting toward the NAIS Major must be taken for a letter grade and be completed with a grade of C or higher. 

The NAIS interdisciplinary minor requires a minimum of 28 credits, at least 16 of which must be taken in residence and at the upper-division (300 or 400). Students must fulfill distribution requirements, taking at least one class each from the following groups:

• Group I: Culture, Language, and Education
• Group II: Law, Policy, Governance, and History
• Group III: Literature, Media, and the Arts

All students must take ES 256, Introduction to Native American Studies. One class counting toward the minor must be focused on Oregon Indians. All classes counting toward the NAIS Minor must be taken for a letter grade and be completed with a grade of C or higher. 

*denotes that class fulfills “Oregon Tribes” distribution requirement.

Core Classes

ES 256: Introduction to Native American Studies (majors and minors) 

ES 321: Indigenous Peoples of Oregon (majors)

ES 468: NAIS Research Methods and Ethics (majors)

ES 470: Native American and Indigenous Feminsims (majors)

Group 1: Culture, language, and education

AIL 101-103, 201-203: Chinuk Wawa (LCC) *

ANTH 248: Archaeology of Wild Foods

ANTH 310: Exploring Other Cultures: [Topic: Oregon Indians] *

ANTH 320: Native North Americans

ANTH 343: Pacific Islands Archaeology

ANTH 344: Oregon Archaeology*

ANTH 410/510: Experimental Course [Topic: Working with Oregon Tribes*; Topic: Oregon Indians*; Topic: Native Americans in Film]

ANTH 433: Native Central Americans

ANTH 434: Native South Americans

ANTH 442: Northwest Coast Archaeology

ANTH 443: North American Archaeology

ANTH 456: Peopling the Americas

EDST 456/556: Equal Opportunity: Decolonization and Genocide

EDST 410/510: Indigenous Education

ES 196: Field Studies (UO Powwow)

ES 199: Sp St NAIS ARC

ES 404: Internship

ES 409: Senior Practicum (ES 468 prereq)

FLR 410/510: Craft, Clothing, and Culture

ICH 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203*

LING 399: Oregon’s Indigenous Languages*

LT 199: Special Studies: Sahaptin Language*

LT 199: Special Studies: Tolowa and Lushootseed language self/guided study*

PHIL: 451/551 Native American Philosophy

Group 2: law, policy, governance, and history

CAS 101H: Reacting to the Past (Red Clay 1835 and Forest Diplomacy) (Hatfield, O’Neal, Ostler)

ENVS 411/511: Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States

ENVS 435/535: Environmental Justice [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENVS 473/573: Environmental History [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ES 258: Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies

ES 321: Indigenous Peoples of Oregon

ES 350: Native Americans and the Environment

ES 370: Race, Ethnicity, & Cinema [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ES 399: Special Studies: Oregon Indians*

ES 407/507: Seminar: [Topic- Native American-African American Relations]

ES 407/507: Seminar: [Topic- Native American-Latinx Relations]

ES 407/507: Seminar: [Topic- Native American Ethnohistory]

ES 410: Experimental Course: [Topic- Critical Indigenous Theory]

ES 410: Experimental Course: [Topic- Queer Indigenous Theory]

ES 456/556: History of Native American Education

ES 464: Relational Studies in Indigeneity, Race, and Culture

ES 468: NAIS Research Methods & Ethics

ES 470: Native Feminisms

HC 444h: Race and Ethnicity in the American West. (Hatfield, O’Neal)

HC 444h: Northern Paiute History (Hatfield, O’Neal)

HC 444h: Search for the Cayuse Five

HC 231h: World Sustainability [Topics: Native American/Indigenous]

HIST 211: Reacting to the Past [Forest Diplomacy, Removal]

HIST 399: Special Studies: Pacific Northwest Indians*

HIST 407: Seminar: Indian Nations in the United States

HIST 468: American Indian History: Pacific Northwest*

HIST 469/569: American Indian History: [Topic – Plains Indian History]

HIST 469/569: American Indian History: [Topic- Black Elk Speaks]

HIST 469/569: American Indian History: [Topic – American Indian Treaties]

HIST 469/569: American Indian History: [Topic – Indian Removals]

HIST 482: Aztecs and Incas

HIST 483: Latin America's Indigenous Peoples

PS 390: American Indian Politics

WGS 251: Transnational and Indigenous Feminism

WGS 410: Experimental Course: [Topic- Native/Indigenous Feminisms]

Group 3: literature, media, and the arts.

ARH 463: Native American Architecture

ENG 244: Intro to Native American Literature

ENG 315: Women Writers' Cultures [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 316: Women Writers' Forms [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 361: Native American Writers

ENG 380: Film, Media, History [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 381: Film, Media, Culture [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 468: Ethnic Literature [Topic: Native American Literature]

ENG 479/579: Major Authors [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 486/586: New Media & Digital Culture [Topic: Native American/Indigenous]

ENG 488/588: Race and Representation in Film [Topic: Native American Literature and Film]

ES 370: Race, Ethnicity, and Cinema: [Topic: Native Americans and Film]

ES 410/510: Queer Indigenous Studies

ES 410/510: Native Feminisms

J 412/512: Issues in Communication Studies: [Topic – American Indians and the Media]

TA 472/572: Multicultural Theater: [Topic: Native American Theater]

Related classes  (up to 4 credits total can be counted toward the minor):

Group 1 (related classes): culture, language, and education

ANTH 310: Exploring Other Cultures: [Topic: Indigenous Immigrants in Oregon]

ANTH 344: Oregon Archaeology*

ANTH 410: Oregon Coast Archaeology*

ANTH 433: Native Central Americans

ANTH 434/534: Native South Americans

ANTH 442: Northwest Coast Archaeology

ANTH 443/543: North American Archaeology

Group 2 (related classes): law, policy, governance, and history

HIST 482: Latin America’s Indian Peoples

New classes to be included will be approved annually by the advisory committee.

For the list of classes available by term, search under the subject “Native American Studies” in the UO Class Schedule.