This course will introduce a basic outline of Native American history from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century, within the contiguous territory of the present United States. To create a broad survey, the lecture and reading topics have been selected to be generally representative of major political and social issues. The course does not reflect the full diversity of Native American experiences, nor does it represent the only way to view American Indian history. Rather, students will become familiar with some of the ways in which Native peoples have creatively met the challenges of colonialism, racism, and American ambivalence since the era of early encounters with Europeans. The course will address a few basic themes to highlight Indian survival strategies and social change: resistance, accommodation, identity, and cultural adaptation. We will hopefully have a few guest speakers in the last two weeks to discuss some important recent issues with the class.

Week One: 1492-1820, "Early Encounters and the Spanish Conquest"

	Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview of Early Encounters with Europeans Readings: Brown (Hoxie); Salisbury (Hoxie); Mintz pp. 1-23[I" class only: background reading, not required)
	Lecture 2: Hispanic Conquests and the American Southwest, 1598-1820 Readings: Brooks (pkt); Dobyns (Hoxic); Mintz, pp. 53-55, 77-79

Week Two: 1600-1730s, "Fun, Black Robes, and Social Change"

	Lecture 3: Mourning Wars, Fur traders and Jesuits in the Northeastern interior Readings: Richter (pkt); Crosby (pkt); Mintz, pp. 52, 58, 60, 63, 67-72, 80
	Lecture 4: film and discussion
	Black Rohe excerpts and topical discussion (war, adoption, disease, missionaries, and furtrade, similarities and differences with Hispanic conquest)
	Paper #1 distributed - Due at the beginning of next class, Tuesday, July 6th.

Week Three: 1619-1820 "Settlement and Unsettlement of the East"

	Lecture 5: Accommodating Neighbors and Violence  Readings: Merrell (pkt); Axtell (Hoxie); Mintz, pp. 47-50, 81-89
	Lecture 6: "Choosing Sides" - Imperialists, Revolutionaries and Self-preservation Strategies Readings: Dowd (pk-t); Morrison (Hoxic); Mintz, pp. 91-94, 96-1 00; Northwest Ordinance (pk-t);
	Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790 (pkt)

 Week Four: 1820-1840, "Removal, Resistance, and the Lame'

	Lecture 7: Removal, Resistance, and Accommodation in the East  Readings: Readings: Perdue (Hoxie); Mintz, pp. 103-123
	Lecture : Midterm exam - in class

Week Five: 1850-1920. "War, Peace, and the Vanishing Race?"

	Lecture 9: The West: Wars, Reservations, and Confronting the Peace Policy  Readings: Edmunds (Hoxie); Hagan (Hoxie); Mintz, pp. 133-159
	Lecture 10: Reformers and the "Final Solution"  Readings: Hoxie (Hoxie); Meyer (pkt); Mintz, pp. 161-168

 Week Six: 1920-1952, "Refusing to Vanish"

	Lecture 11: Boarding Schools and Native Identity - "Assimilation" in the Twentieth Century Readings: Lomawaima
	Paper #2 Book Review due at the beginning of today's class
	Lecture 12: The Merriam Report, Indian Activism, and The Indian New Deal  Readings: MeNickle (plct); Mintz, pp. 169-171; Indian Claims Comn-tission Act (pkt)

 Week Seven: 1950-1970s, "Coming Full Circle"

	Lecture 13: Termination, Relocation, and Restoration - Guest Speaker (tentative)  Readings.- Fixico (pkt); Mintz, pp. 172; Relocation of Indians in Urban Areas (pk-t); Public Law280 (pkt); Termination of the Menominee Indians (pkt); Menominee Restoration Act(pkt)
	Lecture 14: Civil Rights, Self-Determination, and Development - Guest Speaker (tentative)  Readings: Josephy (Hoxie); West and Gover (Hoxie); T-rahant (Hoxie); Mintz, pp. 172-175, Indian Self-Detennination and Education Assistance Act (pict); American IndianReligious Freedom (pk-t)

 Week Eight: 1980-2000, "Native Americans, Approaching the New Millennium"

	Lecture 15: Identity and Rights: Tribal Recognition, Land Claims, and Fishing Rights - Guest speaker (tentative) Readings: Hannon, 1995 (pkt); Mintz, pp. 177; Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez (pkt); Federal Acknowledgement of Indian Tribes (pkt); Maine Indians Claims Settlement Act (pkt);United States v. State of Washington (pkt); Indian Child Welfare Act (pkt); Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (pkt)
	Lecture 16: Final Exam - in class