Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians. 4

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This course tracks California history from the time before memory to present, and specifically engages the relationships between California Indians, settler colonial society, the power of the state, and the contested terrain of public memory. The course takes a presentist perspective, historicizing a number of critical contemporary issues facing California Indians, such as sovereignty, land use, casino gaming, disenrollment, recognition, political influence, public memory, and the relationships between Indian communities and academics. Fulfills humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (1998). Fulfills arts/humanities requirement; when ?HP? precedes title, fulfills historical perspectives requirement (2019).