Instructor: S. Crouthamel; P-8D x2428

e-mail scrouthamel@palomar.edu. Web <http://daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/>

This introductory course is a multidisciplinary study of Native American people. We will focus on a multicultural perspective with an emphasis of the Native American viewpoint of traditional culture and contact with non-Indians. Case studies of traditional cultures will be used to view the kind of changes that one particular group and individuals went through during various historical time periods.

Quizzes

Native American Paper (1 Tribe/Nation) 5-7pgs. 100 pts.

Final Exam 100 pts

(online option: discussion)

Total 300 pts.

Sutton: An Introduction To Native North America (3rd Ed)

A letter grade is based upon the following percentage scale accumulated over the term:

Exams 66%

Paper 33%

Extra Credit points (max. 15 pts.) are above and beyond the points for the grade. One extra credit article review is the limit. Make up exams must be scheduled outside of class time and completed before the last exam of the term.

A credit/no credit is available and a performance expectation of a 'C' or better equals the credit evaluation.

The student is responsible for the add/drop process

COURSE OUTLINE:

I. Native Americans

II. Prehistory of North America

III. European Invasion

A. Early Explorations

B. Columbian Exchange

C. European Colonization

1. Spanish Colonialism and Mission System

2. English Colonial Development

3. French and Russian Fur Trade

D. American Republic: Federal Treaties and Policies

1. American Indian Status and Manifest Destiny

2. Removal From the East: Trail of Tears

3. Reservations

4. Indian Wars and Religious Movements

5. Assimilation Policies and Allotment

6. Biological and Cultural Impact

Text Reading: Sutton: p.24-43

IV. Native American People

V. Contemporary Native America

A. Post WWII, Termination, Civil Rights

B. Sovereignty and Religious Freedom

C. Gaming

Text Reading: Sutton p. 368-378