Native American studies

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academic discipline area studies interdisciplinary field

Native American studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the histories, cultures, languages, politics, and contemporary issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas from their own perspectives.

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Label	Occurrences
Native American studies canonical	5
American Indian studies	1
Native American and Indigenous studies	1
Native American cultures	1
Native American studies movement	1

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Target entity: Native American studies
Context triple: [N. Scott Momaday, fieldOfWork, Native American studies]

A. American studies
American studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, and society of the United States, often integrating perspectives from literature, history, sociology, and cultural studies.
B. Native American civil rights
Native American civil rights refers to the ongoing struggle by Indigenous peoples in the United States to secure full legal recognition, political representation, cultural preservation, and protection from discrimination within American society and law.
C. indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the diverse original inhabitants of North, Central, and South America, encompassing numerous distinct cultures, languages, and societies that long predate European contact.
D. School of Indigenous Studies
The School of Indigenous Studies is an academic unit at the University of Western Australia dedicated to Indigenous education, research, and community engagement, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
E. Americanist ethnology
Americanist ethnology is a branch of anthropology focused on the cultures, languages, histories, and social structures of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Native American studies
Target entity description: Native American studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the histories, cultures, languages, politics, and contemporary issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas from their own perspectives.

A. American studies
American studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, and society of the United States, often integrating perspectives from literature, history, sociology, and cultural studies.
B. Native American civil rights
Native American civil rights refers to the ongoing struggle by Indigenous peoples in the United States to secure full legal recognition, political representation, cultural preservation, and protection from discrimination within American society and law.
C. indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the diverse original inhabitants of North, Central, and South America, encompassing numerous distinct cultures, languages, and societies that long predate European contact.
D. School of Indigenous Studies
The School of Indigenous Studies is an academic unit at the University of Western Australia dedicated to Indigenous education, research, and community engagement, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
E. Americanist ethnology
Americanist ethnology is a branch of anthropology focused on the cultures, languages, histories, and social structures of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic discipline ⓘ area studies ⓘ interdisciplinary field ⓘ
emergedFrom	Native American civil rights movements ⓘ linked to: Native American civil rights
emergedIn	late 1960s ⓘ
emphasizesPerspectiveOf	Indigenous peoples ⓘ
focusesOn	Indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ linked to: indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American cultures ⓘ Native American history ⓘ Native American languages ⓘ Native American politics ⓘ contemporary Native American issues ⓘ
hasGoal	centering Indigenous epistemologies ⓘ challenging colonial narratives ⓘ preserving Indigenous cultures ⓘ preserving Indigenous languages ⓘ supporting Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ
methodologicallyIncludes	archival research ⓘ community-based research ⓘ oral history ⓘ participatory action research ⓘ
relatedTo	African American studies ⓘ American Indian studies ⓘ Chicano studies ⓘ First Nations studies ⓘ Indigenous studies ⓘ Latino studies ⓘ linked to: Latina/Latino Studies anthropology ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ education ⓘ ethnic studies ⓘ history ⓘ law ⓘ linguistics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ political science ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ
studies	Indigenous art ⓘ Indigenous environmental issues ⓘ Indigenous literature ⓘ Indigenous resistance movements ⓘ boarding school history ⓘ federal Indian law ⓘ land rights ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ
taughtAt	colleges in Canada ⓘ universities in the United States ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

N. Scott Momaday → fieldOfWork → Native American studies ⓘ

American frontier captivity narratives → isStudiedInDiscipline → Native American studies ⓘ

Americanist ethnology → relatedTo → American Indian studies ⓘ

linked to: Native American studies

Ohlone–Miwok cultural area → recognizedIn → Native American studies ⓘ

Native American literature → relatedDiscipline → Native American studies ⓘ

The People Named the Chippewa → hasPerspective → Native American studies ⓘ

Race and Resistance Studies → relatedTo → Native American and Indigenous studies ⓘ

linked to: Native American studies

Clara Sue Kidwell → movement → Native American studies movement ⓘ

linked to: Native American studies

Harry Hoijer → studied → Native American cultures ⓘ

linked to: Native American studies

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