Course Level: College Preparatory
Credits: 2.5
Suggested Grade Level: 9 – 12
Prerequisite: None
NJ Course Code:
This course approaches Native American experience from a sympathetic yet unromantic cultural perspective. We begin with the premise that Native Americans were active agents in producing their history both before and after the European invasion of North America--not just victims of white oppression and/or abstract social forces. Topics include cultural diversity in North America on the eve of European colonization; the dynamics of early Indian-European encounters in different regions of North America; the role of slavery in Native American societies and in Indian-European relations; the political and spiritual dimensions of accommodation and resistance to Euro-American expansion in the eighteenth century; the construction and reconstruction of Indian identities in the era of the American Revolution; forced Indian Removal; and the nineteenth-century struggles for the Great Plains and the Great Basin. Emphasis will be placed on current scholarly debates and varieties of historical analysis. Students are encouraged to think independently, and student participation in class discussions (both online and face-to-face) is essential to the success of the course. Written work, like class discussions, will focus on the wide-ranging and intellectually challenging assigned readings.
Sandshore Elementary School
498 Sandshore Rd
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-4003
Mountain View Elementary School
118 Cloverhill Drive
Flanders, NJ 07836
973-927-2201
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
99 Sunset Drive
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-4002
Mt. Olive Middle School
160 Wolfe Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-4006
Mt. Olive High School
18 Corey Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
973-927-2208