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What are 'Indigenous' literatures, and who are 'Indigenous' writers? What do they write about, and how do they represent themselves? What are the best methodologies used by scholars who write about Indigeneity? Through the study of theory, literature, and the visual arts by Indigenous authors from across the Americas, we will consider, among other topics, historical representations and idealizations of Indigenous peoples, the idea of a future after an apocalypse, and alternative ways of relating to the environment. We will explore the diverse forms of Indigenous authorship and cultural production that exist across the Americas, as well as in the context of a globalized world. While our primary materials will come mainly from the Americas (or Abiayala), we will also have exposure to cultures and cultural forms from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. We will read authors such as Humberto Ak'abal (K'iche Maya), Ruperta Bautista (Tzotzil Maya), Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil (Mixe), Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna Pueblo), Angel Dominguez (Yucatec Maya Latinx), and Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), among others.