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Academic Year 2002/2003

The History of U.S. and Native North American Relations 1492-Present
AMST 275 FA

This course offers an historical overview of the relations that evolved between indigenous peoples of North America and non-natives over the last five-hundred years. Through readings, films, lectures, discussions and group projects, the class will consider how colonizing encounters and the rise of nation states in the "New World" transformed peoples of the Americas, Europe and Africa. The course traces the social, legal, political, economic and environmental foundations essential for understanding contemporary tribal communities, while emphasizing diverse strategies Native peoples employed in order to resist and accommodate foreign intrusions.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Boyd,Colleen E.   

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: FISK302

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 40)

SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 3   Jr. non-major: 3   SO: 14   FR: 5

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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