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.

Instructor

Dr. Laurie Walker
Laurie A. Walker earned their MSW and PhD in Social Work and B.S. in Psychology. Laurie was awarded Tenure at the University of Montana where they taught 2+2 courses at Montana Tribal Colleges focused on policy, community development, community organizing, social movements, and social planning. Laurie co-wrote the ACLU of Montana report Empty Desks: Discipline & Policing in Montana's Public Schools (see https://www.aclumontana.org/en/edureport2019).

Tuition and Fees

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For course information: Please contact Erika Ross at erika.ross1@montana.edu.