NASX 505

Fall semesters: in-person

3 credits, Graduate level

Instructor: Dr. Anita Moore-Nall

Course Description

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. In this course, students are introduced to the discipline of Native American Studies through readings, brief lectures, guest lectures, class discussion, film, attention to current events, and personal exploration into each students' chosen subject from Indigenous perspectives. 

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!*

  • Deloria, Vine Jr. (1988). Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto. University of Oklahoma Press.
  • Kimmerer, Robin Wall., Smith, Monique Gray, & Neidhardt, Nicole. (2022). Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants. Zest Books.
  • Salish and Pend d'Oreille Culture Committees. (2019 revised ed.). The Salish People and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Bison Books.
  • Silko, Leslie Marmon. (2006). Ceremony. Penguin Books. 
  • Warrior, Robert Jr. (1994). Tribal Secrets: Recovering American Indian Intellectual Traditions. University of Minnesota Press.
  • Wilson, Shawn. (2008). Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Fernwood Publishing.
  • Younging, Gregory. (2018). Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and About Indigneous Peoples. Brush Education.

Instructor

Dr. Anita Moore-Nall

Anita Moore-Nall earned her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences and a B.S. in Film and Televison from Montana State University. Anita is an enrolled member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Tribe of Montana. She joined the department in the Fall of 2023 after spending five years in Alaska where she taught Environmental Health, Circumpolar Health Issues and worked with six remote Alaska Native Villages looking at health impacts related to rural landfills. Her research focuses on how the environment or place can affect people’s health. She is interested in incorporating Native Science into traditionally Western Science curriculum.

Tuition and Fees

If you are accepted to a qualified graduate program, see the appropriate MSU Tuition and Fee table below:

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For more information, view MSU Fee Schedules.

How to Register

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For course information:

Please contact Erika Ross at erika.ross1@montana.edu or Anita Moore-Nall at anita.moorenall@montana.edu.