ANT 3010 - Native Societies of America

3 cr

This course examines relations between ecology and social organization in traditional native societies of North America. The first half of the course surveys Native American societies as a whole and the habitat in which they occurred. The last half is a detailed analysis of Central Arctic seal hunters, Northwest coast fishers, Plains bison hunters, Southwestern Pueblo builders, Mississippi Valley Moundbuilders, and Northeast farmers.
This course fulfills a Humanistic Perspective general education requirement.
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