Time Schedule:
Mary C Wright
AIS 271
Seattle Campus
Examines societies of the Columbia and Fraser River Plateau and Great Basin, including social structures and relations, subsistence strategies, belief systems, and changes over time, both before and after non-Natives’ arrival.
Class description
The Spring 2008 class will focus especially on the 1855 treat and the 1856-58 War.
Student learning goals
To understand the Native American cultures of the Plateau people and the history of their tribes relations with American colonists.
To research and write an analysis of a historical event using primary documents.
To integrate and discuss the ideas, concepts and understandings of the course content in the answering of essay exam questions.
General method of instruction
Lecture-discussion.
Recommended preparation
Ais 201-202-203 recommended
Class assignments and grading
Two 5-page papers
30% writing assignments (two 5-page papers) 15% class participation 5% out-of-class research reports 20% midterm exam 30% final exam
