History of the Indigenous Peoples of the Northern Plains
Anthropology · 3 hrs Lecture/Seminar
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where ANTH-3127 counts
Counts toward 5 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This lecture-seminar traces the history of Indigenous Peoples on the Northern Plains from the pre-contact period to the mid-20th century on both sides of the present Canadian-U.S. border. Ancient plains cultures, the introduction of European technologies, the fur trade, struggles for regional dominance and control over resources, advancing European settlement, and the establishment of reservations/reserve constitute the major topics of this lecture seminar. In a comparative approach, this course explores critical differences and similarities in Indigenous history on both sides of the Canadian and US border.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3518 | HIST-3616.
Cross-listed
HIST-3616(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.