Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College · Courses
AMIN
5 courses with the subject AMIN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AMIN 1001Introduction to Gidizhitwaawinaanin (our cultural standards)1
This one credit course provides an orientation to the American Indian Studies program by introducing students to Gidizhitwaawinaanin. The course provides a model of learning that reflects the Ojibwe-Anishinaabe lifeway and view examining Gidizhitwaawinaanin in an integrative and interactive format. The different teaching and learning methods and practices include: experiential exercises, talking circles, focused activities, collective oral and shared writing activities, all with a focus on understanding Gidizhitwaawinaanin. AMIN/EDUC 1020 3 credits Foundations of Anishinaabe and American Educational Systems This course introduces prospective teacher candidates to the teaching profession. The major purpose of this course is to help students clarify their thoughts and feelings about becoming a professional educator and to develop educational philosophies that they will bring into their classrooms. This course is taken by both prospective elementary education teachers and early childhood students. In addition, the importance of embedding the Anishinaabe perspective into the curriculum will be stressed. This course also introduces candidates to educational assessments, portfolios, curriculum, and organizations within the educational systems. Early Child Development students complete fifteen (15) hours of field experience (observation and participation) in the classroom/community. Elementary Education students complete ten (10) hours of field experience. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Catalog 2026-2027 Page 117 of 180
This course provides early childhood education (ECE) candidates with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) methodology and content centered on a project-based learning activity entitled “Wigwametry.” Students will learn to modify concepts in constructing scale models and life size structures to early childhood learning activities. Students will explore indigenous science principles of green engineering and create age- appropriate learning experiences for children, based on the mathematics of circles and spheres. Students will develop problem solving situations for children to analyze characteristics of area and volume, matching, attributes, and patterns.
This course facilitates participation in Ojibwe seasonal activities that are physical in nature allowing for a broad range of physical abilities. Students are encouraged to select activities that acquaint and/or further engage them in the traditional processes, protocols and skills necessary to participate in the selected seasonal activity (e.g. canoeing, gardening, hide tanning, maple sugaring, wild rice or plant harvesting, pow-wow dancing, etc.). Appropriate activities are hands-on and participatory. Anishinaabe knowledge is not required but will be learned throughout the process as the student engages in the activity and learning outcomes. This course is an Independent-study style course. Each activity is prearranged with the instructor. Students propose to instructor what the activity is, when and where the activity will take place and how they will achieve the necessary learning outcomes. This course fulfills PE requirements and can be retaken with different seasonal activities (for a total of up to 3 credits) AMIN/ARTS 1075 3 credits (1 lecture, 2 lab) Introduction to Jewelry An exploration of the design, materials and technical processes of jewelry fabrication. Focus is on use of natural materials and found objects with particular emphasis on Indigenous American Indian reference and cultural traditions. (This course does not address hot metal fabrication techniques such as silver soldering or casting.) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Catalog 2026-2027 Page 118 of 180
