CU Native and Indigenous Studies 1001
The Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute Peoples
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This course offers a general introduction to the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute peoples 鈥� the most prominent Indigenous Peoples of Colorado. The 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty recognized lands north of the Arkansas and South of the North Platte as those of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, so those two tribes could be considered the recent Native tribes of the CU-Boulder area. Native history long-predated 1851 however, and the Ute people occupied and used much of Colorado for many centuries. They were officially 鈥渞ecognized鈥� as occupying lands to the west of the continental divide.
The course will cover the long history of these peoples, including pre-contact language and culture, the challenges of European contact and colonization, and the contemporary story of the tribes and their citizens as they seek to increase their tribal sovereignty and maintain or revitalize many language and culture practices, while also adapting to the challenges of the 21st century in their own unique Indigenous ways.