AIS 100 |
Course Syllabus: Introduction to American Indian Studies
Course No.: AIS 100
Instructor: S. Crouthamel; P-8D
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e-mail scrouthamel@palomar.edu.
Web <http://www2.palomar.edu/users/scrouthamel>
DESCRIPTION:
This introductory course is a multidisciplinary study of Native American people.
We will focus on a multicultural perspective with an emphasis of the
Native American viewpoint of traditional culture and contact with non-Indians.
Case studies of traditional cultures will be used to view the kind of
changes that one particular group and individuals went through during various
historical time periods.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Quizzes
1)Prehistory/Invasion
25 pts
2) Far North/Far West 25 pts
3) SW/Plains/EW
25 pts
4) Contemporary
25 pts
Native American
Paper (1 Tribe/Nation) 5-7pgs. 100
pts.
Final Exam
100 pts
Extra Credit:
Article, film, or Event Review (1 pg.)
+15
pts.
(online option: discussion)
Total
300 pts.
TEXT:
Sutton: An Introduction To Native
EVALUATION:
A letter grade is based upon the following percentage scale accumulated over the
term:
Exams
66%
Paper
33%
Extra Credit points (max. 15 pts.) are above and beyond the points for the
grade. One extra credit article
review is the limit. Make up exams
must be scheduled outside of class time and completed before the last exam of
the term.
A credit/no credit is available and a performance expectation of a 'C' or better
equals the credit evaluation.
The student is responsible for the add/drop process
Student Learning Outcomes: A student will be
able to…
#1 …label the location of the 10 North American
culture geographic regions and distinguish the
unique ecosystems in the regions that the
traditional American Indian cultures adapted to.
#2…analyze information and demonstrate knowledge
of an American Indian culture in a case study
format.
#3 … demonstrate their awareness of the
significance of American Indian diversity in a
global setting through classroom participation.
#4 …identify examples of American Indian
traditional knowledge applied to current
socio-geopolitical issues.
#5 … design and construct papers and/or
presentations reflecting multidisciplinary
sources and orientation. |
COURSE OUTLINE:
I. Native Americans
A. Culture Areas
B. Populations
C. Languages
D. Research and Anthropology
Text
II. Prehistory of
A. Origins of ‘
B. Paleo-Indians and the Archaic
C. CBS and the Formative
Text
III. European Invasion
A. Early Explorations
B. Columbian Exchange
C. European Colonization
1. Spanish Colonialism and
2. English Colonial
Development
3. French and Russian Fur
Trade
D.
1. American Indian Status and Manifest Destiny
2. Removal From the East:
Trail of Tears
3. Reservations
4. Indian Wars and Religious
Movements
5. Assimilation Policies and
Allotment
6. Biological and Cultural Impact
Text
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Quiz# 1
IV. Native American People
A. The Far North
1.
2. Sub-Arctic
Text
B. The
1. Plateau
2.
3. Basin
4.
Text
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Quiz #2
C. Southwest:
[Case Study-Hopi]
Text
D. Plains:
[Case Study-Cheyenne]
Text
E. Eastern Woodlands
1. Northeast
3. Southeast:
[Case Study-Cherokee]
Text
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Quiz #3
V. Contemporary Native
A. Post WWII, Termination,
Civil Rights
B. Sovereignty and Religious
Freedom
C. Gaming
Text
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Quiz #4
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Native American Paper
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Final Exam