This course examines the history of the Canadian Prairie West from pre-Indigenous-European contact to the modern era. Topics include an examination of the Indigenous peoples' traditional economic and social life, and their adaptation to the arrival of Europeans and the fur trade; the rise of the Metis and their changed economic and living conditions as a result of Canadian government policies; Euro-Canadian immigration and settlement; the Great War; the economic depression of the 1930s, as well as World War II and the modern West. Students investigate the myths versus the realities of 'cowboys and Indians', the ranching frontier, women, and Mounties. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
This course examines the history of the Canadian Prairie West from pre-Indigenous-European contact to the modern era. Topics include an examination of the Indigenous peoples' traditional economic and social life, and their adaptation to the arrival of Europeans and the fur trade; the rise of the Metis and their changed economic and living conditions as a result of Canadian government policies; Euro-Canadian immigration and settlement; the Great War; the economic depression of the 1930s, as well as World War II and the modern West. Students investigate the myths versus the realities of 'cowboys and Indians', the ranching frontier, women, and Mounties. Prerequisite: No fewer than 6 credits in recognized lower-level History courses
