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American Indian Art Survey
(NAS 551)
Explore the functions and purposes of the unique visual arts of North American indigenous peoples by culture area, in both the past and the present, within the overlapping contexts of culture area politics,
cosmology, religion and spirituality, and gender.
3 graduate creditsAug. 29–Dec. 16, 2011
This course meets entirely online
Instructor: Ceilon Aspensen is an adjunct instructor at MSU and taught high school art and journalism for five years at Patterson High School in Baltimore. She has been an artist her entire life and earned her BFA in drawing and graphic design from Mississippi State University in 1989; in 2006 she received her MA in Native American Studies with an emphasis in Electronic Distance Education Delivery from MSU. Ceilon taught art as a volunteer and served as an art mentor in the Bozeman area prior to earning her teacher certification in 2007. While working on her MA, she was awarded the College of Letters and Sciences Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Ceilon has combined her unique interests art, education, and Native American Studies to write the curriculum for this course.
Online Native American Studies coursesFall 2011
Indigenous Nations of Montana
(NAS 552)
Explore the traditional culture and history of 11 indigenous nations resident on Montana reservations, as well as the Little Shell, who are without a federally recognized homeland. We will start in the east with the Nakoda (Assiniboine) and work our way around Montana, concluding with the A’aninin (White Clay) in the north. Students will examine contemporary life and issues pertinent to each tribe along with the legal and social relationships and issues between Montana’s sovereign tribes and the state of Montana.
3 graduate creditsAug. 29–Dec. 16, 2011This course meets entirely online
Instructor: Shane Doyle is a member of the Crow Tribe who hails from Crow Agency, Mont. Shane holds a BS in Elementary Education and an MS in Native American Studies. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at MSU-Bozeman. Shane has 11 years of teaching experience in Montana, and most recently has worked with dozens of schools throughout southwest Montana in helping to implement Indian Education for All. Shane is also a singer of traditional Plains Indian style music as well as a distance runner and an avid reader. Contact Shane at shanemrdoyle@yahoo.
www.montana.edu/online • [email protected] • (800) 435-1286 (toll-free)
Learn about MSU’s 12-credit
online graduate certificate in
Native American Studies
http://eu.montana.edu/online/degr
ees/NatAm.htm
Cost: $865.05 per course (includes tuition, registration fee, computer fee)
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree
How to Register: Register on-line at http://eu.montana.edu/credit/ For complete information on administrative polices http://eu.montana.edu/credit/policy.htm.
Registration Questions: Extended University, (406) 994-6683, toll free (866) 540-5660, [email protected]
Delivered fully online
