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1. American Indian/Native American Studies overview - comparing American Indian traditional cultures and religions in response to the impact of the European invasion.
1. Review and comparison of tribal origins and oral traditions; ethnicity, ethnocentrism, and racism
2. The Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny and the Marshall Trilogy
3. Treaties including California Treaties
4. California
1. Missionization, Act for the Government and Protection of California Indians, Gold Rush and militias.
2. Contemporary California - AB 275 - PL 280
3. IGRA – Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
4. Truth and Healing Council
5. Bureau of Indian Affairs – Federal Recognition, State Recognition, non-federally recognized tribes
6. Federal Trust Responsibility
7. Health Policy – Indian Health Service
8. Removal policies and the establishment of reservations/rancherias
9. Assimilation Policies – Dawes Act, Indian Offences, Boarding schools, Indian Child Welfare Act
10. Dual citizenship - Tribal Nations - Not just an Ethnic Group
1. Tribal Identity, Blood Quantum, Disenrollment trends in California
11. Reorganization, Termination, Relocation, and urbanization
12. Social resistance, American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Indian Civil Rights Act
13. Restoration and Self-determination  - Tilly Hardwick Case.
14. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and California Native American and Graves Protection Repatriation Act

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.    Identify and analyze key instances and perspectives in the history and cultural development of American Indians/Native Americans.

2.    Explain specific government policies; analyze and assess the policies in the context of institutionalized racism; synthesize those analyses and apply them to identify and evaluate potential bias and racism within the federal government.

3.    Analyze and examine the relevance of specific ways that American Indian culture, religion, society, and policy impact one another.

4.    Describe historical and contemporary trends and instances within Federal, State and Tribal governance, including treaties and the application of constitutional law.

5.    Evaluate the intersectional and transformative aspects of practices of inclusion and equity, and the practices and movements to build a diverse, multi-ethnic, and just society.

Methods of evaluation may include, but are not limited to:

Classroom Discussions

Essay Examinations

Objective Examinations

Problem Solving Examinations

Projects

Field Assignments

Pevar, Steven, The Rights of Indians and Tribes, Southern Illinois University Press

Wilkinson, Charles. Indian Tribes as Sovereign Governments. American Indian Resources Institute

Wilkins, David. American Indian Politics and the American Political System. Rowman and Littlefield. 2007. Secon Edition

Equivalent Open Educational Resource