HIST 3941 - North American First Peoples

Credit Hours: (3) Former: HIST 4941- History of American Indian

This course will synthesize the histories of North American first peoples from pre-Columbian periods to the present day. Select topics may include tribal social, political, and economic patterns, spirituality and worldviews, inter- and intra-tribal relations, gender relations, contact and exchange, imperialism, governmental Indian policies, “Indianness,” and Native Americans in contemporary society. The course will pay particular attention the intersection of ethnicities and cultures in early North American history.