Indigenous Peoples and Treaties

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course examines treaties and treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and European colonial powers and their successor states from the early colonial period to the present day. The focus of the course is on treaties negotiated in North America but treaties made elsewhere may also be covered. Topics may include European and Indigenous diplomatic practices, the Niagara Treaty of 1764, Indigenous concepts of land-ownership, US and Canadian treaty policies, and the enduring struggles for treaty rights by Indigenous peoples. Restriction: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3519