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Winter Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
(COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES )

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Enrl        Sect                                                                                             Crs
Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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AIS   103  INDIGENOUS PAC NW(SSc,DIV)
       10184 A  5       TTh    1030-1220                                           Open     12/  50                J     

AIS   202  CONTEMP & SOC ISSUES(SSc,DIV)
       10185 A  5       MW     1030-1220                                           Open      6/  35                      

AIS   275  INTR INDGENOUS STDY (SSc)
      >10186 A  2       Th     500-650P                                                      1/  25E CR/NC               
                        NATIVE NEW SCHOLARS PROGRAM. APPLY                          
HTTPS://CAIIS.UW.EDU/PROGRAMS/ALL-
PROGRAMS/

AIS   305  AMER IND STORYTELLNG(A&H,DIV)
       10187 A  5       T      1230-220                                            Open      8/ 100                      
                        STORIES TELL US WHO WE ARE, WHERE                           
WE COME FROM, AND HOW TO PROPERLY
RELATE TO THE OTHER CREATURES WITH
WHOM WE SHARE THIS WORLD. IN TELLIN
AND LISTENING TO THESE STORIES, WE
BUILD COMMUNITY. HEAR STORIES FROM
TWO MASTER STORYTELLERS, ONE LOCAL,
ONE FROM CHEROKEE NATION, AND LEARN
TO TELL YOUR OWN STORIES IN THIS
RICH AND INTERACTIVE COURSE.
Restr  10188 AA  QZ     Th     1230-120                                            Open      1/  25                B     
                        THIS SECTION MEETS ONLINE                                   
SYNCHRONOUSLY VIA ZOOM. AIS/OPIS
MINORS, CONTACT KAIWISE@UW.EDU FOR
ADD CODE PERIOD 1
Restr  10189 AB  QZ     Th     130-220                                             Open      2/  25                      
                        AIS/OPIS MINORS, CONTACT                                    
KAIWISE@UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE PERIOD
1
       10190 AC  QZ     Th     1230-120                                            Open      4/  25                      
       10191 AD  QZ     Th     130-220                                             Open      1/  25                      

AIS   308  AMER INDIAN & ENVIRO(SSc,DIV)
       10192 A  5       TTh    1030-1220                                           Open      8/  12                J     
                        WRITING CREDIT OPTIONAL                                     

AIS   310  LING APP TO CULTURE (A&H/SSc,DIV)
       10193 A  5       T      1230-220                                            Open      3/  30                      
                        Th     1230-220                 
                        LUSHOOTSEED IN THE SEASONAL                                 
CALENDAR. THIS COURSE BEGINS WITH
READINGS AND RESEARCH TO BUILD
DISCUSSIONS PERTAINING TO CULTURAL
CALENDARS, HISTORICAL WAYS OF LIFE
AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES. TOPICS
OF RESEARCH AND STUDY WILL INCLUDE
STORIES OF SEASONS, THE MOON CYCLES
TIDES, COMMONLY USED LANGUAGE TERMS
AND A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY THAT
DEMONSTRATES PLANT, FOOD SOURCES AN
TYPICAL WEATHER ALL OF WHICH TAKES
PLACE DURING EACH SEASON AND MONTH.
THE HISTORICAL STUDIES WILL PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY CONNECTIONS THAT WILL
BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING TO WHAT
CULTURAL ASPECTS STILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND AID IN THE PRODUCTION OF
MODERN CULTURAL CALENDARS AS EACH
STUDENT WILL CONSTRUCT AN INDIVIDUA
CALENDAR THROUGH THEIR OWN RESEARCH
ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED, THIS COURSE
IS AN EXCELLENT AVENUE FOR
ADDITIONAL STUDY OF THE 3-COURSE
LUSHOOTSEED LANGUAGE SEQUENCE.

AIS   314  AM IND LANG-SALISH
       10194 A  5       TTh    230-420                                             Open      2/  30                      
                        SOUTHERN LUSHOOTSEED LANGUAGE AND                           
CULTURE.

AIS   365  NATIVE NATION GOVERN(SSc,DIV)
       10195 A  5       T      1030-1220                                           Open      4/  20                      
                        Th     1030-1220                

AIS   375  TPCS INDGENOUS STDY (SSc)
       10196 A  5       MW     400-650                                             Open      0/  35                      
                        INTRO TO TRIBAL JOURNEYS WILL TEACH                         
YOU ABOUT CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES
AND THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE TRIBAL CANOE JOURNEYS, AN
ANNUAL EVENT OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES AND CANADIAN
FIRST NATIONS.
       10198 C  5       MW     1230-220                                            Open      1/  15                J     
                        HAWAI'I LITERATURE WITH NOELANI                             
MONTAS

AIS   377  CONTEMP AM IND LIT(A&H,DIV)
       10199 A  5       MW     1130-120                                            Open      8/  15                J     

AIS   497  INTERNSHIP
 IS    10201 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E CR/NC               
                        FACULTY SPONSOR REQUIRED. SUBMIT FO                         
RM
ON AIS WEBSITE:
HTTPS://AIS.WASHINGTON.EDU/ADVISING
-AND-FORMS OR CONTACT KAIWISE@UW.ED
U

AIS   499  INDEPENDENT STUDY(A&H/SSc)
 IS    10202 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E                     
                        FACULTY SPONSOR REQUIRED FOR ADD                            
CODE. SUBMIT FORM ON AIS WEBSITE:
HTTPS://AIS.WASHINGTON.EDU/ADVISING
-
AND-FORMS. QUESTIONS? CONTACT

KAIWISE@UW.EDU
      >10203 B  2       to be arranged                                                       0/   5                      
                        ADVANCED LUSHOOTSEED LANGUAGE STUDY                         
WITH TAMI HOHN. INSTRUCTOR PERMISSI
ON
REQUIRED FOR ENROLLMENT.

AIS   576  INDIGENOUS METHODS
      >10204 A  5       T      1030-120                                                      0/  10                      
                        ENROLLMENT IN THE GRADUATE                                  
CERTIFICATE IN AMERICAN INDIAN AND
INDIGENOUS STUDIES REQUIRED

AIS   590  SPECIAL TOPICS
 IS    10205 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  20                      
                        FACULTY SPONSOR REQUIRED FOR ADD                            
CODE. SUBMIT FORM ON AIS WEBSITE:
HTTPS://AIS.WASHINGTON.EDU/ADVISING
-
AND-FORMS. QUESTIONS? CONTACT

KAIWISE@UW.EDU