Archaeology and Ethnology of Southwestern Indians Taught by Dr. Eric Blinman, Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico. Lectures, readings, field trips, and discussions highlight the deep time depth and diversity of the traditional cultures of the Southwest. The final segment of the course will review the dramatic changes of the past 400 years of cultural contact and conflict during the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods in the northern Southwest. Contemporary Issues in Native American Studies Taught by Sarah Wider and John Ware, Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico. This course provides students with various opportunities to explore issues related to Native American Studies through participation in experiential learning activities.
Students also meet as a class with the instructors once a week.
Designed as an integrative seminar, the course asks students to think across disciplinary boundaries and unite their individual work in separate courses with the issues generated by their experiential learning. Professor Ware has taught in all five previous Santa Fe Study Groups. Professor Wider directed the 1999 study group. Field trips will include visits to pueblos, reservations, and archaeological sites. Canyon de Chelly, Hopi Pueblo, and Zuni, as well as a raft trip down the San Juan River.