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HIST 341-01, These People from the Unknown World: Native America and American History, Fall 2010
Garceau-Hagen, Dee
Garceau-Hagen, Dee
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This course will explore inter-tribal relations, migrations, and encounters with Euro-Americans, as well as the development of U.S. Indian policy, and distinctive shifts in Native strategies for survival. The chronological framework for the course begins before European invasion and continues after the “closing of the western frontier” through the twentieth century
to the present. Within this framework we will address issues of tribal sovereignty, conquest, resistance, and cultural mediation. Through the investigation of these themes, you will become familiar with the history of selected Native North American tribes at moments of significant historical change. Reading Native American oral histories, written memoirs and fiction, as well as recent scholarship and films, we will reflect on the nature of syncretism, cultural persistence, and changing Indian identities.
Class time will blend lecture and discussion. Lectures will provide information that is not covered by the reading. On days marked "Discussion," consider it a standing assignment to arrive prepared, that is, having done the reading listed for that day. Good discussion depends upon your preparation.
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