NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

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This course will begin with an examination of pre-contact Native American societies in North America and conclude with an analysis of present-day issues facing Native Amecian nations in the United States. We will cover topics ranging from cultural exchange, nonviolent interactions, and trade to disease, warfare, atrocities, and environmental degradation. The course will pay attention to the history of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and the Onodowa'ga (Seneca) nation to take full advantage of local resources like the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca. In the process, we will also analyze the historical relationship between the Onodowa'ga and St. Bonaventure University.