Native American History From 1850 to the Present

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course examines the adaptation and perseverance of Indigenous peoples in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the present. During this period, Native Americans confronted settler colonialism, were forced onto reservations, and were faced with colonial policies that ranged from assimilationist practices to promoting limited autonomy. Since the early twentieth century, court cases, new types of activism, and ongoing struggles for sovereignty and identity have shaped Native American experiences. The course also considers the different sources and methods for interpreting Native American history. Students can take this course independently from HIST-3613. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3609. HIST-3615 (3 or 6) Material Culture in North American Indigenous History (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This lecture/seminar course trafcesa North American Indigenous history fron pre-contact times to the early 20th century through a close examination of Indigenous and fur trade material culture. Throughout the course of the fur trade Indigenous people and Europeans exchanged and adopted various technologies. These exchanges were of critical importance in shaping relations between Euro-American traders and Indigenous peoples. This course explores various ways in which Indigenous and European technologies complemented each other and highlights the non-material meanings associated with particular artefacts. We examine the social, cultural and spiritual connotations that Indigenous artefacts held and that European-introduced technologies and materials acquired. Cross-listed: ANTH-3129 Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3515, ANTH-3126, or ANTH-3129