IS3253H — Hnrs: Native Treaties
Examination of North American Indigenous treaties with Canada and the United States, the human rights concerns those treaties bring into focus, and the civic responsibilities the treaties entail. Includes both historical treaty issues, such as the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie and its implications for the ownership of the Black Hills, the 1851 Treaty of Traverse de Sioux and the Dakota War of 1862, and more current movements tied to treaty obligations. Survey of leaders and leadership styles in both historic treaty negotiations and contemporary indigenous rights movements. prereq: participation in Honors Program