Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (HIST*2090)

Code and section: HIST*2090*01

Term: Winter 2024

Details

Method of Delivery: 

One 2 hour and 50 min. in-person lecture each week, plus additional online films or web activities.

Course Synopsis:

This course covers selected events and issues in Indigenous history in the Americas, including topics such as origin narratives, self-governance, intertribal contact, treaty-making, stages of colonization, Indigenous rights and Indigenous protest movements. Themes may focus on specific regions of the Americas and may be examined through notable Indigenous figures, law and policy, technology, food, material culture, or moments of conflict.

Pre-Requisite(s): none

Methods of Evaluation and Weights:

Bi-weekly Discussions - 15%
Reflection Paper - 20%
Research Essay - 30%
Final examination (in-person) - 35%

Required Textbook

Dickason, Olive., Newbigging, William. A concise history of Canada’s First Nations, 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.

Miller, J.R. Book Title Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A history of Native-newcomer relations in Canada, Fourth Edition. University of Toronto, 2018.

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