Overview
Key Concepts for Understanding Expropriation of Indigenous Land in Wisconsin and Beyond,” provides key concepts as well as historical moments for understanding the histories behind Land Grant Universities and whose land was granted. The PowerPoint includes some short activities for students as well as resources for further study.
Key Concepts for Understanding Expropriation of Indigenous Land in Wisconsin and Beyond
“Whose Land Was Granted?”
An educational module funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
What’s Covered in this Module
- What is a land grant institution and how does it relate to land expropriation?
- Terra Nullius and settler colonialism
- Doctrine of Discovery
- Wisconsin First Nations, Indigenous Sovereignty, and the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- The First Morrill Act of 1862
- The Alaska Purchase of 1867
- The University of Wisconsin
- The Wisconsin Idea
Learning Objectives
- Learn the key terms and concepts that relate to understand land expropriation from land grant
- Understand what is a land grant institution and how it relates to land expropriation.
- Analyze the historical events and treaties that led to and allowed for continued Indigenous land dispossession
- Discover the basic methods for conducting your own research on land allotments
Key Concepts PowerPoint: View PowerPoint Here
The development of these materials was supported through a Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.