AIIS Courses

We are proud to offer numerous courses every semester that range in content and engage various departments across campus. If you are interested in how fields such as art, art history, archaeology, English, horticulture, law, linguistics, or natural resources engage Indigenous issues, we have a course for you. Explore our full course catalog and meet our Faculty.

A declaration to complete the American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor can be submitted at any point in your Cornell career. See here for details on the Undergraduate Minor or the Graduate Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies.

Apply to the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Minor

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Winter Courses with AIIS!

Looking to get ahead on coursework? Interested in learning something new this Winter Break? Register for AIIS 1100: Indigenous North America!

AIIS 1100: Indigenous North America

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Explore the AIIS courses offered this semester

Taking a course in American Indian and Indigenous Studies enriches your educational experience while learning about Indigenous communities, experiences, and issues, historical and contemporary.

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AIIS 1110/AMST 1601: Indigenous Issues in Global Perspectives

Professor Troy Richardson

Wednesdays | 10:10-12:05pm, plus weekly discussion section

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AIIS/AMST/HIST 2660: Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong: Unlearning Native American History

Professor Jon Parmenter

Mondays & Wednesdays | 9:05-9:55am, plus weekly discussion section

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AIIS/ANTHR/ARKEO 2720, AMST 2729: From the Swampy Land: Indigenous People of the Ithaca Area

Professors Kurt Jordan and Stephen Henhawk

Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:10-11:25am

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Professor Juliana Hu Pegues
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:10-11:25am

Professor Paul Nadasdy
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11:40-12:55pm

Professor Jon Parmenter
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 8:40-9:55am

Topic, time, and credit hours TBA between faculty member and student.

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Articles about AIIS Courses

Through community, Indigenous students thrive in STEM

Coming home: Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ language programs expand reach

Art brings science to life along the Mohawk River

Courses with Indigenous content

These courses are not formally cross-listed, but may count towards the AIIS minor. Please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for AIIS if you have questions.

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Courses in American Indian & Indigenous Studies

A declaration to complete the American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor can be submitted at any point in your Cornell career. See here for details on the Undergraduate Minor or the Graduate Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies.

Apply to the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Minor

Winter Courses with AIIS!

Explore the AIIS courses offered this semester

AIIS 1110/AMST 1601: Indigenous Issues in Global Perspectives

AIIS/AMST/HIST 2660: Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong: Unlearning Native American History

AIIS/ANTHR/ARKEO 2720, AMST 2729: From the Swampy Land: Indigenous People of the Ithaca Area

Articles about AIIS Courses

Courses with Indigenous content

Course archive

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