Assignment problem:
In "Narrating the Apocalypse: 10,000 BCD - 1890," David Treuer describes the encounters between Europeans and Native American nations in several parts of North America: The Southeast and the Seminole Wars (pp. 29-38), The Northeast and the Great Lakes area (pp. 38-51), The Southwest and California (pp. 51-68), The Pacific Northwest and the Columbian Plateau (pp. 68-74), The Great Basin and Southern Great Plains (pp. 75-84), or the Northern Plains (pp. 84-95). Select one of these regions and describe the leadership, military strategies, and social organizing used by Native nations in responding to European invasion. In From Removal to Recovery, the Indian Land Tenure Foundation described relations between Native nations and the U.S. government in several historical periods: the Treaty Making Era (pp. 4-5), The Reservation Era and Allotment (pp. 5-7), and the IRA, Termination, and Self-Determination Era (pp. 10-11). Select one of these historical periods and comment on how U.S. policies affected tribal lands and tribal sovereignty. The instructor's presentation describes the U.S. policy of forced assimilation of Indian people into Euro-American society. What role did Indian boarding schools play in implementing this policy? Why do you think the policy targeted children in the effort to wipe out Indian culture, religion, and identity?