This document provides information on two online Native American Studies courses being offered in the fall of 2011 through Montana State University: 1) NAS 551 American Indian Art Survey - This course explores Native American visual arts across culture areas and examines their functions, purposes, and contexts both historically and presently. 2) NAS 552 Indigenous Nations of Montana - This course explores the traditional cultures and histories of the 11 tribes residing in Montana as well as the Little Shell Tribe. It examines each tribe and contemporary issues relevant to them. Both 3-credit graduate level courses are fully online and taught by instructors with experience in Native American Studies and education. Registration information is provided.

1. Online Native American Studies courses
Fall 2011
Indigenous Nations
Delivered
fully online
of Montana
(NAS 552)
American Indian Explore the traditional
culture and history of
11 indigenous nations
Art Survey resident on Montana
reservations, as well as
the Little Shell, who
(NAS 551)
are without a federally
Explore the functions and purposes of the unique recognized homeland. We
visual arts of North American indigenous peoples by will start in the east with
culture area, in both the past and the present, within the Nakoda (Assiniboine)
the overlapping contexts of culture area politics, and work our way around Montana, concluding with the A’aninin
cosmology, religion and spirituality, (White Clay) in the north. Students will examine contemporary
and gender. life and issues pertinent to each tribe along with the legal and social
relationships and issues between Montana’s sovereign tribes and the
3 graduate credits state of Montana.
Aug. 29–Dec. 16, 2011
3 graduate credits
This course meets entirely
Aug. 29–Dec. 16, 2011
online
This course meets entirely online
Instructor: Ceilon Aspensen is an adjunct
instructor at MSU and taught high school art and journalism Instructor: Shane Doyle is a member of the Crow Tribe who hails from
for five years at Patterson High School in Baltimore. She has Crow Agency, Mont. Shane holds a BS in Elementary Education and an
been an artist her entire life and earned her BFA in drawing MS in Native American Studies. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate in
and graphic design from Mississippi State University in 1989; Curriculum and Instruction at MSU-Bozeman. Shane has 11 years of teaching
in 2006 she received her MA in Native American Studies experience in Montana, and most recently has worked with dozens of schools
with an emphasis in Electronic Distance Education Delivery throughout southwest Montana in helping to implement Indian Education
from MSU. Ceilon taught art as a volunteer and served as an for All. Shane is also a singer of traditional Plains Indian style music as well as
art mentor in the Bozeman area prior to earning her teacher a distance runner and an avid reader. Contact Shane at shanemrdoyle@yahoo.
certification in 2007. While working on her MA, she was
awarded the College of Letters and Sciences Outstanding
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Ceilon has combined
her unique interests art, education, and Native American Cost: $865.05 per course (includes tuition, registration fee, computer fee)
Studies to write the curriculum for this course.
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree
How to Register: Register on-line at http://eu.montana.edu/credit/ For
SU’s 12-credit
earn about M
complete information on administrative polices
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certificate in http://eu.montana.edu/credit/policy.htm.
on line graduate
an Studies Registration Questions: Extended University, (406) 994-6683,
Native Americ e/degrees/NatAm.htm toll free (866) 540-5660, distance@montana.edu
na.edu/onlin
http://eu.monta
www.montana.edu/online • distance@montana.edu • (800) 435-1286 (toll-free)