BI 102J - General Biology-Ethnobotany

Institution:

Lane Community College

Subject:

Description:

4 credits Explores the Native uses of plants by the original peoples of the Pacific Northwest, past and present, in class and through required field trips. Addresses world views and belief systems of Native people regarding plants, and how these views and beliefs were affected by non-Native explorers and settlers. Introduces the structure and function of plants and how those features allow plants to be useful to people. Examines structure and function of certain human organ systems and the ways in which plants do and do not affect us. The question will be addressed which is more sustainable, an indigenous or a modern way of interacting with the plant world and with each other.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Lanecc.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 463-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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