AMST 1600

AMST 1600

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the diverse cultures, histories and contemporary situations of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Students will also be introduced to important themes in the post-1492 engagement between Indigenous and settler populations in North America and will consider the various and complex ways in which that history affected - and continues to affect - American Indian peoples and societies. Course materials draw on the humanities, social sciences, and expressive arts.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, HA-AG), (HST-AS, SCD-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

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Syllabi: none
  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: AIIS 1100ANTHR 1700

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1189 AMST 1600   LEC 001

    • MTWRF
    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
    • Staff

    • MTWRF
    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
  • Instruction Mode: Online

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.