Native Sovereignty, from History to Standing Rock
Document Type
Report
Journal Title
The Panorama—Expansive Views from The Journal of the Early Republic
Publication Date
11-8-2017
Abstract
The first time I taught “Native American History,” I decided to end in 1890 with the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee. I thought biting off another century of historiography was ambitious enough for a colonial historian, and in terms of content I wanted to end by contrasting the continuing dynamism of Native cultures with the severe constraints under which Native Americans were negotiating U.S. colonialism by the late nineteenth century. I felt we ended with some productive conversations, but a few weeks later as I cautiously reviewed student evaluations, I found one of the more thoughtful critiques of a class I’ve encountered.
Publisher Statement
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Recommended Citation
Sellers, Jason R., "Native Sovereignty, from History to Standing Rock" (2017). History and American Studies Articles. 9.
https://scholar.umw.edu/hist_amst/9
Comments
This web essay is openly available on the Panorama website: https://thepanorama.shear.org/.