Minor in Alaska Native Studies

Students may select one of two areas to complete the requirements for the minor: 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.**

Students interested in the Alaska Native Studies Minor are encouraged to make an appointment with the Director of AKNS to discuss their course of study and to fill out a declaration of Alaska Native Studies Minor Form. Click on Declaration of a Minor to access the form online.

For additional information contact Alaska Native Studies at (907) 786-6135. Please visit us at SSB Room 378!

Click here to enroll in an Alaska Native Studies Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
AKNS A201	Alaska Native Perspectives	3
AKNS A492	Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders	3
Complete 7 to 9 credits in one of the following focus areas:		7-9
Policy Focus
AKNS A290	Topics in Alaska Native Studies
AKNS/PS A346	Alaska Native Politics
AKNS/PS A313	Tribes, Nations and Peoples
AKNS/ANTH A461	Decolonizing Methodologies
AKNS A490	Advanced Topics in Alaska Native Studies
Language Focus
AKNS A101A	Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
or AKNS A101B	Elementary Tlingit Language I
or AKNS A101C	Elementary Alaska Native Language I
or AKNS A101E	Elementary Alutiiq Language I
AKNS A102A	Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
or AKNS A102B	Elementary Tlingit Language II
or AKNS A102C	Elementary Alaska Native Language II
or AKNS A102E	Elementary Alutiiq Language II
Complete 6 credits from the following (must be courses other than those taken for above focus areas):		6
AKNS A101A	Elementary Central Yup'ik Language I
AKNS A101B	Elementary Tlingit Language I
AKNS A101C	Elementary Alaska Native Language I
AKNS A101E	Elementary Alutiiq Language I
AKNS A102A	Elementary Central Yup'ik Language II
AKNS A102B	Elementary Tlingit Language II
AKNS A102C	Elementary Alaska Native Language II
AKNS A102E	Elementary Alutiiq Language II
AKNS A109A	Central Yup'ik Orthography
AKNS A109B	Tlingit Orthography
AKNS A109C	Alaska Native Language Orthography
AKNS A109D	Alutiiq Orthography
AKNS/MUS A215	Music of Alaska Natives and Indigenous Peoples of Northern Regions
AKNS/MUS A216	World Indigenous Music
AKNS A290	Topics in Alaska Native Studies
AKNS/PS A346	Alaska Native Politics
AKNS/PS A313	Tribes, Nations and Peoples
AKNS A490	Advanced Topics in Alaska Native Studies
AKNS A495	Alaska Native Studies Internship
ANTH A200	Natives of Alaska
ANTH A427	Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives
ANTH A436	Aleut Adaptations
ENGL A445	Alaska Native Literatures
HIST A341	History of Alaska
JUST A355	Rural Justice
Total Credits		19-21

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