HIS 172 - Indians and Other Americans

Institution:

University of Rochester

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Description:

The United States was once Indian country. Parts became English, French, or Spanish, then American. The result of English and European settlement and the succession of the United States to the right of governing their territories was both an intricate set of cultural exchanges, often beneficial to both parties, and the dispossession of the Indians, who kept about five per cent of the land--most of it what no one else wanted. In addition to examining the processes of contact and dispossession, the course will consider the many stories, or "discourses," people have used to interpret contact and dispossession, among them, Indians as Vanishing Americans, Indians as Victims, Indians as Agents, Indians as Privileged Characters, Indian Holocaust and Survival.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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