ANTH 286 - Land in Lakota Culture, Religion, and History

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

This class focuses on the religious, cultural, and historical dimensions of the Lakota Sioux’s ties to their lands as they found expression in the beliefs and practices of pre- and post-reservation Lakota communities. The specific themes that the seminar will address are: 1) Lakota Lands, Culture, and Cosmology; 2) Lakota Lands, Subsistence, and Ceremony; and 3) Land in Lakota History - 1851 to the Present; 4) Sacred Landscape and Contestation. Markowitz.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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