HIS SOC 240 - History and Sociology of the American Indian

Institution:

Charter Oak State College

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Description:

This course offers a survey of the European colonization of America in the seventeenth century and the changing relationships with Native Americans in selected eras of United States history - the eighteenth century rise of the English colonial empire, the new American governmental policies towards indigenous peoples in the nineteenth century, the westward settlement of the frontier, and dispossession and the rise of the reservation system. Consideration of twentieth century developments following the Indian Reorganization Act and the recent political and ethnic resurgence of Native Americans will be discussed. Presentation of an interdisciplinary or "ethno historical" perspective with special focus selected topics including the destruction of the California Indians, nativist and revitalization movements, and the "ethno genesis" of Indian groups following the Federal Acknowledgement Act (197

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.charteroak.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 515-3800

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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