NAIS 16

About this course

This course examines the lives and experiences of California Native Americans - past and present. Students will survey California Natives' pre-historic pasts, diverse cultures, and histories from a Native perspective. The course includes a study of oral and cultural traditions, up to and inclusive of contemporary American Indian issues, along with a special focus on selected California Native American tribal communities.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use NAIS 16

ASSIST maps NAIS 16 to a requirement in 20 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• SociologyDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Political ScienceDe Anza → UC Irvine
• SociologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• History MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• HistoryDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies, B.A. - GEMS OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Urban StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley