Cr - Science and Technology Project Science and technology have long shaped and impacted upon the tribal world. Historically these forces are examined. Today, almost all new development taking place in Indian communities involves science and technology. Selected cases in Indian country will be reviewed from this point of view in order to identify the kinds of new learning and new skills Indian communities need. The distinctions between philosophies and world views of tribal peoples and western society as one of a sacred and secular are reviewed.
Historical development is traced nationally because of certain common forces.
Religious definition is provided within cross-cultural framework to give meaning to the diversity, complexity and pervasiveness of Native spirituality. The role and meaning of religious belief and practice in contemporary life is examined.