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  Program Description

Taught from an interdisciplinary and liberal arts point of view, Native Eyes courses are fully accredited and built on a solid scholarly base. However, the program differs from most mainstream studies in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences, in that all courses incorporate a strong Indigenous perspective, utilizing significant input from prominent Indigenous scholars, artists, elders and leaders, thereby encompassing Native American ways of seeing and understanding the world. Read More...

Flexible Format:

Work at your own pace! Work at a time of your own choosing!

Online access to course materials and readings 24 hours a day!

Submit your work electronically by email!

Peer support and interaction through online Talking Circles!

Staff interaction via quick response email!

No prerequisites!

Audit or For Credit!

Innovative Courses:

Focus on Visual Thinking!

Topics in indigenous studies!

Online discussion board!

Photo Essay and Other Creative Projects!

Develop an E-Portfolio!

Meet students online from around the world!

   Course Offerings

Summer 2009
Indigenous Perspectives on Humor
Indigenous Perspectives on Place
Indigenous Perspectives on Nature
Indigenous Visual Studies :perception/representation/meaning
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Fall 2009
Indigenous Perspectives on Knowledge Indigenous Perspectives on Place
Indigenous Visual Studies: perception/representation/meaning
American Indian Mapping: Configuring Space and Time
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New and Upcoming Courses

StoryWeaving: ways of knowing and telling

How Indians Made America: History Before Columbus

Welcome by Wade Chambers, Director and Online Instructor

 

 

Contact Wade for Academic questions.

Contact Toby for technical questions.

Contact Louise for admission and registration questions.

Welcome to Native Eyes - a program designed by and for Native Americans with outreach to indigenous and non-indigenous people around the world. The program offers students an opportunity to think about important social and cultural issues from a broadly indigenous perspective utilizing highly flexible learning modes within a carefully devised structure of study guides, directed reading, critical thinking, disciplined writing, and the latest innovations in Web interactivity and presentation.

 

The principal objectives are to provide students with respect for indigenous cultures everywhere, while also developing the students' capacity to understand and utilize the skills of Western-oriented curricula and professional training. Prospective students range from college undergraduates to established artists and professionals who wish to acquire a deeper grasp of the creative role of traditional cultures in the modern world.

 

We invite applications from around the globe and especially from Indian Country. Successful studies in the Humanities change the way you see and experience the world. If you decide to enroll with us, you should expect nothing less than that. Contact me for questions about the courses.


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