Our Ways Indigenous Culture

Catalog description

To honor and preserve the culture of the sovereign Indigenous nations, this course will explore the foundation and evolution of culture, heritage, and identity of Indigenous peoples. Students will evaluate the roots of Indigenous cultures and how they have changed over time in response to historic eras, and relationships with other tribes, communities, and state/federal governments. Students will assess the ties of Indigenous people to the land, how land has influenced culture, and how those ties have changed over time. This course will examine past, contemporary, and future issues that have, are, and will influence the past, present, and future condition of Indigenous cultures.