Critical Social Inquiry 0221 - Not Recognized: Struggle for Indigenous Rights, Land, and Acknowledgement

This course examines the situation of those Indigenous communities in the United States that do not have recognition as tribes from the colonial state. It explores the complicated relationship between race, tribal identity and federal relationship for non-federally recognized tribes, state-recognized tribes, genizaros, Metis, Louisiana Creoles and other communities, with a focus on racial and tribal identities. It examines the history of the Federal Acknowledgement Process, a governmental process in which Indigenous communities are "acknowledged" as Indian tribes and become eligible to receive services. Keywords: Federal Recognition, Sovereignty, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Government, Politics

In/Justice Field trip fee: $50. Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 9 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.