NASX 541

Spring Semester: in-person

3 credits, Graduate Level

Instructor: Dr. Kristin Ruppel

Course Description

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. A critical survey of the interdisciplinary approaches used in NAS grounded in a sociopolitical context with emphasis on ethical questions raised by research of Native Americans. Students receive individual attention toward formulating an effective methodology for their master's project.

Reading for this course may include, but are not limited to:

*Resource and materials list subject to change. Check with the instructor before purchasing books!*

  • Adams, D.H. Wilson, S., HeavyHead, R., Gordon, E.W. (2015). Ceremony at a Bounary Fire: A Story of Indigenist Knowledge.
  • Brayboy, Bryan. (2005). Toward a Tribal Critical Race Theory in Education. The Urban Review.
  • Drawson, A.S., Toombs, E., Mushquash, C.J. (2017). Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8 (2).
  • Gone, J.P. (2017). "It Flet Like Violence": Indigenous Knowledge Traditions and the Postcolonial Ethics of Acadmeic Inquiry and Community Engagement. Qualitative Inquiry.
  • Gone, J.P. (2018). Considering Indigenous Research Methodologies: Critical Reflections by an Indigenous Knower. Qualitative Inquirey, 25 (1), pp. 45-56. 
  • Lorde, Audre. (1983). The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House. Kitchen Table Press.
  • Paul, Kimberly L., Ruppel, K.T., Young, M.M., Caplins, L., Ramaker, J.F., Carter, C.J., Seeley, W.B., and Falcon, C. (2023). Blackfeet Innovation Pathways to Food Sovereignty: Sustainability through Indigenous-Led Research Partnerships. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.
  • Tuck, Eve. (2009). Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities. Harvard Educational Review. 
  • Walter, K.L., Stately, A., Evans-Campbell, T., Simoni, J.M., Duran, B., Schultz, K., Stanley, E.C., Charles, C., and Guerrero, D. (2009). "Indigenist" Collaborative Research Efforts in Native American Communities. The Field Research Survival Guide. Oxford University Press.
  • Windchief, S. & Cummins, J.D., (2021). Consdiering Indigenous Research Methodologies: Bicultural Accountability and the Protection of Community Held Knowledge. Qualitative Inquiry.
  • Windchief, S., Poacek, C., Munson, M., Ulrich, M., and Cummins, J.D. (2018). In Reciprocity: Responses to Critiques of Indigenous Methodologies. Qualitative Inquiry, 24 (8), pp 532-542.
  • Windchief, S., & Ryan, K.E. (2018). The Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge through Academic Means by Implementing Self-Reflection and Story. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 
  • Archibald, JoAnn/Q'um Q'um Xiiem. (2008). Indigenous Storywork: Educating the hear, mind, body, and spirit.
  • Kovach, Margaret Elizabeth. (2021). Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts, 2nd Ed. University of Toronto Press. 
  • Saldana, Johnny. (2021). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. Sage.
  • Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. (2021). Decolonizing Methodologies, 3rd Ed. Zed Books. 
  • Teves, Stephanie Nohelani, Andrea Smith, michelle Raheja (ed's). (2015). Native Studies Keywords, 2nd Ed. University of Arizona Press. 
  • Walter, Maggie and Chris Andersen. (2013). Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology. Routledge.
  • Wilson, Shawn (2009). Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Fernwood Publishing.
  • Younging, Gregory. (2018). Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples. Brush Education.
  • Wilson, Angela/Waziyatawin. (2005). Remember This! Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives. University of Nebraska Press.

Instructor

Dr. Kristin Ruppel

Kristin Ruppel holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University, New York. Her major field of interest is ethnoecology, with an emphasis on the ways in which colonial and post­‐colonial institutions influence the life experiences of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples alike. Her research has focused on American Indian allotted landowners, largely because of the enduring relationships formed during her own graduate school days with Indian allottees and their advocates.Her first book, Unearthing Indian Land: Living With the Legacies of Allotment, was published in 2008 by The University of Arizona Press.

Tuition and Fees

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For course information: Please contact Erika Ross at [email protected].