ANTH 319 - Contemporary Native Americans

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 206 or consent of instructor
This course will explore the problems faced by native or indigenous peoples in the United States today. It will focus on issues of land, tribal recognition, poverty, treatment by government agencies and multinational corporations and ethnic discrimination. It will also address the ongoing changes in native responses including the American Indian Movement, the revival of native spiritual life and the problem/opportunity of casino gambling. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)