History318:AmericanIndianHistory
Instructor:Dr.AbigailMarkwynOfficeHours:MR8‐9:30,T11‐12
Office:MacAllister207andbyappointment
Phone#:524‐7275(office)
email:[email protected]
Description:
Thisresearch‐basedcourseexaminesthehistoryofthenativepeoplesofwhatisnowthe
UnitedStatesfrompre‐Columbiantimestothepresent.Itseekstoderomanticizedominant
culturalimagesoftheAmericanIndianbytakingacriticallookatthechangingrelationships
betweenindigenouspeoplesandtheEuropean,andthenAmerican,inhabitantsofNorth
America.Thismeanscriticallyexaminingthetraditionalhistoricalnarrativethatlaudsthe
triumphofcivilizationoversavagery,aswellasmorerevisionistnarrativesthatposit
contactasthecorruptionofanidyllicnativecivilization.Majorthemeswillincludethe
relationshipbetweennativepeoplesandtheenvironment,theeffectofcontactonnative
cultures,therelationshipamongnativetribes,betweennativesandthestate,theplaceof
the“Indian”inpopularculture,andthechangingstatusandidentityofAmericanIndiansin
Americansociety.
Anoteontakinga300‐levelhistorycourse:
Thecoursehasatwo‐foldpurpose,andthecoursereadingsandassignmentsreflectthat.
First,wewillexplorethehistoryofAmericanIndianhistory.Second,youwilleachdesign
yourownresearchprojecttoconductduringthesemester,whichwillresultina15‐20page
researchpaperbasedonbothprimaryandsecondarysources.Thiscombinationof
studyingcontentandconductingresearchwilltestyourskillsasjugglingassignments
(multi‐tasking–ausefulskillinthe“realworld”),asyouwillberequiredtocomplete
assignedreadingsforclassdiscussionsaswellasyourownresearchprojects.Asyouwill
seeinthereadingschedulebelow,Ihavestructuredthecoursesothatthisjugglingwill
easeuptowardthelastthirdofthesemester,whenyouwillhaveampletimetofocuson
writingyourpaper.Moreover,theresearchprocesswillconsistofanumberofsmallsteps
thatwillhelpyoualongthepathtoproducingafullpaper.Thesesmallerassignmentsare
designedtointroduceyoutotheprocessofresearch,aswellastoensurethatyoustayon
topoftheproject.Thereisnopre‐requisiteforthiscourse,butafamiliaritywiththe
narrativeofUnitedStateshistoryisassumed.Ifyoufindyourselfstrugglingwiththelarger
context,anystandardUShistorytextbookwillhelpyouout.
CourseObjectives:
Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:
1. DescribenativecivilizationspriortocontactwithEuropeansandtheeffectsof
Europeancontactuponthesepeoples.
2. Describetheevolutionoftherelationshipbetweenindigenousgroupsandthe
federalgovernmentintheUnitedStates.
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3. DescribethetransformationofIndian‐whiterelationsinthetwentieth‐century,
andtheriseoftheIndiancivilrightsmovementandissuesfacingIndianstoday.
4. understandthedifferencebetweenaprimaryandsecondarysourceaswellas
howhistoriansusethem
5. offerbothwrittenandoralinterpretationsandcriticismsofbothprimaryand
secondarysources
6. Constructahistoricalargument(thesis),defendandsupportitwithboth
primaryandsecondarysources,andexplainhowitcontributestoongoing
debateswithinthehistoricalfield.
7. workcollaborativelywithotherstodiscussandexaminehistoricalsourcesand
expressyourfindingsregardingthosesourcestothelargerclass
Readings:
ColinG.Calloway,FirstPeoples:ADocumentarySurveyofAmericanIndianHistory,4th
edition
CamillaTownsend,PocahontasandthePowhatanDilemma
KerryTrask,BlackHawk:TheBattlefortheHeartofAmerica
FrankLinderman,PrettyShield
CliffordTrafzer,etal,eds,BoardingSchoolBlues:RevisitingAmericanIndianEducation
Experiences
MaryCrowDog,LakotaWoman
Otherarticlesnotedinsyllabus,foundeitheronlineoronmycourses.
