Dates:January 22 - February 26, 2025
Meets:Wednesdays, January 22 - February 26, 2025, 5-6:30 p.m.
Location:Online Course
Cost: $120.00

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This course will explore Native American history in the late 19th and 20th centuries, a time punctuated by the violence of American expansion and consolidation, the boarding school systems that sought to erase Native cultures, and the effects of imperialism, which conspired to keep Native people in a subordinate status compared to their white neighbors. Yet, at this time, Native Nations began to rebuild and reclaim the United States as Native ground, drawing on ancient traditions to revitalize communities and fight for their rights in the American court system, the political system, and the court of public opinion. Together, we will explore how, in this history, Native peoples have proven themselves to be resilient and powerful.
Fee: $120.00
Hours:12.00

Online Course

Matt Jennings

Matt Jennings joined the Macon State College (now Middle Georgia State University) faculty in 2007, after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. His research interests include Native American history, early American history, and the history of violence. He is currently studying the relationship between Native American peoples and the mounds at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, and the intertwined history of tourism and archaeology at the site, as well as homeland-oriented displays in tribal museums in Oklahoma. Matt has also studied Thomas Paine's interactions with Native Americans and the roots of John Brown's ideas about violence. His current research includes work with the Acme Brewing Historical Society in Georgia and a study of the Ocmulgee River region during the War of 1812, as well as side trips into pop culture history. He has presented numerous papers, and published several books, including New Worlds of Violence, The Flower Hunter and the People, and Ocmulgee National Monument: A Concise History with Field Notes.
Date Day Time Location
01/22/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course
01/29/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course
02/05/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course
02/12/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course
02/19/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course
02/26/2025Wednesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Online Course

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