HIST 352: American Indians After 1865

American Indians After 1865

This period in American Indian History is often labeled by historians as the “Assimilation and Acculturation Era,” but instead represents an intense period of Indigenous political organizing and resistance. Throughout the course, students will explore and grapple with this dynamic period in American Indian history. We will cover such topics as war, allotment, the boarding school experience, citizenship, law, popular culture, World War I, and much more. Students will gain an appreciation for how Native nations and peoples overcame insurmountable odds and challenged destructive federal policies to maintain their sovereign status. Finally, this class will investigate Indigenous histories from the Indian Wars to the Red Power movement. Students enrolled in this course will gain an in-depth knowledge of Indigenous economy, politics, intellectualism, religion, culture, nationalism, oppression/discrimination, federal Indian policy/law, and Intertribalism. This course is designed to build conceptual thinking, enhance historical argumentation, interpretation, research, communication, and writing skills—as students utilize key secondary and primary sources throughout the course. Assignments range from a map quiz, midterm/final exams, reading quizzes, and one major research paper.

KU Core Goal 4.1 | Core 34 Goal USC | HIST Cat II