|
Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 10-27-1998 |
||
|
AIS105
1999 Spring – 2009 Spring |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
|
|
Introduction
to American Indian Studies |
||
|
Introduction to political, economic, and social structures
of American Indian Nations. Provides overview of American Indian tribal
cultures prior to contact, the impact of European contact, and the influence
of western social systems on tribal nations. Prerequisites: None. |
||
Go to Competencies Go to Outline
|
MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
|
|
|
|
|
AIS105 1999
Spring – 2009 Spring |
Introduction to American Indian Studies |
|
1.
|
Identify and explain the significant issues related to the
question of "Who is an American Indian?". (I) |
|
2.
|
Describe tribes
as sovereign nations prior to contact and review and critique western
documentation as it describes American Indian nations prior to contact.
(II-III) |
|
3.
|
Review the political, economic, and social structures of
selected American Indian nations as they existed prior to contact. (III) |
|
4.
|
Describe the impact of early European contact on American
Indian nations. (IV) |
|
5.
|
Examine the
roles and impact of major western social institutions on American Indian
nations during the processes of colonization and domination. (V) |
|
6.
|
Identify and
describe the major historical eras in American Indian policy and examine the
impact of these policies on Indian nations. (VI) |
|
7.
|
Trace the erosion of American Indian tribal sovereignty
throughout the policy eras. (VII) |
|
8.
|
Examine the
processes of European and American colonization, domination, and exploitation
of American Indian cultures and lifeways since
colonization. (I-VII) |
|
9.
|
Trace the historical erosion of traditional American
Indian cultures and lifeways since colonization.
(I-VII) |
Go to Description Go to top of
Competencies
|
MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
|
|
|
|
|
AIS105 1999
Spring – 2009 Spring |
Introduction to American Indian Studies |
|
I. Who is an "American
Indian"? A. Definitions 1. Issues of Identity 2. Critique of Western
Terminology B. Blood Quantum
Requirements 1. Federal 2. Tribal 3. Issues II. American Indian Nations
Prior to Contact A. Tribes as Sovereign
Nations B. Demographics 1. Population Estimates
Before Contact 2. Population Estimates
After Contact C. Significance of Oral
Traditions D. Review and Critique of
Western Documentation 1. Prehistory 2. Traditional Lifeways 3. Culture 4. Spirituality III. Prehistory of Tribes
Prior to Contact A. Social Structures 1. Political 2. Economic 3. Social B. Tribal Cultures and Lifeways IV. Early European Contact:
Over view of Early Impact on Tribes A. Economic 1. Spanish Quest for Gold 2. Impact on Fur Trade 3. Enslavement B. Social 1. Population Decline 2. Early Resistance C. Early Missionary Contact
V. Colonization/Domination:
The Implementation of Western Social Institutions A. Religion 1. Conversion to
Christianity 2. Missionary Schools 3. Loss of Traditional
Spiritual Ways B. Economic System 1. Capitalism 2. Loss of Traditional Ways
C. Educational System 1. Boarding Schools 2. Breakdown of Traditional
Lifeways D. Science 1. Scientific Knowledge vs.
Indigenous World Views and Knowledge 2. Early Studies in Craniology VI. Role of Western Law in
Colonization/Domination: Historical Eras in American Indian Policy A. Discovery, Conquest, and
Treaty-Making 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes B. Removal and Relocation 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes C. Allotment and
Assimilation 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes D. Reorganization and
Self-Government 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes E. Termination 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes F. Self-Determination 1. Major Tenets 2. Impact on Tribes VII. Tribal Sovereignty A. Erosion of Sovereignty
Throughout the Policy Eras B. Tribal Governments Today
|