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Oct 03, 2024
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ANTH 214 - Native American Traditions Credits: 3 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Description: This course provides a survey of Native American cultures from both Native and non-Native perspectives. Social, linguistic, and spiritual traditions from diverse culture areas are examined. The course focuses on pre-Columbian traditions, highlighting cultural change and adaptations to regional environments. Topics such as how humans first migrated to the Americas, contact with non-Native populations, the impact of federal government policies, and important current issues for indigenous communities are also included.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. Recommended: None.
Course Category: Liberal Arts | Social Science This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements. This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only Check Course Availability
Course Competencies
- Apply the four subfields of anthropology (archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and biological anthropology) to the study of Native Americans.
- Illustrate ethnocentric bias and examples of cultural relativism.
- Summarize the concepts of culture, culture as adaption and culture area.
- Explain archaeological theories of migration and Native origin stories.
- Compare etic and emic perspectives on Native American cultures.
- Outline the impact of key U. S. government policies on Native American communities.
- Summarize changes in Native American cultures in response to contact with non-Native populations.
- Explain how social, economic, political, and spiritual traditions vary by culture area.
- Illustrate current issues important to Native American communities.
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