AIS/HIST 257 American Indian History and Culture
ED 220
MWF 9:00A- 9:50A
Fall 1998
Leonard Bruguier
bruguier@usd.edu


My office is located in Dakota Hall, Room 12, on the lower level. My office hours for the Fall Semester will be one hour prior to each class meeting. If additional time is needed my normal working day commences at 8:00A through 5:00P unless other business intervenes. You may call 605.677.5209 to make an appointment. Coffee and visiting with our Institute of American Indian Studies staff is encouraged when we are not engaged in normal Institute routine. While at the Institute, you are invited to visit and use the materials found in the South Dakota Oral History Center (appointments appreciated), or browse the Joseph H. Cash Memorial Library. Specific information about the Institute's resources is available on our website.


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an introductory survey of the content, concepts, and methods of American Indian Studies. Exposure to the diverse American Indian cultures, political systems, and social organizations inhabiting North America from time immemorial to the present are explored through the use of oral traditions, written literature, and art forms.


COURSE PHILOSOPHY

A University classroom is one of the few places left on mother earth where students have total intellectual freedom. We are all students, albeit with abilities varying in sophistication and development. Therefore, do not be hesitant to express yourself through oral and written exercises. Dialogue is an important part of the learning process, especially in societies that are historically based on oral traditions. We will in effect use dialogue to reinforce other learning activities. I prefer that you share your thoughts with the class.

This course should also be used to enhance your chosen career by obtaining a multicultural view of our present day society. With exposure to another's viewpoint, a better understanding of culture and its intrinsic workings should enable you to have a clearer interpretation of how it affects people's interactions.


ATTENDANCE

Class attendance is mandatory. You are accountable for ideas, dialogue, visuals, and discussions from assigned readings that will be shared only in the classroom.


ASSESSMENT

Your grade will be based on two examinations, the first scheduled before midterm, the final as scheduled, a map test, and a genealogy project. This class is also subject to unannounced quizzes. No extra credit work is accepted.

Map Exam=50 points, Midterm=125 points, Final=150 points, Genealogy=50 points, Attendance=25 points

100-93=A, 92-85=B, 84-76=C, 75-68=D, 67-00=failed to meet minimum standards


COMPUTER LITERACY

You are encouraged to obtain access to and gain facility with the University of South Dakota's computer network. I will periodically provide updates on events, readings, and other pertinent matters on this syllabus and post them on the Institute of American Indian Studies website.

Excellent site for Dakota/Lakota/Dakota culture and language.


REQUIRED BOOKS

Berkhofer, Robert T., Jr. The White Man's Indian: Images of the American Indian from Columbus to the Present. New York: Vintage Books, 1979, paper; orig. pub. 1978.

Gibson, Arrell M. The American Indian: Prehistory to the Present. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1980.

Mihesuah, Devon A. American Indians: Stereotypes and Realities. Atlanta: Clarity Press, Inc., 1996.

Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. Maps and illustrations by Molly Braun. New York: Facts on File, 1985.


CLASS MEETING DATES, LECTURE TOPICS

We will meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00A - 9:50A according to the University Calendar for the Fall Semester 1998.

September 2 Introduction, hand out syllabi, website information, books, expectations
September 4 Waldman: Contents, Preface, ch 1; Chronology, pp. 212-214; 223-228; movie Aztec
September 9 Waldman: ch 2; Chronology, pp. 215-218; 229-236; movie Maya
September 14-16-18 Gibson: Preface, Contents, chs 1-2; Waldman: ch 3; pp. 219-221; 237-243; Mihesuah: Introduction, [1]
September 21-23-25 Gibson: ch. 3-4; Waldman: ch 3; Mihesuah: [2], [3]; Map test TBA; movie TBA
September 28-30 Gibson: chs. 5-8; Berkhofer: Preface, Part One; Mihesuah: [4], [5]; movie TBA

October 2 Gibson: chs. 5-8; Berkhofer: Preface, Part One; movie TBA
October 5-7-9 Mihesuah: [6], [7]; Continued discussion on readings
October 14-16 Gibson: ch. 9-12; Berkhofer: Part Two; Waldman: ch. 4-5; Mihesuah: [8]
October 19-21-23 Mihesuah: [9], [10]; Continued discussion on readings; movie TBA
October 26-28-30 Mihesuah: [11], [12]; Continued discussion on readings; movie TBA

November 2-4-6 Gibson: chs. 13-18; Berkhofer: Part Three; Mihesuah: [13], [14]
November 9-13 Mihesuah: [15], [16]; Continued discussion on readings; movie TBA
November 16-18-20 Mihesuah: [17], [18]; Continued discussion on readings; movie TBA
November 23-30 Mihesuah: [19], [20]; Continued discussion on readings; movie TBA

December 2-4 Genealogy due; Gibson: chs. 19-20; Berkhofer: Part Four; Mihesuah: [21], [22]
December 7-9-11 Gibson: chs. 21, 22; Berkhofer: Part Four; Mihesuah: [23], [24]; movie TBA
December 14 Mihesuah: pp. 113-122; Continued discussion on readings
December 16 Final Examination, date, time, location TBA


RESERVED READINGS

Located at the Institute of American Indian Studies office, the following material is offered for your personal perusal to gain additional knowledge of American Indians and their impact on North American history. It will be periodically updated.

