GEG 3300 - Indigenous Geographies of North America

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): GEG 1300 or NAS 1000 or PSC 1010 or junior or higher standing

Description: In this course, we examine Indigenous Peoples’ relationships to land and power in North America with a focus on the United States. Colonial legacies of dispossession, genocide, and the reservation system frame how we discuss and interpret physical and symbolic violence against Indigenous Peoples. We begin with a historical geographic exploration of Indigenous land use patterns and how European arrival and invasion radically destabilized Native cultures. U.S. government policies and actions including the establishment of reservations and Tribal governments illustrate how institutions shape contemporary political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental relationships. Contemporary issues such as natural resource extraction, economic development, intersectionality, and cultural resilience influence the experiences of Native Americans on and off reservations.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.

General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences

University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice

Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3300, PSC 3300