AMIND 440
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AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY
Fall 2014
Dr. Linda Parker
WC 201, T/TH, 11:00-12:15
Arts & Letters Bldg., Room 329
Tues & Thurs, 12:30-1:30; Wednesday, 2:30-3:30; and by appointment
parker1@mail.sdsu.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide a survey of the rich past of North America’s indigenous
peoples. Interaction between Euro-Americans and Indian Nations will be emphasized.
REQUIRED READING:
Calloway, Colin.
Deloria, Ella.
Conley, Robert.
First Peoples. Bedford/St. Martins. 4th ed., 2011
Waterlily. Univ. of Nebraska, 2009
Mountain Windsong. University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE STATEMENT:
Students fulfilling their G.E. requirement should expect material designed to enrich their
understanding of Native American cultures. The course is intended to help you develop an
understanding of conditions and forces that shaped American Indian history. Students with
special problems—language, sight, hearing, etc.—should contact the instructor at the beginning
of the semester.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it
is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any
delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student Disability Services as
soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that accommodations
based upon disability cannot be provided until you have presented your instructor with an
accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
GE Goal
Analyze written, visual or
performed texts in the humanities
and fine arts with sensitivity to
their diverse cultural contexts and
historical moments.
Develop a familiarity with various
aesthetic and other value systems
and the ways they are
communicated across time and
cultures.
Argue from multiple perspectives
about issues in the humanities that
have personal and global
relevance.
Demonstrate the ability to
approach complex problems and
ask complex questions drawing
upon knowledge of the
humanities.
Class Learning Outcome
Analyze the nature of and effects
of the Indian removal policy on
native people.
Assignment
Essays and class
discussion
Analyze Indian resistance to
federal and state Indian policies
with special focus on the Plains.
Explain the impact of major
historical events on various
indigenous cultures.
Identify and describe major trends Essays and class
and issues in Indian cultures and
discussion
societies.
Evaluate the effect of AngloAmerican values, attitudes and
legislation on American Indians.
Explain the effect of introduced
epidemic diseases on native
populations.
Describe the issues involving
Native preservation and
assimilation.
Identify the historical roles of
Native and Euro-American
leaders in early American Indian
history.
Explain significant Supreme
Court cases that relate to the
Indian people and sovereignty.
Analyze California Indian labor
under Spanish, Mexican, and U.S.
rule.
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Essays and class
discussion
Essays and class
discussion
GRADES:
Final grades in the course will be based on:
Two examinations
200 points (100 points each)
Quiz on Waterlily
50 points
Quiz on Mountain Windsong 50 points
Your final grade will be calculated according to the following point scale.
A
279-300
C210-219
A270-279
D+
201-210
B+
261-270
D
189-201
B
249-261
D180-189
B240-249
C+
231-240
C
219-231
CR
219-300
EXAMS:
Two exams will be given to evaluate your understanding of material covered in lectures, class
discussions, videos, and assigned readings. The first two exams will consist of essays and/or
short answers questions, and multiple choice questions.
WATERLILY and MOUNTAIN WINDSONG QUIZZES:
The quiz will include short answer and multiple choice questions and will be worth 50 points.
The quiz will be taken at the beginning of class.
ADDITIONAL QUIZZES & ASSIGNMENTS:
Throughout the semester, quizzes will be given at the instructor’s discretion. They will count as
extra credit and no make-ups will be given.
CLASS ATTENDANCE:
It is your responsibility to attend class on a regular basis. Exceptional attendance can benefit
your final grade, especially in borderline cases.
COURSE OUTLINE:
The outline presented below is tentative and may vary, depending upon lectures, progress of the
class, and unforeseen events.
DAYS
TOPIC/ASSIGNMENT
Aug 26/28
Introduction
Sep 2/4
Native History before Columbus
Calloway, Introduction & Ch. 1
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Sept 9
European Invasion
Calloway, Ch. 2
Sept 11/16/18
Indians in Colonial Worlds
Calloway, Ch. 3
Sept 23/25
Revolutions
Calloway, Ch. 4
Sept 30/Oct 2
Nationalism in the Midwest
Calloway, Ch. 5, pp. 274-285
Oct 7
Removal and Foundations of Indian legal status
Calloway, Ch. 5, pp. 286-298
Oct 9
Mini-Exam & discussion of Mountain Windsong (read entire book)
Conley, MountainWindsong
Oct14/16
California Indians and West
Calloway, Ch. 6, pp. 332-340, 366-369
OCT 21
EXAM 1
Oct 23/28
Reservations, Resistance, and Indian Wars
Calloway, Ch. 6, pp. 340-358
Oct 30
Waterlily Quiz. Discuss Waterlily (read entire book)
Nov 4/6
Americanization
Calloway, Ch. 7
NOV 11
Veterans Day – Campus Closed
Nov 13
WWII, Termination &Relocation
Calloway, Ch. 8
Nov 18/20
Activism, Red Power
Calloway, Ch. ch.9, pp. 546-553
Nov 25
Dec 2/4
Self -Determination & Sovereignty
Calloway, Ch. 9, pp. 553-571
DEC 9
EXAM 2
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