AIS 102 - Contact Period of American Indians

Description:
An interdisciplinary study of the lifeways and environments of American Indians during the period of European contact. Sources of contact period information come from the archaeological, American Indian and European written and oral history records. SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

Credits: (5)

General Education Category
SB-Perspectives on Cultures and Experiences of U.S. (W).

Learner Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Describe the impact of contact on American Indian social institutions.
Describe the diversity of American Indian social institutions throughout Indian country and the impact social policy had on these institutions throughout this time period.
Give examples of the core beliefs, values and dual citizenship of American Indians influence on their social and political status during this era.
Describe the interactions between colonists, the government, and tribal nations throughout the time period.
Identify the ways in which American Indian art, spirituality, philosophy, religion, myth, oral traditions, and written literatures responded to contact with Euro-American cultures.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/16/06