Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4DescriptionThis course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Native American Studies through a critical Ethnic Studies framework. Students will engage with foundational concepts such as settler colonialism, sovereignty, racialization, and decolonization, and explore their impact on Indigenous peoples. Through key texts by scholars like Vine Deloria Jr., Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and Eve Tuck, students will analyze major historical events such as the Trail of Tears, the Indian Removal Act, the Dawes Act, and the rise of the American Indian Movement. Emphasis is placed on Indigenous resistance and resurgence in response to U.S. colonialism, including contemporary movements like Land Back, Idle No More, and the protection of sacred sites. Students will also explore issues of gender, sexuality, identity, environmental justice, cultural revitalization, and intergenerational trauma. Community-engaged learning and local Native voices (e.g., Ohlone) will be central to understanding how theory meets lived experience in Native American Studies. 