WS 314 - Nat Peoples of the SW:Women

Institution:

Western Connecticut State University

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Description:

This course examines the native people of the American Southwest in terms of their prehistoric background, archaelogical traditions, world view, cosmology, mythology, and the diversity of cultures during the historic period. Of particular interest for this course are those groups that are matriarchal, like the Hopi Indian. What kind of power did the women of that tribe possess Was it real of figurative This course will also examine narrative of the turbulent history of cultural contact between Indians and the Spanish and later, the Anglos. Offered periodically.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wcsu.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 837-8200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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