Minor in Alaska Native Studies

Beach of northernmost community in the United States, Utqiagvik

Students interested in the Alaska Native Studies Minor are encouraged to make an appointment with Maria Williams, Chair of AKNS, or Nelta Edwards, co-chair, to discuss their course of study and to fill out a Declaration of the Alaska Native Studies Minor form.

Enroll into the Alaska Native Studies Minor

Students may select from one of two areas to complete the requirements for the minor: a policy focus or language focus.

Both of these areas emphasize the dynamic nature of Alaska Native cultures and the conflict between traditional Native values and those of the dominant Euro-American society. The Alaska Native Studies Minor provides a valuable enrichment to any UAA baccalaureate degree. 

**A minimum of 19 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 credits must be upper division.**

Core Courses
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡201Alaska Native Perspectives3
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡492Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders3
Complete 7 to 9 credits in one of the following focus areas:7-9
Policy Focus
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Topics in Alaska Native Studies
AKNS/PS A346
Alaska Native Politics
AKNS/PS A313
Tribes, Nations and Peoples
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡432
Indigenous Well-Being and Education
AKNS/ANTH A461
Decolonizing Methodologies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡490
Advanced Topics in Alaska Native Studies
Language Focus
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
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 Elementary Tlingit Language I
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 Elementary Alaska Native Language I
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 Elementary Inupiaq Language I
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 Elementary Alutiiq Language I
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 Elementary Dena'ina Language I
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 Elementary Ahtna Language I
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
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 Elementary Tlingit Language II
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 Elementary Alaska Native Language II
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 Elementary Inupiaq Language II
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 Elementary Alutiiq Language II
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 Elementary Dena'ina Language II
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 Elementary Ahtna Language II
Complete 6 credits from the following in addition to focus area courses above:6
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
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Elementary Tlingit Language I
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Elementary Alaska Native Language I
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Elementary Inupiaq Language I
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Elementary Alutiiq Language I
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Elementary Dena'ina Language I
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Elementary Ahtna Language I
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Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
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Elementary Tlingit Language II
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Elementary Alaska Native Language II
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Elementary Inupiaq Language II
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Elementary Alutiiq Language II
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Elementary Dena'ina Language II
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Elementary Ahtna Language II
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Central Yup'ik Reading and Writing
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡114·¡
Alutiiq and Sugpiaq Reading and Writing
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡182
Grant Writing for Alaska Native Communities
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡190
Selected Topics: Alaska Native Cultural Skills
AKNS/MUS A215
Music of Alaska Natives and Indigenous Peoples of Northern Regions
AKNS/MUS A216
World Indigenous Music
AKNS/MUS A218A
Alaska Native Drummaking Techniques: Athabascan and Southeast Style
AKNS/MUS A218B
Alaska Native Drummaking Techniques: Inupiaq and Yup'ik Style
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡230
Oral Traditions of Alaska Native People
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡240
Alaska Native Cultural Orientation - Alutiiq/Sugpiaq
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡261
Alaska Native Art History
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡290
Topics in Alaska Native Studies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡292´¡
Alaska Native Language Apprenticeship
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Alaska Native Language Conversational Fluency Intensive
AKNS/PS A313
Tribes, Nations and Peoples
AKNS/PS A346
Alaska Native Politics
AKNS/MUS A356
Yup'ik Music and Dance Ensemble
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡432
Indigenous Well-Being and Education
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡482
Indigenous Knowledge(s) and the Sciences in Global Contexts
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡490
Advanced Topics in Alaska Native Studies
´¡°­±·³§Ìý´¡495
Alaska Native Studies Internship
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡200
Alaska Native Cultures
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Alaska Native Literatures
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History of Alaska
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Rural Justice
Total19-21

A minimum of 19 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 credits must be upper-division.