Native Californians

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Three hours lecture per week Explores the origins and diversity of Native American cultures and societies in California from antiquity to today. Topics include: cultural continuity and change, land-use patterns, subsistence and technology, political and economic systems, religion and art, and how people related to their specific regional environments. Also examines the impacts of European and Euro-American colonization, and contemporary issues of concern to Native American communities. Variable Course Fee $60