# Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) courses

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/coursesaz/nais/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027.

### NAIS 1 — Introduction to Native American Studies

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture: 54
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/nais.md)
- Degree Applicable

An introductory survey to the interdisciplinary analysis of the historical, socio-political, economic, educational, and cultural experiences, conditions, and influences related to Indigenous Peoples in what is now called the United States. The course examines key topics from an Indigenous Peoples' perspective, such as: Colonialism, settler colonialism, racialization, domination, Indigeneity, sovereignty, de-culturalization, hegemony, land, self-determination, agency, resistance, social movements, decolonization, anti-racism, and the intersection of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities.