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    May 04, 2024  
2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

HIS 238 - Navajo History


Credits: 3
Lab/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:
  1. summarize the early history related to the evolution of the Navajo as “The People”;
  2. describe the major legends of the Navajo, and how these legends have influenced the Nation;
  3. explain how the Spanish attempted to colonize the Navajo and how these efforts were resisted;
  4. interpret the sequence of events involving the U.S. Government’s action towards the Navajo under the auspices of “Manifest Destiny”;
  5. explain and appraise the present day direction and organization of the Navajo Nation.