Předmět Současné indiánské komunity (AJ27051)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Cíl

Students successfully completing this seminar should be able to discuss the situation of Native Americans in the United States and Canada today. They should be able to distinguish between the stereotypes which are held about this group of peoples, both in North America and in Europe and the reality of the indigenous experience. Students should be able to discuss, analyze and evaluate the historical causes that have resulted in the current situation of individual bands, nations or other groups of indigenous peoples in North America.

Osnova

This seminar will be divided into two parts. The first will look at modern (post-1865) historical relations between Native Americans and the various European/American entities with whom they had to deal, i.e. the U.S. and Canadian governments as well as organizations such as the Hudson's Bay Company and missionary societies. In the second part, we will look at contemporary Native American society and the particular issues which are of relevance to this unique community. These will include cultural issues (e.g., education, freedom of religion, language preservation), economic (reservation economic development, the impact of gambling, unemployment), legal issues (tribal self-government, land claims) and social issues (alcoholism, drug abuse, etc.).Week 1: Course Introduction. Ishi: The middle is an end and a beginningReading: Rockafellar and Starn, Gordon, Fagan and Davis.Part I: BackgroundWeek 2: Historical Background: The Noble Savage, the concept of Terra nullis.Reading: Takaki, Chapter 1.Week 3: Historical Background: Relocation, "Indian Wars," Neglect and TerminationReading: Takaki, Chapter 4 and Chapter 9, and Dickason, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.Week 4: Themes in Nineteenthth Century Writings: Responses to European SettlementReading: Historical oratory, Kaiser. Group SelectionWeek 5: Historical Background: Indian Power, Land Claims: The 1960s to the PresentReading: Takaki, Chapter 14; Olson and Wilson, Chapters 7 & 8;.Film: Incident at OglalaPart II: IssuesIn addition to the short stories assigned each week, there will be a number of academic articles and (current) newspaper reports dealing with these issues in general or the specific topic to be discussed each week.Week 6: Where are Native Americans today? An overview of the political, economic, social, and demographic situation.Reading: Goodman-Draper.Film: KanehsatakeWeek 7: Political Sovereignty and Land. Case Issue: The Nisga'aReading: Coon ComeWeek 8: Social and Family IssuesReading: Presentation topic announcementWeek 9: Development and EconomyVinjeFilm: Powwow HighwayWeek 10: EducationCookFilm: Smoke SignalsWeek 11: PresentationsWeek 12: PresentationsWeek 13: Presentations

Literatura

povinná literaturaOlson, James S. and Raymond Wilson. Native Americans in the Twentieth Century. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.1986TAKAKI, Ronald. A different mirror :a history of multicultural America. 1st ed. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1993. ix, 508 s. ISBN 0-316-83111-5. info

Garant

Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek

Vyučující

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.