Students will learn how Native American people made use of plants and animals to meet their basic needs, i.e. food, shelter, clothing, and medicines. The course is oriented toward field work and projects incorporating the traditional life-style of Native American people. When offered as a partnership in writing course, students receive one additional credit. The sociocultural development of American Indian peoples in the prehistoric period. Cultural adaptations made by Native Americans up to the early years of European contact.
Emphasis is on the role of techno-environmental factors in Indian cultural change.
3 credits NAS 490 Independent Study Students may pursue an independent project under the direction of a member of the faculty or individual approved by the Native American Studies faculty.