This course will introduce students to the diverse experience of 
Indians after 1840. It will stress that Native American history 
is integral to the larger narratives of American history.

The principal objective of the course is to teach students to 
think critically for themselves about the relationships between 
the past and the present, to learn to ask questions of the past 
that enable them to understand the present and mold the future, 
and to become attuned to both the limitations and possibilities 
of change. The course seeks to acquaint students with the ways 
in which past societies and peoples have defined the 
relationships between community and individual needs and goals, 
and between ethical norms and decision-making.

Because this course is taught within the Honors program, there 
will be a special emphasis on the interpretation of primary 
documents, and the class will take advantage of the seminar 
format to discuss these documents at greater length. Students 
will be expected to demonstrate their ability to analyze these 
documents in both the written assignments and in the exams.

In general, students will be expected to:

1. read a wide range of primary and secondary sources critically.

2. polish skills in critical thinking, including the ability to 
recognize the difference between opinion and evidence and the 
ability to evaluate--and support or refute--arguments 
effectively.

3. write stylistically appropriate and mature papers and essays 
using processes that include discovering ideas and evidence, 
organizing that material, and revising, editing, and polishing 
the finished papers.

Indians in the Far West
Resistance and Accommodation, 1
Resistance and Accommodation, 2
Forced Assimilation 
Indian Education
The Assault on Indian Rights
The Vanishing American
The Seeds of Reform
The IRA and Termination
Images of Indians
Surviving the 50s
Rising Militancy 
Self-Determination and Sovereignty
Indians Today