How does the new curriculum differ from other native studies courses?
Native Eyes courses do not attempt to teach systematic surveys of the many tribal histories and cultures. Instead, they explore a range of issues central to the social, political and cultural progress of native peoples. They offer a new answer to the question: what is the best college-level, general education for Native American students? They are also ideal for non-Native students wishing to learn more about indigenous cultures around the world. A range of indigenous methodologies for structuring knowledge and for knowledge preservation and transmission will be reevaluated in order to throw light on how native peoples view the world and how other cultures understand and mis-understand indigenous perspectives. Oral narratives, material culture, and visual thinking will be integrated with more traditional approaches to learning. New partnerships with the Peabody-Essex Museum (which houses one of the earliest and largest collections of indigenous material culture) and the IAIA Museum (wh
