Description
This is an anti-racism course focusing on understanding historical
and current relations between White Americans and Native Americans,
with an emphasis on Lakota/White relations as this course is taught
in South Dakota. The course will trace treaty history, political
history and cultural impact of white domination and colonization.
Inter-group theory will be a primary lens through which cross
cultural contact will be examined. An emphasis of the course will be
to assist students to understand systemic racism, and begin a
journey of anti-racism. The course will include exposure to Lakota
culture. This course fulfills the intercultural awareness core
course requirement. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. (3 s.h.)