Lecture, three hours. Addresses key intellectual movements and concepts (such as sovereignty, self-determination, colonialism, decolonization, etc.) that are central to formation of American Indian/indigenous studies as discipline. Research and collaboration with indigenous communities is highlighted as core methodological and ethical approach to knowledge acquisition, fieldwork, and theorization. Historical overview of defining moments in American Indian political and social developments as basis for gaining deeper understanding of American Indian intellectual traditions over time. S/U or letter grading.