Anth of Canada
This page is for Anthropology 1160 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Monday and Wednesday afternoons in New Westminster throughout the fall semester of 2007.
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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 1-2: Introduction to Anthropology and Course (September 5, 10)
Syllabus
Readings Questions
RSS Primer
Supplementary Reading List
Film Questions for ‘When the World Began’
Assignment Handout
Week 2-3: Archaeological Research in Canada (September 12, 17)
Week 3-4: Atlantic Canada (September 19, 24)
Film Questions
Week 4-6: Iroquoians and Midterm I (September 26, October 1, 3)
Midterm Study Guide
Readings Questions for Weeks 6-10
Midterm I is on October 3
October 8: No Class
Weeks 6-7: Algonquians and Eastern Subarctic (October 10, 15)
Week 7-8: Plains (October 17, 22)
Week 8-9: Northwest Coast (October 24, 29)
Film Questions for ‘Laxwesa wa’ (Strength of the River)
Week 9-11: Northwest Coast, Continued; Midterm II (October 31, November 5, 7)
Midterm II Study Guide
Midterm II is on November 7
Readings Questions for the Last Classes
October 12: No Class
Week 11-12: The Western Subarctic and Northern Passage (Book) (November 14, 19)
Questions for Tahltan Slides and Stories
Week 12-13: The Arctic (Metis; Contemporary Issues as time permits) (November 21, 26, 28)
Study Guide for Final Quiz
Week 14 - December 3 - Final Quiz
Post-Quiz Office Hours
Monday, December 10 @ NW (3304a), 6-7p
Wednesday, December 12 @ DL (A3078), 9-10a
Wednesday, December 12 @ NW (3304a), 11a-12p
Other Resources
For a list of web-based resources and websites related to Anthropology 1160, check my del.icio.us account. (Constantly updated.)