CourseRequirements,Policies,andExpectations:
Thisclasswillcombinelectureanddiscussion.Inorderforthistosucceed,youmustall
cometoclassreadytotalkandparticipate.Pleasecompletethereadingsforeachdayprior
tocomingtoclass.Theclassperiodswillincludesomecombinationoflecture,smallgroup
work,andlargegroupdiscussion.Tomakethiseffectiverequiresactive,involvedstudent
participation.Iexpectthatyouwillcometoclasspreparedandreadytodiscussthetopicof
theday.Tofacilitatethis,Iwillperiodicallyaskyoutocometoclasspreparedwithshort
responses,questionsorwritingassignments.Thesewillbeincludedinyourparticipation
gradeforthecourse.Pleasestayontopofthereading–oftentheclasswon’tmakemuch
senseifyouhaven’tdonethereading.
Theassignmentsforthecourseareasfollows:
IndianCountryTodayJournal(6%):Evaluationanddiscussionofcurrentevents
facingIndiansintheUStoday;studentswilllocate,evaluateandpresentarticlesin
classoncurrentissuesoneday/weekinordertobetterunderstandtheissuesof
Indiansinthe21stcentury(Goal3)
DiscussionQuestions:(5%)Discussionprompts,questions,ponderings,dueatthe
beginningofclass.Youwillbeassignedonedayaweektobringdiscussion
questions.Theywillbegradedona5pointscale.(Goal1‐3,5)
TakeHomeMidtermExam:(12%)essayandshortanswerexamdueatmidterm
(Goal1‐3,6)
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TakeHomeFinalExam:(15%)essayexam,dueatfinalexamperiod(Goal1‐3,6)
BriefBookReview(7%):short2pagereviewofoneofthefirsttwomonographs
wewillread(Goal4‐5)
HistoriographyPaper:(10%)A3‐5pagereviewofhistoricalworksonthetopicof
yourresearchpaper.Moredetailsprovidedinclass.(Goal4‐5)
Participation/Attendance:(10%)seedescriptionbelow.(Goal1‐5,7)
FinalResearchProject(35%‐seebelowforbreakdownof100pointgrade)(Goal
1‐7)
 PaperProposal(5)dueMarch8
 First5pages(3),dueApril2
 Completefirstdraft(12)dueApril12
 Finaldraft(60)dueApril29
 OralPresentationofPaper(5)–April26and29
Attendanceisrequired.Youcannotparticipateifyouarenotinclass,soyourclassmates
andIexpectyoutoattendregularly.Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedtomissclass–I
understandthatemergenciesarise,butkeepmeintheloop.One“free”absenceisallowed,
butanymorewillbecountagainstyourparticipationgrade,unlesspriorarrangements
havebeenmade.Ifyoumissclass,itisyourresponsibilitytocontactmeoranotherstudent
inthecoursetofindoutifyouhavemissedanassignment.
Assignment/Paperpolicies:
Papersandassignmentsaredueatthebeginningofclassonthedateassigned.Iwillonly
acceptlateassignmentsifcontactedaheadoftime.Pleasekeepmeinformedifyouhavean
emergencysituation.Alllatepaperswillbedocked½gradeforeachday(oftheweek)late
(AbecomesABthenB…)
Papersmustbedouble‐spacedandtypedin10‐12pointfontwithone‐inchmargins.They
mustbestapledandlabeledwithpagenumbers.Clean,neatrecycledpaperisfine.
Papersmustbeturnedintoturnitin.com.Ourclass#is:6006962,password:history.
Papersnotturnedintoturnitin.comwillearnazero.
AcademicHonesty:
Idonottolerateplagiarism.TheCarrollUniversityAcademicIntegrityPolicyislocatedin
yourstudenthandbook.Iencourageyoutofamiliarizeyourselfwithit.Ireportallcasesof
academicdishonestytotheUniversityEthicsCommittee.Iexpectthatallofyourworkis
yourownoriginalworkandthatyouusepropercitationstoindicateallideasand
quotationstakenfromothersources(whetherfromcoursereadings,published,webor
otherstudents).Aplagiarizedworkwillresultinazeroontheassignmentinquestion,with
noopportunitytoredoit.Repeatedcasesofplagiarismmayresultinfailingthecourse.If
youhavequestionsabouthowtoproperlyciteyourwork,pleasecomeseeme.Wewill
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discussthisinmoredetailbeforeyouwriteyourfirstpaper.Allpaperswillbesubmittedto
turnitin.com.Detailswillfollow.
