Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
ANTH
Course Subject
ANTH
Course Number
3980
Course Section
02
Course Title
Topics: N. Amercn Heritage
Academic Term and Year
Winter 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
D, O, S
Area of Study
ANTH
Course Description
Goals: To survey the complex cultural diversity that characterizes the Indigenous traditions of North America, as they have been broadly organized into culture areas. To understand the impact colonization has had on American Indians. To gain an understanding of the implications of historic and contemporary social policies for American Indians. To understand the contributions of American Indians to American mainstream and global culture. Content: Examination of the adaptive strategies employed by Indigenous North American cultures, in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary times. Examination and discussion the history of U.S. Government policy toward American Indian peoples as well as how these relate to contemporary issues in Indigenous communities. Opportunities for students to meet, hear, and interact with representatives of indigenous community members. Consideration of additional perspectives from films, archaeological, ethnographic, and artistic sources.
Recommended Citation
Messenger, Lewis, "ANTH3980-02.Topics: N. Amercn Heritage.J16.Messenger,Lewis" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 6327.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/6327