Sacred Lands and the challenge of resurgence: 20th-century Native American history

In this course, we will examine the resurgence of Native Americans in the USA from the New Deal forward. From a population nadir in the early 20th century, native people began a long and difficult rebirth as they began to wrestle self-determination away from the federal government. By studying the challenges, both legal and non-legal, faced by Native Americans in relation to the standards of white America, we can uncover the legal, social, and artistic developments that occurred during this period of rebirth.