Spring 2017  |  AMIN 4511 Section 001: American Indian Political Economy (67007)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 220
Course Catalog Description:
Sources, nature, consequences of social/economic development/change in Indian communities. Precontact Indian communities. Effect of European contact. Social movements into 20th century, including phenomenon of urban Indian communities. prereq: 1001
Class Description:
This course focuses on the sources, nature, and consequences of Indian political and economic "underdevelopment." We will read and discuss different theoretical approaches which purport to explain why tribal nations are still underdeveloped economically (notwithstanding the myth that Indian gaming has made all tribes wealthy); we will examine the U.S. government's efforts to both stimulate and restrict tribal political/economic development; and we will discuss the critical role that indigenous "value" plays in questions of tribal development. We will focus on several crucial issues areas (i.e., Indian gaming, tribal-state relations, energy resources, urban Indians, and Indian water rights) and we will examine several tribes as case studies to see how and why they have or have not been "successful" in the area of political/economic development. This is an upper-division class with a writing emphasis. Students will be expected to read several books, do reserve readings, and will be required to write a major research paper and several shorter papers. Texts will include, but not be limited to: Richard White, "The Roots of Dependency," Elizabeth Cheechio and Bonnie G. Colby, "Indian Water Rights," Susan Guyette, "Planning for Balanced Development: A Guide for Native American and Rural Communities," and Donald Fixico, "The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century: American Capitalism and Tribal Natural Resources."
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
25% Special Projects
Exam Format:
Essay.
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
35-40 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67007/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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