HIST 278

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Native American History

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Credit: 3 hours.

A survey of the Native American experience in North America from the time of first contact to the present. The course will examine the dynamics and consequences of Native dispossession as well as the continuities in American Indian life and culture. Course materials will include writing and testimony by Native people as well as historical narratives, court decisions and government documents.

Same as AIS 278.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - US Minority

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 278 class schedule data for spring 2023
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43453	Lecture-Discussion	A	10:00AM -11:20AM	MW	158 Loomis Laboratory	LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Description: This course examines the history of Native peoples through the lens of environmental change. What kinds of relationships did Native Americans have with their natural environments in the past? What kinds of environmental challenges do Native Americans face today? With a focus on the American West, we will learn how these relationships changed over time, after contact with Americans, dispossession and settler colonialism, overharvesting, natural resource development, contamination of landscapes, sacred site protection, and climate change.