Indigenous North America

Course Description

This advanced seminar provides an in-depth, critical examination of the cultural development of Native peoples from the initial colonization of North America up to the arrival of Europeans. Coverage is organized by cultural and geographic regions as well as chronological periods, beginning with the peopling of North America. Students will engage with the most current debates and data surrounding the initial colonization of North America, explore the extraordinary cultural diversity and complexity of Indigenous societies, and critically evaluate how Native cultures interacted with and transformed their environments over millennia. The course emphasizes the methodological, theoretical, and ethical issues in the study of Indigenous North America, including Indigenous sovereignty over archaeological narratives, decolonizing methodologies, and the use of traditional knowledge. By the end of the course, students will demonstrate expertise in synthesizing archaeological, ethnographic, environmental, and ethnohistorical data to address complex questions about Indigenous lifeways, cultural trajectories, and contemporary relevance.

Code

ANTH 5173

Credits

3

Subject

ANTH

Programs That Include This Course

• Master's Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Management