ContactingMe:
Iwillbeinmyofficeduringmyofficehours–pleaseusethattimetocomeseemeifyou
haveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttheclass,orifyou’djustliketochat.
AccommodationforDisabilities:Studentswithdocumenteddisabilitieswhomayneed
accomodations,oranystudentconsideringobtainingdocumentationshouldmakean
appointmentwithMs.MarthaBledsoe,DirectorofServicesforStudentswithDisabilities,no
laterthanthefirstweekofclass.Shecanbereachedbycalling262‐524‐7335orcontacting
[email protected].
Anoteaboutthesyllabus:Asinstructor,Ireservetherighttochangeanyaspectofthis
course,includingthescheduleofreadingsandassignments.Youareexpectedto
accommodateannouncedchanges.
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ScheduleofReadingsandLectures:
Date: TopicsandReadings: Week1:
GettingStarted
Jan.22
Introduction
Jan.25
StudyingNativeHistory–IssuesandDebates Readings:
Calloway:Introduction;“ANavajoEmergenceStory,”“CornandGame:
WomanandMeninCherokeeSociety,”
FrederickHoxie,“TheProblemsofIndianHistory,”
CalvinMartin,“Ethnohistory:ABetterWaytoWriteIndianHistory”(R);
MichaelDorris,“IndiansontheShelf”(R)
Week2:
NativeAmericabefore1492
Jan29 NorthAmericabeforeEuropeans
Readings:Calloway,Ch.1,“TheIroquoisGreatLeagueofPeace,”“Early
AmericanTownsandCities;”CharlesMann,“1491”
Feb.1 Noinclassmeeting–beginpreliminaryresearchforpapertopic
Week3:
EncounterswithEuropeans
Feb.5 EncounteringtheEuropeanI Readings:
Calloway:ChapterTwo,pp.78‐94
“ANarrativeoftheDeSotoInvasion,”“AnIndianExplanationofthePueblo
Revolt”
Comewithpossiblepapertopicstoday
Feb.8 EncounteringtheEuropeanII
Readings:Calloway,Ch.2,pp.95‐end;“JesuitsandHuronsinNewFrance,”
“AMi’kmaqQuestionsFrench‘Civilization;’”IndianPicturesoftheInvaders;
Townsend,preface–Ch.2
Week4:
EffectsofEnglishColonization
Feb.12
Re‐imaginingthe13Colonies:EffectsofBritishColonization
Readings:Townsend,Ch.3–end;KathleenM.Brown,“TheAnglo‐
AlgonquinGenderFrontier”
Feb.15
IndiansinBritishColonialAmerica
Readings:Calloway,Ch.3,pp.152‐168;JamesH.Merrell,“TheIndians’New
World:TheCatawbaExperience”;JamesP.Ronda,“GenerationsofFaith:
TheChristianIndiansofMartha’sVineyard”
ReviewofTownsendduetoday
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Week5
Feb.19
CreatingMiddleGrounds
Creating“MiddleGrounds”:GreatLakesandSouthwest
Readings:
Calloway,Ch.3,169‐end;“WarandDiplomacyintheSouthwest,”JamesF.
