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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANTHRO 32 | Title:
NATIVE CULTURES N.AMER |
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| Full Title:
Native Cultures of North America |
| Last Reviewed:12/12/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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An ethnographic survey of the Native cultures of North America, including the Native responses to European, Euro-American and other culture contacts. Emphasis will be on indigenous cultural adaptations from the 16th Century to the present, although prehistoric lifeways will also be covered.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An ethnographic survey of the Native cultures of North America, including the Native responses to European, Euro-American and other culture contacts. Emphasis will be on indigenous cultural adaptations from the 16th Century to the present, although prehistoric lifeways will also be covered.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
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| Social and Behavioral Sciences
American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2011 | |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | D7 | Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 2010 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | D7 | Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 2010 | |
| | 4A | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | 4C | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 2010 |
| | 4A | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify appropriate terms and concepts used in the study of Native North American cultures.
2. Integrate data from archaeology, physical anthropology, linguistics, and Native North American oral history to explain the origin of Native North Americans.
3. Locate on a map and describe the Native North American culture areas, as well as the traditional territories of various Native groups.
4. Compare and contrast socio-political systems, kinship structure, gender relations, technology, subsistence patterns, arts, and ritual among various Native North American groups.
5. Reconstruct the time-line of European colonization.
6. Analyze the cultural transformations that occurred within Native societies as a result of colonization.
Topics and Scope
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I. Overview of anthropological concepts and terms
A. Anthropological concepts of culture, culture area, ritual, and kinship
B. Theoretical perspectives used in the study of Native American cultures
II. Origins of Native Americans and the peopling of the Americas
A. Biological and archaeological data and hypotheses
B. Ethnographic and linguistic data and hypotheses
C. Native oral histories
III. The Native North American culture areas and the varying cultural adaptations of Native peoples
A. Peoples of the Arctic
B. Peoples of the Subarctic
C. Peoples of the Northwest Coast
D. Peoples of the Plateau
E. Peoples of the Great Basin
F. Peoples of California
G. Peoples of the Southwest
H. Peoples of the Great Plains
I. Peoples of the Northeast and Great Lakes
J. Peoples of the Southeast
IV. Topics and issues relative to the study of traditional Native North American Cultures
A. Ethnicity and identity
B. Gender roles and sexual orientation
C. Religions and world views
D. Environmental ethics and subsistence forms
V. European contact and colonization
A. Time-line
1. Spanish contact and colonization
2. English contact and colonization
3. French contact and colonization
4. Russian contact and colonization
5. Euro-American contact and colonization
B. Cultural change and assimilation within Native North American groups as a result of European and Euro-American contact and colonization
VI. Current issues, challenges, and cultural trends within contemporary Native North American populations
Assignments:
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1. Students will read approximately 10-25 pages weekly in required textbooks.
2. Students will complete 2 to 3 exams and a final. Exams must include a written essay component and/or multiple choice questions, true/false, completion, map identification, and short answer.
3. Students will complete 2 or 3 written assignments in the SRJC Museum or similar venues, using the exhibits of Native American cultures. A minimum of 4.38 hours per semester will be required.
4. Optional assignments may include:
a. One or more 1-3 page papers on assigned topics, including book and article response papers and critical-thought essays
b. Map quizzes
c. In-class participation projects
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
25 - 35% |
| Written assignments of various types | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
60 - 70% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Essay exams, Quizzes, Final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 15% |
| Museum assignments, class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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An Introduction to Native North America, 3rd Edition. Sutton, Mark Q. Allyn and Bacon: 2007
The Native Americans. Spenser, Robert and Jennings, Jesse. Harper & Row: 1965 (Classic Text)
North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account, 3rd Edition. Kehoe, Alice. Prentice-Hall Publishers: 2005
This Land Was Theirs, 9th Edition. Oswalt, Wendell. Oxford University Press: 2008
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