ABT31: Comparative Indigenous Studies

Explore the impact of European colonialism on the Indigenous peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. You will be presented with strategies used by these Indigenous peoples to respond to the impact of colonialism and the nature of contemporary Indigenous political struggles in these countries. Topics include: Approaches to comparative studies; Pre-invasion cultures; Colonialism; Cultural hegemony and ideological reproduction; Diversity of social situations; Racism; Resistance and contraacculturative movements; Land rights and treaties; Social-economic situations; and Contemporary political movements. You will learn about strategies of resistance and the nature of the contemporary Indigneous political struggle in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.