Brooks,“ThisEvilExtendsEspeciallytotheFeminineSex:Captivityand
IdentityinNewMexico,1700‐1846.”LucyEldersveldMurphy,“ToLive
AmongUs:Accomodation,GenderandConflictintheWesternGreatLakes
Region,1760‐1832”
Identifysourcesforhistoriographybytoday
Feb.22
CompetingLoyalties:theAgeofImperialWars
Readings:Calloway,Chapter4,p.218‐223
“TheTreatyofLancaster,”“TheAbenakisDefytheEnglish,”“ACaptivewith
theSenecas,”
Week6:RevolutionandAfter
Feb.26
IndiansandtheRevolution Readings:Calloway,Ch.4,223‐232;“TheRevolutionComestothe
Cherokees,”“MemoriesofWarandSmallpox,”KarimM.Tiro,“TheDilemmas
ofAlliance”
HistoriographyPaperduetoday
March1
ConfrontingtheNewNation
Readings:Calloway,Ch.4,232‐end;Ch.5,274‐280“AnIndianSolutiontothe
ConflictoverIndianLands,”“NorthwestCoastIndiansontheBrink:The
DrawingsofJohnWeber;”Trask,BlackHawk,Prologue,Ch.1‐3
Week7:MovingTowardRemoval
March5
RemovalandResistanceI
Readings:Calloway,Ch.5,280‐end;“CherokeeWomenOpposeLandSales
andRemovals,”“FoundationsofFederalIndianLawandResponse,”Trask,
Ch.4‐7
March8
RemovalandResistanceII
Readings:
FinishTrask
PaperProposalDueToday
Week8:
WarsintheWest
March12
EncounterswithanExpansionistPeople
Readings:
Calloway,Ch.6,332‐346
RichardWhite,“WinningoftheWest:TheExpansionoftheWesternSiouxin
theEighteenthandNineteenthCenturies.”(R)
MidtermdueWednesday3/14atnoontomycourses
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March15
WarsintheWest
Readings:
Calloway,Ch.6,346‐end,“SixtyYearsofKiowaHistory,”
“TheTreatyofFortLaramieandtheStrugglefortheBlackHills,”
“ChiefJoseph’sPleaforFreedom;”beginPrettyShield,Introduction–Ch.7
TraskOptionBookReviewduetoday
Week9:
Late19thCenturyChanges
March19
PlainsCultureinTransition
Readings:
FrankB.Linderman,PrettyShield,
Calloway:“TheBattleofLittleBigHorninMythandHistory”p.327‐334
March22
IndianCulturalRenewalandtheDawesAct
Readings:
Calloway:Chapter7;412‐434;
“DismantlingTribesandtheirHomelands”Trafzer,“Introduction–Ch.4
SpringBreak:March23‐31
Week10:
ReservationBlues
April2
Noclass–individualmeetingswithinstructoraboutresearchpaper
First5pagesdue
April5
AssimilatingtheIndian:theBoardingSchoolExperience
Readings:
Calloway,Ch.7,435‐end;Trafzer,Ch.5‐10;“SiouxSchoolExperiences”
Week11:
AnIndianNewDeal–ornot April9
TheIndianNewDealandTermination
Readings:
Calloway:Chapter8,484‐505
“TwoViewsoftheIndianReorganizationAct,”
“IndiansintheCities”“IndiansandWorldWarII”
BeginCrowDog,LakotaWoman
April12
TheIndianInPopularCulture
Readings:
Calloway:“TheFortMarionArtists;”
“IndianArtistsDepictIndianLife”
“PlayingIndianandFightingMascots”continueLakotaWoman
RoughDraftDueToday
Week12:
IndianCivilRightsandTreatyRights
April16
RedPower–IndianCivilRights
Readings:
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Calloway,Chapter8.505‐end;Ch.9,546‐552,“DocumentsofIndian
Militancy”FinishCrowDog,LakotaWoman;
April19
Week13:
April23
TreatyRightsandTribalSovereignity
Readings:
Calloway:Chapter9,552‐end
“PresidentNixonandtheSupremeCourtAddressSelf‐Determination”;p.
510‐519;DonaldFixico,“ChippewaFishingandHuntingRightsintheGreat
Lakes,”“ControversyandSpiritualityintheBlackHills”
IndianCountryToday
Issuesofthe21stCentury
Readings:Calloway,Ch.10
Calloway:“TribalColleges:IndianEducationforIndianPeople,”“Indian
Leadershipattheendofthe20thCentury,”“JusticeinIndianCountry”“US‐
IndianRelationsonaWorldStage”
April26
beginstudentpaperpresentations
Week14:
PaperPresentations
April30:
Presentations/wrap‐up
FinalPaperduetoday!!
FinalExamdueTuesday,May7at8am,followedbyin‐
classshowingof“SmokeSignals”
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