Native American History from 1830

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Offered spring. Examines Native American relations with the United States federal government as well as other non-Native groups from the passage of the 1830 Indian Removal Act through the mid-1970s, ending with the transition from Termination Policy to Self-Determination Policy. Focuses on U.S. federal policies; strategies different Indigenous communities employed to resist non-Native encroachment; and the short and long-term consequences for Indigenous peoples.