|
|
|
Aug 05, 2026
|
|
2026-2027_College Catalog
|
HIS 238 - Navajo History
Credits: 3
Lecture: Three lecture.
Examines Diné (The People) history with emphasis on the role the Navajo have played in the economic, cultural, and political life of the Navajo nation.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- summarize the early history related to the evolution of the Navajo as “The People”;
- describe the major legends of the Navajo, and how these legends have influenced the Nation;
- explain how the Spanish attempted to colonize the Navajo and how these efforts were resisted;
- interpret the sequence of events involving the U.S. Government’s action towards the Navajo under the auspices of “Manifest Destiny”;
- explain and appraise the present day direction and organization of the Navajo Nation.
|
|
|
