HIST 311 Indigenous History and Federal Indian Policy, 1787 - Present

This course will provide students with an introduction to Indigenous American history from 1787 to the present, with emphasis on the policies and practices of the United States in relation to Indigenous communities, nations, cultures, and peoples. Focuses will include wars, genocide, land-taking, assimilation, debates over citizenship and sovereignty, and cultural revitalization.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

POLS 311

Offered

Spring, odd years

Outcomes

1. Students will develop an understanding of major movements and events in Indigenous American history from 1787 to the present.
2. Students will develop an understanding of the U.S. laws and policies that affect and impact Native American communities today, and how they came to be.
3. Students will develop a greater understanding of and sensitivity to issues of race, gender, class, sovereignty, and indigeneity, in the past and present.
4. Students will develop their skills in critical analysis of evidence, communication, and synthesis.