Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area DDescription54 hours lecture per term. This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of American Indian Studies, focusing on the cultural, political, and intellectual contributions of Indigenous peoples in North America from the 20th century to the present. Students examine foundational theories of sovereignty, survivance (Vizenor), refusal (Audra Simpson), Indigenous resurgence (Leanne Simpson), settler colonialism, and decolonization. Topics include Indigenous epistemologies and sacred geographies; kinship structures and gender diversity; federal Indian policy and sovereignty; Red Power activism and AIM; boarding school legacies and cultural revitalization; urban Indigenous life; and contemporary issues of health, environment, incarceration, and land defense. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, Cal-GETC 