Non-Indian Reservations, Joshua Matthew Rosenau

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis is a skeptical treatment of the logical distinctions presumed to exist between “Indian” and “non-Indian” people. Despite representing 99 percent of the U.S. population, “non-Indians” represent a legal identity which has no explicit definition. The basis for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions regarding non-Indians and Indians rests not on any objective, empirical or logical criterion or proof, but rather on the “assumption of a ‘guardian-ward’ status. This thesis investigates this assumption, and recommends that we suspend judgment on whether the difference between “Indians” and “non-Indians” can be determined either by logical argument or by legal assumption.

A Personal History Of Invasive Hands And Endangered Lovers, Samuel Paul Boudreau

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

I thought I could be ridden hard and put away wet, wet, wet. I thought death and rape and drunkenness and unrequited love were functions of a typical life, a this-is-how-it-goes kinda world. But, as I’ve emerged from hellish muck, there has been a realization: the way we treat each other and the soil, the aching earth, needs to change. “A Personal History of Invasive Hands and Endangered Lovers” explores the relationship between intimacy and pain through a history of ecology and consumption, a melancholy of sorts. It amplifies trauma as a call-to-action and refuses to sit and take it. …

Surviving Education: The Untold Story Of American Indian Boarding Schools, Sandra Su'sana (Redpath) Ashley

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

The history of federally-mandated American Indian boarding schools is one that is long overdue in the chronicles of American history. In North America, the original settlers did most of the speaking and precious little listening. In doing so, the traditional education of Native peoples was ignored, degraded, and labeled as “heathen.” Simply said, the Anglo-European considered his way “of life and learning” to be the only way to have value and direction. Consequently, social and political objectives aimed at wiping out any trace of Native American life. Today, Native voices work to reconfigure the position of the perceiver in relation …

Adapting Sustenance: Indigenous People Preserve Traditional Food Sources, Mary Katherine Auld

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

Traditional foodways of Indigenous people around the world are being changed by human-caused climate change, environmental policy, and land management. For Indigenous people in interior Alaska and Montana, culture and survival are tied tightly to hunted and gathered food. The average American gets their food from a grocery store and thus is somewhat insulated from the impact of climate change on their diet. But climate change has its hand directly in the pantries, dinner plates, and seasonal practices of Indigenous people. I believe food is a central way people are tied to the earth, and thus creating narratives about impacts …

Devastation And Displacement: The Destruction Of Native Communities As A Result Of Specifically The Garrison Dam On The Missouri River In North Dakota And The Dalles Dams On The Columbia River In Oregon, Farryl Elisa Hunt

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

ABSTRACT MASTER’S THESIS

Devastation and Displacement: The Destruction of Native Communities as a Result of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota and the Dams on the Columbia River in Oregon

By Farryl Elisa "Lisa" Hunt

This master's thesis in anthropology is a cross-cultural analysis that explores two intersecting yet distinct discourses of destruction and displacement for two groups of Native people in Oregon and North Dakota. The building of The Dalles Dam in Oregon and The Garrison Dam in North Dakota damaged thriving livelihoods due to the loss of irreplaceable flooded areas.

This thesis will utilize …

Appealingly Unpeeled: The Layered Lemons In Dutch Golden Age And Contemporary Art, Amanda Barr

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In seventeenth-century Dutch painting, the lemon holds a prominent visual, economical, socio-cultural, and moral position. This trend would then be repeated in contemporary art, beginning in roughly the 1970s. This thesis, in two parts, will explore the significance of the prevalence of the lemon and their recurrent presence in both Dutch Golden Age art and modern and contemporary artwork. This multivalent approach will look at lemons as not only a visual representation of fruit, but a symbol of larger concepts such as globalization, commercialism, colonialism, sexuality, religion, linguistics, mythology, and pop culture.

Lost In Translation, Amanda Barr

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Lost in Translation addresses the issues that trauma can create in communication; whether that be a physical trauma that damages ability to speak, think, or understand language, or mental and emotional trauma that significantly effects abilities to process, connect, and manage interpersonal relationships. My work is my voice, and a way to help others connect, to feel heard, and to even help them begin to communicate.

Indigenous Culture-Based School Mathematics In Action Part Ii: The Study’S Results: What Support Do Teachers Need?, Sharon Meyer, Glen Aikenhead

The Mathematics Enthusiast

This second part of two related articles reports the answers to the research question: What precise supports must be in place for Grades 5 to 12 teachers to enhance their mathematics classes in a sustainable way with Indigenous mathematizing and Indigenous worldview perspectives? In addition to various logistical supports, two other types of supports were identified: supports for learning and unlearning ways of perceiving the world generally and perceiving Western mathematics specifically. These needed supports came to light when we mentored the teachers. On the one hand, the co-researching teachers learned, or had already learned: (a) the plurality of mathematical …

November 2020 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Documents From The October 21, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum, University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the October 21, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB 36_20/21- Resolution Creating an ASUM Marketing & Outreach Director

SB 37_20/21- Resolution Opposing the Department of Homeland Security Rule to Eliminate the Duration of Status for Students and Dependents Using F and J Visas

SB 38_20/21- Resolution Revising ASUM Bylaws Article VI, Section 3.F.6; Allowing Candidates Further Student Outreach for Elections

SB 39_20/21- Resolution Revising ASUM Bylaws Article VI, Section 3.L; Allowing Certain Groups to Endorse ASUM Candidates for Elected Office …

Documents From The October 14, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and minutes from the October 14, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolution was discussed during the meeting:

SB 35_20/21 - Resolution Amending Personnel Policy to Increase ASUM Receptionist Wages

County Of Maui, Hawaii V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, Rachel L. Wagner

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States was recently asked to decide whether the Clean Water Act requires a permit for the discharge of pollutants that originate from a point source but are conveyed to navigable waters by a nonpoint source. Vacating the Ninth Circuit’s “fairly traceable” test, the Court held the Clean Water Act requires a permit when there is a direct discharge of pollutants from a point source into navigable waters or when there is the “functional equivalent of a direct discharge.”

