HIST 410 - Recent Native American History

Credits: (4)
This course will examine the experience of Native American peoples from the late nineteenth century to the present. It will trace the development and consequences of key areas of federal Indian policy during this time, including: assimilation and the passage of the Dawes Severalty Act (1877), the so-called Indian New Deal, the Termination and Relocation programs of the 1950s, the rise of Indian activism in the 1960s and 1970s, and the current battle to retain tribal sovereignty and cultural continuity. The course focuses on the views and experiences of Native peoples, drawing on sources produced by Native American writers, activists, and speakers. It will also pay attention to the ways in which Native Americans and representations of their cultures have played an important role in the social and cultural history of the United States in this period.