HIST 120 - The History of Native North America

4 Credits

1 Units

Embracing hundreds of distinct cultures over a period of 15,000 years, the history of Indigenous peoples in North America is vast and complex. This course uses case studies of specific cultures from Mexico, the United States, and Canada to provide a thematic overview of the continent’s Indigenous history until the present. The course will take an interdisciplinary approach to issues such as trade, religion, warfare, colonization, disease, dispossession, and revitalization and introduce students to the methods scholars use to study oral cultures. In addition to written sources, we will draw on the insights of anthropology, archaeology, genetics, chemistry, and linguistics to expand our understanding of the history of Native North America. (M5) (PTK - SS) (Critical Reading) (Intercultural and Linguistic Competencies)

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Credit Type Code: Letter Grade
TAGS Critical Reading Cultural and Linguistic Competencies