ANTH225 — Native People of North America
This course provides a general overview of the Indigenous cultures of North America, with an emphasis on specific Indigenous cultures of the Northwest. The course takes a critical approach to foundational concepts and methods used by anthropologists, reflecting the current trend of the discipline grappling with traditionally colonial mindset. This course examines the variance of language, socio-political and legal systems, ideas and structures of kinship and family, relations of land, and contemporary legal and environmental issues facing Indigenous North Americans. This course's definition of "North America" includes Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and the Indigenous peoples of the colonial territories of the United States. This course is the same as AIST-225.
Prerequisites: ANTH-100