"American Indian Studies and Intercultural Education." Wicazo Sa Review 7 (Fall 1991): 1-8.

"The Radical Conscience in Native American Indian Studies." Wicazo Sa Review 7 (Fall 1991): 9-13.

"Columbus, Indians, and the Black Legend Hocus Pocus." Commentary. American Indian Culture and Research Journal 17 (1993-2): 175-187.


USEFUL REFERENCE BOOKS

Champagne, Duane, ed. Chronology of Native North American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.

________., ed. The Native North American Almanac. Vols. I & II. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.

Holm, Tom. Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: Native American Veterans of the Vietnam War. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996.

Hoover, Herbert T. The Sioux: A Critical Bibliography. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 1979.

Krinsky, Carol H. Contemporary Native American Architecture: Cultural Regeneration and Creativity. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Nabokov, Peter and Robert Easton. Native American Architecture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Prucha, Francis P. Atlas of American Indian Affairs. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990.

Reyhner, Jon, ed. Teaching American Indian Students. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. Dakota's Heritage: A Compilation of Indian Place Names in South Dakota. Sioux Falls, SD: Brevet Press, 1973.

Thornton, Russell. American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History Since 1492. The Civilization of the American Indian Series, Vol. 186. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.


GOVERNMENT, LAW, AND LEGAL MATTERS

Cohen, Felix S. Handbook of Federal Indian Law. Washington, DC: Department of Interior, 1942; reprint, University of New Mexico Press, n.d.

Johansen, Bruce E. Forgotten Founders: How the American Indian Helped Shape Democracy. Boston, MA: The Harvard Common Press, 1982.

Kappler, Charles J., comp. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. 5 Vols. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904.

Klein, Barry T. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. 6th ed. West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 1993.

Pommersheim, Frank. Broken Ground and Flowing Waters: An Introductory Text, with Materials on Rosebud Sioux Tribal Government. Aberdeen, SD: North Plains Press, 1977, 3d printing, 1979.

Prucha, Francis P. The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians. 2 Vols. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.


ORAL HISTORIES

Cash, Joseph H., and Herbert T. Hoover, eds. To Be an Indian: An Oral History. New Introduction by Donald L. Fixico. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1995, paper; orig. pub. 1971.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Trickster and the Troll. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.

Theisz, R. D., ed. Buckskin Tokens: Contemporary Oral Narratives of the Lakota. Aberdeen, SD: North Plains Press, 1975.

Wheeler, Sylvia G. This Fool History: An Oral History of Dakota Territory. Vermillion: University of South Dakota Press, 1991.

________. Counting Back: Voices of the Lakota and Pioneer Settlers. Unknown: BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992.


MISCELLANY

Berkhofer, Robert F., Jr. Salvation and the Savage: An Analysis of Protestant Missions and American Indian Response, 1787-1862. New York: Atheneum, 1976; orig. pub. 1965.

Bordewich, Fergus M. Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century. New York: Doubleday, 1996.

Brown, Jennifer S. H., and Elizabeth Vibert. Reading Beyond Words: Contexts for Native History. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press, 1996.

Castro, Michael. Interpreting the Indian: Twentieth-Century Poets and the Native American. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.

Jackson, Helen. A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings With Some of the Indian Tribes. New York: Indian Head Books, 1993.

Mander, Jerry. In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991.

O'Meara, Sylvia and Douglas A. West. From Our Eyes: Learning from Indigenous Peoples. Toronto, Canada: Garamond Press, 1996.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. Completing the Circle. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1995.

Weatherford, Jack. Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1988, paper.

________. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1991, paper.


USEFUL PERIODICALS AND BULLETINS

American Indian Culture and Research Journal. Los Angeles: American Indian Studies Center, University of California at Los Angeles.

American Indian Law Review. Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma College of Law.

American Indian Quarterly. Norman, OK: Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma.

Native Americas: Akwe:kon's Journal of Indigenous Issues. Ithaca, NY: American Indian Program, Akwe:kon Press, Cornell University.

South Dakota Historical Collections. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Historical Society.

The Bulletin. Vermillion, SD: Institute of American Indian Studies.

The Indian Historian. San Francisco: The American Indian Historical Society.

The Western Historical Quarterly. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico.

Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Mancos, CO: American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Wicazo Sa: Journal of Native American Studies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Winds of Change. Boulder, CO: American Indian Science and Engineering Society.


FURTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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