Anthropology 247 - Special Topics in Peoples and Cultures 248 Native Cultures of North America

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Whitman College

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Description:

not offered 2008-09 This survey course examines a cross-section of peoples and cultures from native North America, focusing on culture areas, languages, religions, traditional practices as well as contemporary life and current issues facing native communities today. Attention will be paid to how social, political, cultural and historical events have come to shape and inform present day relations and identity formations. Ethnographic and historical information constitute the bulk of the course, which also includes native North American influences, origins, and pre-contact history. Particular attention will be paid to the peoples of the Columbia River Plateau, which includes the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers and surrounding region. Distribution area: alternative voices.

Credits:

1.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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