HISTORY 3520-001
WINTER 2016
TITLE:
ABORIGINAL HISTORY TO 1763
LECTURER:
Jonathan Clapperton
FORMAT:
Lectures, discussions
DESCRIPTION:
This course will examine the history of North American Aboriginal
nations from before European contact to the Royal Proclamation in 1763.
It will focus on historical encounters framed by first contacts, trade,
disease, kinship, religion, conflict/warfare, and territorial encroachment.
Particular attention will be paid to the concepts of cultural exchange and
adaptation in examining Indigenous-settler relations.
OFFERED:
Time slot 18 [Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am]
TEXTS:
James Axtell, Natives and Newcomers: The Cultural Origins of North
America (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2001).
Various e-readings available through the library website.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Participation…………………..15%
Paper Proposal………………...10%
Mid-term Exam…..…………....15%
Research Paper …………….....30%
Final Exam………………..…..30%