PRESENTATION COLLEGE –
ABERDEEN, SD
HISTORY AND
THE AMERICAN INDIAN (HS313)
Three Semester Hours
FALL 2012
AB/LC TR 1:30-2:45 pm CT
Welcoming
people of all faiths, Presentation College challenges learners toward academic
excellence and, in the Catholic tradition, the development of the whole person.
Instructor: Dr.
Brad Tennant, Associate Professor, Department of Arts & Sciences
Office Hours: C333
MWF 7:00-8:45 am, 11:00-11:50 am;
TR
7:00-11:50 am (or by appointment).
(605) 229-8577 or 1-800-437-6060
ext. 577
E-mail: brad.tennant@presentation.edu
Texts: American Indians – Answers to Today’s Questions (Second Edition) by Jack
Utter. National Woodlands Publishing Company, 2001.
ISBN: 9780806133096
The Lakota Way by Joseph M. Marshall III. Penguin Compass, 2001.
ISBN: 9780142196090
Supplementary Readings:
(Each of these will have links through Blackboard)
The American Indian Experience (website)
Indian Country Today. (newspaper)
Lakota Country Times (newspaper)
Course Description:
HISTORY AND THE AMERICAN INDIAN (HS313)
fulfills the requirements for a social
science/human culture core elective and a
required course for education majors.
The course covers the origins and distribution of various North American
Indian cultures prior to European contact; cultural changes resulting from
white contact ranging from the Columbian period to the present; the role of
federal Indian policies; and the relationship between American Indians and
states, with an emphasis on South Dakota.
Outside reading required.
Applicable Presentation College General Education
Course Goal and Outcomes for HS313:
|
3.
Culture and Social Heritage - Graduates will develop a critical understanding
of human cultures and their creative achievements. |
3a. Analyze
historical events, ideas, and societies from a multi-cultural perspective. 3b.
Understand interrelationships of individuals and societies in their
historical/cultural contexts. 3c.
Demonstrate understanding of the concepts and conversation common to a
particular humanities discipline. 3d.
Critically analyze creative ideas and works in the humanities from a
contextual perspective.
|
Instructor Goals:
1) Students should appreciate
cultural differences between groups of people and over a period of time.
2) Students should understand
the short-term and long-term cultural impact of the European presence in North
America.
3) Students will have a broader
understanding of the role of American Indians throughout various stages of
American history from the colonial period to the present day.
4) Students will come to
understand the purposes and resulting consequences of U.S. Indian policy by
looking at past practices and treaties and their significance today.
5) Students will learn of
specific Indian and non-Indian individuals who have played significant roles in
shaping American history.
6) Students will gain a greater
understanding of educational issues as they pertain to culturally diverse
classrooms and schools.
Instructional Techniques:
Although the course is largely
lecture-based, it is hoped that the class size and paper topics will encourage
active student participation. Lecture outlines will be posted on Blackboard and
Dyknow.
ADA Statement:
Presentation
College is committed to ensuring equal learning opportunities for all students
and provides reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities in
accordance with the College’s procedures.
If you are a student requiring accommodations or services, please
contact the Office of Disability Services at 1-800-437-6060, Ext. 581.
Assessment and Grading:
Students should be familiar with
Presentation College’s policies regarding academic integrity. These are found in the college catalog under
“Academic Policies.”
Academic achievement will be based
on three tests (50 points each), three sets of article summaries (10 points
each), one book review (20 points), and one paper/education project (30
points).
TESTS will be essay.
8/12 identifications x 4 points each = 32 points
3/5 essays x 6 points = 18 points
50 points possible
ARTICLE
SUMMARIES
include three sets of TWO ARTICLES. Each
student will choose two articles dealing with American Indian issues for each set
due. A short, typed summary with your
comments and a bibliographic citation for each article should be submitted to
the instructor. Citations should include
the author, title of the article, source, date, and page number.
The
BOOK REVIEW will be a 2-3 page paper on The Lakota Way.
The
PAPER/EDUCATION PROJECT will be typed, double-spaced and a minimum of
five pages in length. Topics may deal
with a variety of areas including archaeology, anthropology, education,
religion, history, government, economics, art, or literature. Sources should be properly cited. Education majors will prepare a course
project in lieu of a paper. This project
will encourage integrated curriculum
development through course preparation and unit lessons, including classroom activities
and assessment.
Letter grades will be assigned
according to the following scale based on the highest total number of points
received by any student in the class.
96% and
above = A
90-95% = A-
87-89% = B+
83-36% = B
80-82% = B-
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
59% and
below = Failing
Rubric
for assessing history examinations and papers:
Attendance:
As stated in the Presentation
College catalog, “Each student is expected to attend every class session and be
on time. If for any reason a student
must be absent from class, the responsibility of making up work rests entirely
upon the student.”
n Topics covered will include
a great deal of information NOT necessarily found in the texts.
n Students are expected to
contact the instructor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if an absence will result in missing
any graded work. Students should take
exams ahead of time if they know that they will be absent.
n All weather-related closings
are the decision of the Administration.
Local radio and television stations will announce these.
HISTORY AND
THE AMERICAN INDIAN (HS313)
THREE SEMESTER HOURS
FALL 2012
Topics, Readings, and Due
Dates
Aug.
28/30 - Course
Introduction; Utter 1-12, 159-161
Sept.
4/6 - Pre-Columbian Native America
Sept.
11/13 - Article
Summaries Due; Colonial America; Utter 79-131
Sept.
18/20 - Test
#1; American Revolution
Sept.
25/27 - The Confederation Period
Oct. 9/11 - Oct. 9 – No Class (Fall
Break); Indians and the Constitution;
Utter 239-278; Article Summaries Due
Oct.
16/18 - Early 19th Century
Oct.
23/25 - Westward Expansion and the Southwest;
Book Review Due
Oct.
30/1 - Test
#2; Westward Expansion and
the Northern Plains
Nov.
6/8 - Late 19th
Century
Nov.
13/15 - Early 20th Century; Utter
57-78
Nov. 20/22 - Late 20th Century; Utter 291-306;
Nov. 22 – No Class
(Thanksgiving)
Nov. 27/29 - Where
the Spirit Lives; Paper/Education
Unit Due
Dec.
4/6 - Article Summaries Due; Education
and Current Issues;
Utter 279-290
Dec.
10-13 (MTWR) - Test #3 TBA