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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ANTHRO 32 | Title:
NAT CULTURES/N AMERICA |
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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 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | .50 | | Contact DHR | 8.75 |
| Contact Total | 3.50 | | Contact Total | 61.25 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 166.25 | |
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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A comparison of diverse Native American cultures in North America, from the Pleistocene to the present time, including the Native cultural responses to European and other cultural contact.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A comparison of diverse Native American cultures in North America, from the Pleistocine to the present time, including the Native cultural responses to European and other cultural contact.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
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 G
| 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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C-ID: |
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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Students completing this course will be able to:
1. Demonstrate basic knowlegeability of all regions and time periods of
Native American cultural development, including the present.
2. Analyze the origins of Native Americans from the diverse
perspectives of archaeology, paleoanthropology, linguistics, and
Native American oral history.
3. Compare and contrast the protohistoric Native American cultural
adaptations in numerous environmental and cultural zones including
the arctic and Northwest Coast, the Great Basin and Southwest, the
Great Plains and the woodlands.
4. Compose written responses demonstrating knowledgeability of cultural
differences and similarities among Native American cultures.
5. Identify appropriate terms, symbols, concepts, and beliefs found in
Native American cultures.
6. To apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their knowledge and
comprehension of native cultural patterns in the context of
historical contact with various European and American influences.
Topics and Scope
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1. Archaeological data and Native oral history as evidence for the
origins of Native American populations.
2. Language groups and world view in diverse Native American cultures.
3. Major theoretical issues relevant to understanding issues of
ethnicity, race, and gender roles, and sexual orientation in Native
American cultures.
4. Eskimo, Northern Athapaskan, and Northwest Coast culture groups.
5. California, Great Basin, and the Southwest Native American
adaptations.
6. The Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Eastern Woodlands cultures.
7. Issues of culture change in the areas of religion, socio-economic
class, in the context of culture contact with colonial cultures of
the Spanish, English, French, Russians, and Euro-Americans.
8. Principles of successful environmental management in various culture
areas.
9. Current issues, challenges, and trends in American Indian cultures.
Assignments:
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Independent study will be required of all students in the form of
reading, writing, and Museum visitations. Approximately two hours of
independent work is required for each hour of class time. A series of
assignments in the Jesse Peter Museum will be added in order to
strengthen the writing component and enhance existing course content.
A mimimum of 8 hours per semester will be required.
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 40 - 50% |
Written homework, Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers | |
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 50 - 60% |
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Geography/Identification | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Barbarino and Sasso
1994 Native American Heritage. Waveland.
Kehoe, Alice B.
1995 North American Indians. Prentice Hall
Oswalt, Wendell H.
1994 This Land Was Theirs. Mayfield.
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