ANTH 341 - Native American Cultures of the Pacific Northwest

Description:
Ecological settings and cultural adaptations of Pacific Northwest Native Americans in historical and contemporary contexts. Culture change and continuity, language, religion, resource management, and tribal sovereignty. Meets anthropology subfield Cultural Anthropology (C).

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Understand the ecological settings, cultural adaptations and diversity of aboriginal peoples of the Northwest Coast and the Columbia Plateau.
Demonstrate how contemporary Indian cultures have persisted and adapted within the context of the Pacific Northwest’s changing social and economic setting.
Recognize how the cultural values of non-natives regarding gender, race and “civilization” have influenced, often unconsciously, descriptions and knowledge of Pacific Northwest Indians.
Demonstrate how American Indians have retained and reasserted their cultural traditions and tribal sovereignty.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/07/05