AIS 103 - Emergence of Contemporary American Indians

Description:
An interdisciplinary approach explores the emergence of contemporary American Indians after AD 1890 with an emphasis on social, political, and cultural aspects. Sources of information about this period come from written and oral history. 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:

Identify the ways in which American Indian art, spirituality, philosophy, religion, myth, oral traditions, and written literatures responded to contact with Euro-American cultures.
Give examples of the political, economic, family, religious, and educational institutions in their original form and the changes in those institutions as a result of social policy.
Describe the prejudice, racism, and discrimination in contemporary American Indian life.
List the policy periods from AD 1890 until the present and their impact on American Indian social institutions, culture, and individuals.
Identify the process of image and stereotypes creation regarding American Indian people.
Give examples of current issues impacting American Indian society.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/16/06