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 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
58578	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	329 Gregory Hall	Cabrera, L LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
58579	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	1:00PM -1:50PM	W	382 Education Building	Cabrera, L LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
58580	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	9:00AM -9:50AM	F	329 Gregory Hall	Cabrera, L LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
43453	Lecture-Discussion	AL1	9:00AM -9:50AM	MW	1020 Wymer Hall	LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Description: This course examines the history of Native American peoples through the lens of environmental change. With a focus on the American West, we will learn how these relationships changed over time, after contact with Americans, settler colonialism, natural resource development, sacred site protection, and climate change.