AIIS Minor Courses: 

  • AIIS 201: Introduction to American Indian and Indigenous Studies 
    MW 12:40-2pm  
    Instructor: Ellie Mitchell 
  • AIIS 491: Whose Environmental History? More-than-Human Relatives, Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and the History of Mshiké Mneshé (Turtle Island/North America) 
    Tu/Th 10:20-11:40 
    Instructor: Matthew Beil  
  • LL 152.001: Basic Anishinaabemowin I – 1st year, 2nd semester 
    MW 3:00-4:50pm 
    Instructor: Ellie Mitchell 
  • PHIL 214: Indigenous Philosophy 
    Tu/Th 3:00-4:20pm  
    Instructor: Nerli Paredesruvalcaba 
  • HIST 309: American Indian History: Precontact to the Present 
    Tu/Th 10:20-11:40pm 
    Instructor: Nakia Parker 
  • ENG 354: Readings in Native American Literature 
    M/W 1:00-2:20 
    Instructor: Esther Belin 
  • ANP 433: Contemporary American Indian Communities 
    Tu/Th 12:40-2pm  
    Instructor: John Norder 
  • CSUS 400: Topics in Environmental Justice 
    Tu/Th 12:40-2:00 
    Instructor: Phillip Warsaw 
  • CSUS 464: Environmental and Natural Resource Policy in Michigan 
    M 6:00-7:50 
    Instructor: Robert Wilson 
  • REL 306: Native American Religions 
    M/W 12:40-2pm 
    Instructor: Blaire Morseau 

AIIS Graduate Certificate Courses: 

Reminder – We can count any grad level course OR 400-level course towards the certificate so long as includes roughly 1/3 content related to AIIS. Please reach out to Dr. Kristin Arola at arola@msu.edu if you have any questions. 

  • AIIS 491: Whose Environmental History? More-than-Human Relatives, Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and the History of Mshiké Mneshé (Turtle Island/North America) 
    Tu/Th 10:20-11:40 
    Instructor: Matthew Beil 
    NOTE: This is an undergraduate course but grad students are welcome. 

  • AIIS 801: Indigenous Theories and Methodologies 
    MW 10:20-11:40 
    Instructor: Blaire Morseau  

IF you’re really stuck for Spring and need a course to graduate or stay on track with your program, reach out and we can discuss possible independent study credits.