ANTH 255 - Indigenous Peoples of Tropical Lowland South America

Institution:

SUNY at Binghamton

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Description:

Indigenous peoples and cultures in lowland areas of the South American neo-tropics. Emphasizes important features shared by indigenous inhabitants throughout the area, as well as distinctive regional differences. Topics explored include indigenous language, demography, religion, subsistence, kinship, warfare, trade, and the many internal and external threats that have historically affected indigenous peoples, and presently continue to imperil ethnic survival and self-determination. Emphasizes an understanding of neo-tropical ecology, an appreciation of indigenous perception and worldview, and the crucial importance of historical interactions that have affected indigenous existence since the arrival of Columbus and that necessarily continue to shape indigenous reality and self-determination today.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.binghamton.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 777-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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