Native Peoples of North America

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Units: 3 Hours: 54 lecture Anthropological survey of the indigenous peoples and cultures of North America. Informed by archaeological and ethnographic data, in addition to native perspectives, the course emphasizes traditional ecological knowledges/practices, sustainability, languages, material culture, art, medicine, social organizations, religion, world view, artistic representations, and responses to change. Critical examination of the impact of tribal nations on each other as well as the interactions with other groups of people. Field trips may be required. (CSU, UC)