I. General Information

1. Course Title:
American Indian Art

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 2485

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to American Indian Art through a survey of the historical art from the landmass north of Mexico. Indian art by culture areas include the Plains, the Southwest, California, the Great Basin, Pacific Plateau, the Pacific Northwest Coast, Arctic Coast, and the Woodlands. Contemporary artists and works are included. MnTC Goals 6 and 7

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Next Gen Reading

Score:

237

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
• Goal 7 – Human Diversity

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Students complete several written essays during the semester.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Students complete weekly/biweekly quizzes, tests, or study worksheets on information studied in the course.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Students complete discussions or compare/contrast assignments in which diverse cultures are studied.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

Expected Outcome	MnTC Goal Area
Students will expand their knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to ideas and values expressed in art works of human imagination and thought.	6
Students will engage in critical analysis of works of art.	6
Students will demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of art works.  .	6
Students will demonstrate an understanding of art works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.	6
Students will demonstrate an understanding of individual and group differences.	7
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the traditions and values of Native Americans in the United States.	7
Students will be able to evaluate the United States historical and contemporary responses to Native Americans.	7
Students will be able understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture.	7
Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.	7
Students will be able to analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.	7
Students will be able to describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.	7

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

A. Introduction To Native American Art

1. Indian Arts & Crafts Act of 1990
2. Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
3. U.S. Code Title 18---Misrepresentation of Indian art works
4. The Spread of European Diseases
5. Trail of Tears

B. Native Americans in Minnesota and Iowa

1. Prehistoric Indians of Minnesota
2. Mille Lacs Museum
3. Kathio State Park
4. Effigy Mounds in the Midwest/Effigy Mounds National Monument
5. Pipestone National Monument/Pipestone
6. Minnesota Rock Art
7. Jeffers Petroglyphs
8. Brown’s Valley Man/Minnesota Woman
9. Grand Mound
10. Itasca Bison Kill SIte

C. Native Americans of the East

1. Cahokia
2. Serpent Mound
3. Adena
4. Hopewell
5. Moundville
6. Ocmulgee
7. Aztalan
8. Etowah
9. Quillwork
10. Beadwork
11. Basket Making
12. Pottery
13. Clothing
14. Houses
15. Contemporary Artists of the East

D. Native Americans of the Southwest

1. Four Corners Region
2. Chaco Canyon
3. Cliff Palace
4. Koshares
5. Kiva
6. Pit House
7. Mimbres Pottery
8. Hohokam Art
9. Kachinas
10. Hopi
11. Pueblo Pottery
12. Navajo Pottery
13. Navajo Weaving
14. Navajo Sandpainting
15. Navajo Jewelry
16. Apache Baskets
17. Contemporary Artists of the Southwest

E. Native Americans of the North

1. Clothing
2. Dene Peoples
3. Stone Carving
4. Printmaking
5. Modern Artists of the North

F. Native Americans of the Northwest Coast

1. Sculpture
2. Totem Poles/Crests
3. Potlatch
4. Ozette site
5. Form Line
6. Button Blankets
7. Weaving---Baskets/Hats
8. Transformation Masks
9. Weaving
10. Horn Carving
11. Houses/House Screens/Facades
12. Modern Artists of the Northwest Coast

G. Native Americans of the West

1. Clothing
2. Houses/tipi
3. Baskets
4. Cradleboards
5. Quillwork
6. Hide Painting
7. Horses
8. Buffalo
9. Modern Artists of the West