The History of Indigenous People in North America

Course Overview

This is an exciting course for students, given the varied nature of the content and an incredibly important topic to teach. There has been a historical misrepresentation of indigenous people and cultures. This course will reflect the importance of teaching indigenous cultures and will explore what learning about North American indigenous peoples can tell us about the world today. This course will include learning about daily life, history and culture. Students on this course will learn about religious customs, architecture and different nations. The course is broken down into ten lessons, during which students will go into detail about what life was like for people during this time. Students will also explore arts, religion and architecture as well as looking at what life for women and children was like. The course will take a look at the impact of the European invasion as well as the legacies indigenous people have left today. The course will include digital handouts, reference images and illustrations, and reference videos. All students are encouraged to start a workbook.