This course provides a description and comparative analysis of the sociocultural systems of the original peoples of North America as they were at the time of contact with Europeans. After an introduction to the peopling of North America and the development of North American Native culture areas and languages, this course compares the forms of social organization and adaptation of Native North Americans. The following aboriginal culture areas north of Mexico are surveyed: Southeast, Eastern Agriculturalists and other Eastern Woodland groups, Plains and Prairies, Southwest, Intermontane area (including Great Basin, California and Plateau), Northwest Coast, Sub-Arctic, and a brief examination of the Arctic. PREREQ: ANTR 1006/1007 or instructor’s permission. (lec 3) cr 3