Documents From The September 9, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the September 9, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed:

SB13-20/21: Resolution Regarding ASUM's Endorsement of the University of Montana COVID-19 Reporting System

SB16-20/21: Resolution Amending Article V, Section 4, Paragraphs H, L, and M of the ASUM Bylaws

SB21-20/21: Resolution Amending Article V, Section 4, Paragraphs I, J, and K of the ASUM Bylaws

SB22-20/21: Resolution Endorsing Ballot Initiative I-190

Crwr 411.01: Advanced Poetry Workshop, Sean Hill

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Grmn 201.R02: Intermediate German I, Hiltrudis M. Arens

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 525.01: Psychological Evaluation I, Gregory R. Machek

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 580.R01: Principles And Practices Of Professional School Psychology, Jacqueline A. Brown

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Comx 415.50: Intercultural Communications - Online, Phyllis B. Ngai

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Writ 540.R01: Practicum And Mentorship In Teaching College Composition, Erin Costello Wecker

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Spns 305.B01: Spanish Phonetics, Dora Lacasse

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 587.02: School Psychology Methods, Linda A. Maass

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Jpns 201.R01: Intermediate Japanese I, Michihiro Ama

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Grmn 301.R01: Studies In German Literature, Hiltrudis M. Arens

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Frch 101.50: Elementary French I (Online), Anna Kristen Lokowich

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Professional Development For Mathematics Teacher Education Faculty: Need And Design, Billy Jackson, Shandy Hauk, Jenq Jong Tsay, Alma Ramirez

The Mathematics Enthusiast

The purpose of this report is to share a conceptual model useful in the design of professional learning about teaching for university mathematics faculty. The model is illustrated by examples from a particular design effort: the development of an online shortcourse for faculty new to teaching mathematics courses for prospective primary school teachers. How novice mathematics teacher educators grow as instructors is an emerging area of research and development in the United States. At the same time, it is well established that effective instructional design of any course, including a course for faculty, requires breadth first: understanding and anticipating the …

University Of Montana Commencement List, Spring 2020, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Commencement Programs, 1898-2020

Due to COVID-19, the Registrar did not publish an official Spring 2020 commencement program (physically or digitally). Library staff copied the list of graduates from the commencement web site and saved the list for online access in this repository.

Do Studies Of Speech Sound Acquisition Accurately Represent All Children? A Comparison Of Demographic And Design Variables Across Normative Studies., Allyson K. Mertz

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Purpose: Normative data are collected from a sample of the population to establish benchmarks for developmental expectations. A developmental timeline for speech sounds has been established using these benchmarks. This timeline is used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to determine whether a child’s speech skills are developing in a typical or delayed manner, and is often critical in qualifying a child for speech pathology services. However, for the clinical comparison to be accurate and valid, SLPs should be aware of the demographic and design variables used in each study to determine if the children being tested are fairly represented. Thus, the …

Similarities And Differences Between French And Universal Consonant Acquisition, Shafer Higgins, Madison Hinshaw

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Consonant acquisition refers to the developmental process of learning to use individual consonants sounds in spoken communication. A consonant is “acquired” when a child can produce it accurately and independently. Each language has its own unique progression of consonants that are acquired by native speakers as they develop linguistically. In the ongoing process of comparing consonant acquisition across languages, many universal patterns have emerged. However, discrepancies exist between these universal patterns of consonant acquisition and the progression of consonant acquisition in individual languages. Speech-language assessments use the consonant acquisition of individual children as one of the benchmarks to identify those …

Language Contributions To Early Word Reading Success, Allison Beall, Maria Begger, Mary Fahlman, Melissa Phelan, Samantha Hege, Sophia Tolbert

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Title:Identifying kindergarten children at risk for developmental language disorder and dyslexia using a whole-classroom screen.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determineif two whole-classroom screeners of language and literacy skills administered to local kindergarten classrooms can reliably identify children at risk for developmental language disorder (DLD) and dyslexia.

Method: Two cohorts of kindergarten children in asingle public-school district (n = 1127) completed two separate 25-minute, whole-classroom screens in the Fall of 2018 and 2019; one targeting grammatical skills (language) and the other targeting phonological and orthographic awareness skills (literacy).A subsample of these children completed an assessment battery of …

Culture, Heroism, And Revolution: Mythological Concepts In Modern-Day Iranian Society, Julia Troisi

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

There are many aspects of cultural history that can impact a region throughout time. In this paper, I will address the mythological and/or religious foundations for countless themes in modern-day Iran's cultural and political spheres. There are many mythological foundations represented in the modern-day society of Iran. First, I will identify the themes within these mythologies, then, I will address the mythological foundations of characters in the Shahnameh who have been carried throughout time into the present. Next, I will address the traditions and holidays observed in today’s Iranian-speaking world and their ancient roots. Finally, I will address some aspects …