HIGE 335 - Native American History

Credits: (3)
This course surveys Native American history from pre-European settlement to the present. Through short lectures, readings, discussion, presentations, and writing assignments, we will examine major themes in the history of America’s Native peoples. Topics will include Native American cultures prior to European invasions, early contact between Native and European cultures, Native American roles in colonial and revolutionary America, Indian removal and resistance, response to consolidation and reservations, assimilation policy, the Indian New Deal, termination, self-determination, and contemporary Native American cultures. Students will be challenged to engage with Native American cultures and to use their study of this material to reflect on their own traditions and backgrounds.