Native American Studies (AA)
Native American Studies (NAS) at Sitting Bull College is an interdisciplinary program that engages with Native American life through history, the social sciences, cultural studies, and philosophy. With a focus on Lakota/Dakota language and culture, the Native American Studies Division seeks to develop student understanding of traditional and contemporary Native life and aims to prepare students for the current challenges that are unique to Native peoples. Therefore, in addition to courses in language and culture, Native American Studies offers courses in indigenous language loss and language revitalization, federal Indian policy, tribal governance, methods in indigenous research, and other relevant topics.
- Students will read, write, understand, and speak the Ochethi Sakowin language at an intermediate level.
- Through effective oral and written communication, students will identify and describe major legal and social challenges that Native people face today.
- Students will identify key aspects of Ochethi Sakowin history, institutions, and values, and describe why these aspects are important to the Ochethi Sakowin.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 110 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | Composition II | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| MATH 103 | College Algebra | 4 |
| PSYC 100 | First Year Learning Experience | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Transitions-Graduation & Beyond | 2 |
| NAS 101 | Ochethi Sakowin Language for Beginners | 3 |
| CSCI 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Humanities or Social & Behavioral Science | ||
| Select two courses from: | 6 | |
Arts, English, History, Humanities, Music, Native American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology | ||
| Health/Physical Education | ||
| Select two one-hour courses or any one two-hour course | 2 | |
| Laboratory Science | ||
| Select two four-hour laboratory science courses | 8 | |
| Core Requirements | ||
| Art Course | ||
| Select one course of the following: | 3 | |
| Quillwork | ||
| Beadwork | ||
ART 245 | ||
ART 246 | ||
| Native American Art Projects I | ||
| Ochethi Sakowin Music & Dance | ||
| Ochethi Sakowin Oral Tradition & Storytelling | ||
| Native American History | ||
| Select two courses of the following: | 6 | |
| Native American History I | ||
| Native American History II | ||
| Native American History III | ||
| NAS 102 | Ochethi Sakowin Language for Elementary Learners | 3 |
| NAS 105 | Ochethi Sakowin Culture I | 3 |
| NAS 112 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| NAS 204 | Native American Governments: Traditional & Contemporary | 3 |
| NAS 208 | Ochethi Sakowin Tradition, Philosophy, & Spirituality | 3 |
| NAS 211 | Ochethi Sakowin Language for Pre-Intermediates | 3 |
| NAS 212 | Ochethi Sakowin Language for Intermediates | 3 |
| Total Hours | 70 | |