Course Content:
While there is a trend in the popular media to speak of Native Americans as if they are one people, the reality is that the native cultures of North American are as varied as those found on any continent in the World. In this course students will have the opportunity to survey the cultural variability of the continent through a review of existing ethnographic data. In addition, an emphasis will be placed on understanding not just the ethnographic record of Native Americans, but also on the current state of Native America and the historical circumstances that created it.