Indigenous Politics in the Modern United States
HIST 125
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Description
How have Indigenous nations won and exercised power in the United States during the twentieth century? To answer this question, the course will take students from the nadir of Indigenous political power at the end of the nineteenth century—the end of treaty making and the proliferation of boarding schools and allotment—through the resurgence of Indigenous self-determination, to contemporary challenges to and expressions of Indigenous sovereignty. Topics include the origins and spread of multinational activism, the reconstitution of tribal governments under the “Indian New Deal,” termination, and the politics of Native self-determination. This course focuses predominantly on the United States, but it makes comparative cases with other Anglophone states. This is an upper-level undergraduate seminar course, but no prior knowledge of Indigenous history is required. A basic understanding of twentieth century US history will be beneficial.
Course Notes
This course meets the "North America" History Concentration requirement.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
