ETHS 160F - American Indian History (formerly History of the Native Americans)

    Recent Professors
    Donald Salcedo
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 6 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU GE Area F · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    54 hours lecture per term. This course surveys Native American history from the pre-colonial era to the present, drawing from American Indian and Indigenous Studies epistemologies, theories, and methods. Students analyze historical events through frameworks of sovereignty, settler colonialism, survivance (Vizenor), refusal (Audra Simpson), and resurgence (Leanne Simpson). Topics include Indigenous cosmologies, creation stories, philosophies and religious traditions; the impact of multiple European and U.S. colonial projects; federal Indian law and policy; resistance movements from Tecumseh to AIM; cultural revitalization and urban Indian experiences; and contemporary struggles for sovereignty, decolonization, and environmental justice. This course also examines how U.S. constitutional principles have shaped the relationship between Native nations and the United States and how Indigenous struggles for sovereignty and self-determination have influenced broader American ideals of democracy, justice, and human rights. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, Cal-GETC
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 6:00pm–7:25pm