HIS 253 — American Indian History and Culture
This course surveys American Indian history and culture in what is now the United States from pre-Columbian times up to the present Topics include: pre-Columbian America; Spanish, English, and French invasions; Indians and the colonial period; Indian Removal; Indians and American expansion in the Far West; the reservation system; allotment and federal Indian education; the Indian New Deal; termination; relocation; the growth of urban Native America; Indian militancy, cultural accommodation and revitalization; and the ongoing struggle for sovereignty This course will challenge you to learn about cultural and historical perspectives often unfamiliar to non-Indians and to discern the Indian point of view for better understanding of the full perspective of Indian history and culture