Anth of Canada
This page is for Anthropology 1160 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in New Westminster throughout the fall semester of 2008.
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Canadian Native Cultures
Textbooks:
McMillan, Alan and Eldon Yellowhorn 2004. First Peoples in Canada. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre.
Jarvenpa, Robert 1998. Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship Among the Subarctic Dene. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
Syllabus and Handouts By Week
Note: The required readings for each week are listed on the syllabus. This web page is not a substitute for the syllabus and should be used in conjunction with the syllabus.
Week 1: Introduction to Anthropology and Course (September 2, 4)
Syllabus
Readings Questions for McMillan and Yellowhorn
RSS Primer
Supplementary Reading List
Film Questions for ‘When the World Began’
Assignment Handout
View introductory slides from Week 1
View culture area slides from Week 1
Week 2: Archaeological Research in Canada (September 9, 11)
Small Group Discussion Questions
View Archaeology Slides From Week 2
Week 3: Atlantic Canada (September 16, 18)
Film Questions
Week 4-5: Iroquoians and Midterm I (September 23, 25, 30, October 2)
Midterm Study Guide
Midterm I is on October 2
October 8: No Class
Weeks 6-7: Algonquians and Eastern Subarctic (October 7, 9, 14)
Week 7-8: Plains (October 16, 21)
Film Questions for ‘The People Go On’
Week 8-9: Northwest Coast (October 23, 28)
Film Questions for ‘Laxwesa wa’ (Strength of the River)
Week 9-10: Western Subarctic; Midterm II (October 30, November 4, 6)
Midterm II Study Guide
Midterm II is on November 6
Readings Questions for the Last Classes
November 11: No Class
Week 11: Northern Passage (Book) (November 13)
Week 12-13: The Arctic (Contemporary Issues as time permits) (November 18, 20, 25, 27)
Study Guide for Final Quiz
Week 14 - December 2 - Final Quiz
Post-Quiz Office Hours
By Appointment
Other Resources
For a list of web-based resources and websites related to Anthropology 1160, check my del.icio.us account. (Constantly updated.)
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