INQ-277 | Native Americans of the Southwest: The Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo

Topic Description:

This course offers an intensive, on-site examination of the history and culture of the Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo tribes. The class meets on campus for the first three days of the semester in order to review Native American history and geography with a focus on tribes of the southwestern United States. The next two weeks are spent on the Navajo and Hopi reservations and visiting selected New Mexican pueblos (Zuni, Acoma, and Taos). The final three days of the term are spent back on campus reflecting orally and in writing about the experience. The focus of the course is on tribal cultures and tribal social institutions, including family, government, medicine, religion, education, and economy.

Course Types Offered: Travel

Topic Approved: October 2002