HIS 148 - History of Indians of North America

1. Identify Native American and non-native thoughts and notions about the origins of American Indians of North America.
2. Describe the importance of oral tradition to Native American peoples and apply it to contemporary circumstances.
3. Identify major social, political, and cultural events in North American history and group them into patterns and eras.
4. Discuss the significance of certain policies and acculturation processes that affect North American Indian custom and culture.
5. Analyze and interpret historical source material.
6. Conduct research in American Indian Studies and apply it to Indian communities.
7. Students will achieve the outcomes listed above through the completion of critical inquiry and writing assignments that will satisfy the requirements of the Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry designation (I CTE-SBS)

1. Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry
   1. Producing written discourse in more than one assignment through papers, reports, quizzes, tests, etc., which includes a minimum word standard of 3000 words.
   2. Written assignments emphasize critical inquiry which includes the gathering, interpreting, and evaluating of evidence.
   3. Includes a formal out of class paper of at least 1,500 words which requires critical inquiry and where the writer develops and supports a main idea.  
   4. Explicit writing instruction with timely feedback to help students improve their writing and critical inquiry skills is part of the course’s content.
   5. The evaluation of written assignments must include the overall quality of written work and critical inquiry, as measured by a rubric.
   6. At least 50% of the student’s grade must be based on the written work and critical inquiry assignments.
2. Native American Origins
3. Economic and Social Development Including Leadership Roles
4. Europeans
   1. First contact
   2. Reactions
5. Eras in Native American History
   1. International sovereign to sovereign relations (1492-1830)
   2. Indian removal and forced migrations (1830-1890)
   3. The Reservation Period (1830-1890)
   4. The Extermination Period (1637-present)
   5. Forced assimilation (1870-present)
   6. Indian self-government (1934-present)
   7. Termination Period (1953-1961)
   8. Self-Determination Period (1961-present)
6. Modern Native American Leadership
   1. Contemporary challenges
   2. Problems
   3. Concerns
7. Research Studies