Native American Studies 300 - Continuity in Pueblo Communities:Developing Models for Cultural Understanding

Institution:

Colgate University

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J. Kerber, S. Wider Focusing on the words from people within the Pueblos, this course introduces students to Pueblo worldview. Through listening to a variety of voices - poets, storytellers, educators, artists - students seek to understand interdependence, complementarity, and the vital interconnections across past and present that are held within specific places. Given cultural differences that historically have divided the dominant culture (first Spanish, then American) from the home cultures, the course examines the many obstacles to developing cross-cultural understanding and evaluates current models (through the arts and through exchange programs) that seek to develop such understanding. At the end of the semester, students spend three weeks in New Mexico, assessing the effect of the tourist industry, visiting Bandelier National Park, Chaco Canyon and Kasha-Katuwe, and working with various programs in the Pueblos.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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