History 270 - Indigenous Histories for STEM
Fall
2025
01
4.00
Alice Nash
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
63582
Herter Hall room 225
anash@history.umass.edu
Native American & Indigenous Studies (NAIS) is an emerging field that centers Indigenous perspectives and protocols. The NAIS framework of this class introduces students to the history of Indigenous peoples in the U.S. with explicit connections to topics that are relevant for STEM majors. Discussions will include the impact of racism and ongoing colonization in the academy and in the world; the difference between knowledge and wisdom; and how to decolonize and indigenize STEM. (Gen. Ed. HS, DU)