Anth 1120
This page is for Anthropology 1120 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays in New Westminster throughout the winter semester.
To email Tad at Douglas click here.
Native Cultures of BC
1) Brody, Hugh. 1988. Maps and Dreams: Indians and the British Columbia Frontier. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre.
2) Muckle, Robert J. 2006. The First Nations of British Columbia. Vancouver: UBC Press.
3) Readings Package available at the bookstore; table of contents.
Download the Syllabus, Questions for Readings, and Assignment Handouts here. (1 pdf file)
Lecture Schedule
Click on a lecture title to find handouts and other information.
I. Introductory Lectures
Week 1: Introduction (January 4, 6)
Week 2: Archaeology (January 11, 13)
II. Early Ethnology
Week 3-4: Coastal Ethnography (January 18, 20, 25)
Week 4-5: Interior and Northern Ethnography (January 27, February 1)
III. Colonialism and Oral Traditions
Week 5-6: Culture Contact and Colonialism to 1867; Midterm I (February 3, 8, 10)
Week 7: Oral Traditions and Oral History (March 1, 3)
IV. Recent Ethnology
Week 8-9: Recent Ethnology I: Coast and Interior (March 8, 10, 15)
Week 9-10: Recent Ethnology II: North / Brody (March 17, 22)
V. Recent Events in Anthropological Context
Week 10-11: Aboriginal Rights (History); Midterm II (March 24, 29, 31)
Week 12-13: Contemporary Rights and Title (The Land Question); Final Quiz (April 7, 12, 14)
Other Resources for Anthropology 1120
Websites related to BC First Nations via my del.icio.us account
News stories related to Anthropology 1120 via my del.icio.us account
If you have suggestions to add to the above lists, please email the links to me.
Blogs of Note
Links to Treaty-related Resources
Books Discussed or Referred to In Class (via Library Thing)
Articles Discussed or Referred to In Class (Via CiteULike.org)