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Anthropology

317. Native Peoples of North America. (3:3:0) F odd yr. Indian groups at the time European arrival; social organization, belief values, economy, and adaptation to the environment.
350. Archaeological Cultures of North America. (3:3:0) W Cultural development of North America Indians (Canada, U.S., and northern Mexico) before Columbus.
530. Great Basin Seminar. (3:3:0) F odd yr. Overview of ethnography, history, and prehistory of the Great Basin culture area. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized.
535. Southwest Seminar. (3:3:0) F even yr. Overview of ethnography and prehistory of America Southwest. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized.
English

358R. Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in Englsih. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Engl 251. Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third world, regional, or other literatures in English.
History

207. Introduction to Native America (3:3:0) Modular course surveying historical and contemporary Indian America: history, culture, language, literature, art music, education, and current problems.
208. Introduction to Native American Education. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Hist 207. Difficulties of language and culture; awareness of government title programs.
360. American West to 1900. (3:3:0) The American West as a place of great diversity. Topics include Native American societies, European colonization, explorations, the fur trade, overland migrations, Indian relations, mining, and the environment.
361. The American West Since 1900. (3:3:0) Pivotal developments in the twentieth-century West, including urbanization, Sun Belt migration, political protest, labor history, Native American history, immigration, water policy, tourism, military-industrial complex, Hollywood.
362. Race, Class, and Gender in the American West. (3:3:0) Contribution of women, differenct social and class distinctions, and various historical and contemporary experiences of Mexican, African, Asian, and Native Americans in the American West.
363. The Boderlands: The Spanish Frontier in North America. (3:3:0) Spanish explorations, occupation, and institutions of noerthern Mexico, the American Southwest, and Florida, 1521-1821; Mexican period to 1848.
386. North American Indian History to 1900. (3:3:0) History of various Indian tribes, their cultures, and their relationships with European nations and the United States, including military campaigns.
387. North American Indian History to 1900. (3:3:0) Sociocultural factors that affect twentieth-century native Americans in both urban and reservation settings, including current challenges facing Indian communities.
388. Indians in Colonial America. (3:3:0) North American Indian culture, Indian/European interactions, demographic, social, political factors among Indians prior to contact with Europeans through colonization and the American Revolutionary War.
405. U.S.-Native American Family History Research. (3:3:0) In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Native American research.
485. Junior Tutorial in History. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Hist 200. Reading, discussing, and writing about selected historical issues.
495R. Directed Research. (3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent. Student research directed by faculty member on topic of mutual interest. Research assistants must do additional work for credit.
Humanities

425R. Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment. Interdisciplinary study literature, philosophy, and the arts of a particular geographical area. Topics include American, Latin American, and Asia humanities. Topics vary.
Linguistics

Navajo Learn to read, write, and speak the Navajo Language.
Shoshone Learn to speak the Shoshone Language.
Religion

269. Native American Family History. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: Rel C 261. Family history for students of Native Amercian descent.
Sociology

113. Multicultural America. (3:3:0) F, W, Sp, Su Diverse cultural heritages in the United States. Cultures studies scientifically will include African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American.
323. Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Soc 111. Social psychological and social structural analysis of racial and ethnic relations; prejudice, discrimination, responses, protests, and current issues.
390R. Special Topics in Contemporary Sociology. (1-3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent. Course content varies from year to year.

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