HIST 462 - Formation of Federal Indian Policy

Credits: 3

This course will examine the development of U.S. policies on American Indian/Alaska Native peoples. Topics will include the legal and theological underpinnings of federal Indian policy, constitutional arguments for Congressional control of Indian affairs, treaty-making, allotment, termination, the Reorganization Act, and self-determination. The course will conclude with an examination of current federal policies on such issues as Indian gaming and child welfare.

Cross-Listed: AIS 462.

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