ANT 202-601:

Ethnography: North American Indians

 

Neathery Batsell Fuller

Behavioral Sciences Office- Meramec

Website: http://users.stlcc.edu/nfuller/ 

Office Hours:

MWF 10-11 am

By Appointment

(314) 984-7987

Email: nfuller@stlcc.edu

Blackboard: http://blackboard.stlcc.cc.mo

 

 

Purpose of the Course:

This course presents an introduction to the beliefs, customs and social organization of the Indians of North America. The course will deal with the Indians as they were before Columbus, their life ways, world views, religion, economic patterns and technology, patterns of family life, warfare, and confrontations with Europeans. A number of ethnographic films will be viewed.

This class gives the student an opportunity to learn how to write and present a research paper.

 

No Text Book for this Class!

 

Course Requirements:

The atmosphere of the class will be a seminar type environment commonly found in four-year institutions. Extensive participation by individual class members will be a basic requirement of the course. The instructor will lay the groundwork for the class and will present material to help you understand North American Indians as well as to help you prepare your Ethnographies.

 

 

No examinations will be given. Your grade will be based on the following six requirements for 100 points

 

Paper

Bibliography & Intro

10

 

Paper 1

10

 

Paper 2

10

 

Paper 3

10

 

Final Paper

10

Presentation

Presentation

30

 

Attendance

10

Other

Pow Wow

10

Total Points

 

100

 

 

Grades

 

Score

A

91 -100

B

81 - 90

C

71 - 80

D

61 - 70

F

60 and Below

 

Research Paper:

Each student will prepare one major research paper which is broken into 3 sections. Students will then present their findings to the class. At specific intervals the class will to do research and to have individual consultations with the instructor concerning the progress of their research papers

How long should the papers be? They should be as long as they need to be to present the information.  I expect a minimum of 10 pages.

 

*        Expect to have at least 20 sources in your bibliography with at least 4 books that are specific to your tribal group. (Will I count them??? You bet I will)!

 

*        Use APA for citations.   The writing lab can help you.  I really like the OWL site at Purdue! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

 

*        Your whole grade rides on your paper, so put your effort into making it a great paper!

 

*        Late papers will be accepted for one week after the due date with a penalty of 1/2 grade point.

 

*        The professor will accept NO WORK after the last scheduled day of classes.

 

 

 

Due Dates(These dates may be adjusted)

September 2, 2009 Wednesday

 

Introduction and Bibliograohy

 

September 16, 2009- Wednesday

Paper 1

October 14, 2009 - Wednesday

Paper 2

November 4 , 2009 - Wednesday

Paper 3 and Presentations start

TBA

Indian Pow Wow

December 11, 2009 - Friday

last day of class

Final exam Period

Final Presentation

 

        

Introduction And Bibliography

 

Prepare a written statement declaring your choice of tribe/band for the four papers of your semester project. A sign up sheet will be available in class and on the web at http://blackboard.stlcc.cc.mo.us/index.html, which you can also access from my home page: http://users.stlcc.edu/nfuller/

Each student research will different group so if you have a particular interest in a group, please sign up early.

 

 BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A BOOK

 

Burns, Louis F. (2001). Osage Indian bands and clans.  Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield. Page numbers!

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE

 

The following example uses the APA format for the journal citation. NOTE: APA requires double spacing within citations.

 

 

Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and

    the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554.

 

Basic Rules for APA Bibliography

 

    * All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.

    * Authors' names are inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work unless the work has more than six authors. If the work has more than six authors, list the first six authors and then use et al. after the sixth author's name to indicate the rest of the authors.

    * Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.

    * If you have more than one article by the same author, single-author references or multiple-author references with the exact same authors in the exact same order are listed in order by the year of publication, starting with the earliest.

    * When referring to any work that is NOT a journal, such as a book, article, or Web page, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word.

    * Capitalize all major words in journal titles.

    * Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals.

    * Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections.

 

Basic Format

 

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

 

 

Report 1 should contain the following sections:

A. Habitat

1. Location

a) Topography

b) Environment

c) Faunal

d) Flora

B. Settlement Pattern Band- Village, Nation

C. Population (Aboriginal)

D. Subsistence

1)Hunting/ gathering

2)Farming

3) Other

 

D. Political Organization

1) Organization of authority (chiefs and councils)

2) Regulations of social control

3 Correction of deviant behavior

4 Custom or Legal procedure.

 

 

The following books MUST be in your Bibliography!

 

Waldman, Carl, editor (2000)

2000 Atlas of the North American Indian illustrations by Molly Braun. New York : Facts On File.

 

Marlita A. Reddy, editor. (1993)

Statistical record of native North Americans

Detroit : Gale Research,.

SLCC-M Reference 970.004 S797 LIB USE ONLY

 

Sturtevant, William C. general editor. (1978-1998)

Handbook of North American Indians .Published Washington : Smithsonian Institution :

 

 

 

Report 2:

 

A. Social Organization

1) family descent groups,

2) kinship obligations

3) Clans and fraternities/  Associations and clubs

 

 

B. Religion and World View

1) Religious systems and its organization

2) Practitioners

3) world view and cosmology

4) supernatural beings

5) Creation Myth

You must use at least one of the following!  You would be clever to use them all!

Bonvillain, Nancy. and Frank W. Porter III, general editors

Native American Religion . New York : Chelsea House Publishers.

 

Hirschfelder, Arlene B.and Paulette Molin

The encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction. New York : Facts on File.

 

Lyon, William S., Ph. D.

1996 Encyclopedia of Native American healing / William S. Lyon. Santa Barbara, Calif : ABC-CLIO.

 

Sullivan, Lawrence E. , editor

2000 Native religions and cultures of North New York : Continuum, 2000.

 

 

Report 3 :

 

A. Acculturate history

1.   Contact with Europeans:French, English, Spanish,beavers, Priests, horses

2.   Confrontations: Land Treaties ,Legal Disputes, Armed conflict

3.   Occupation Of Native American Lands: Treaties, Dawes Act, Indian Schools, Ghost Dance, Present Trail of Tears , Wounded Knee, Reservations

B. Current Condition

1.   Reservations

2.    Location,

3.    Population estimates

4.   Tribal Membership Requirements

5.   Economic Strategies: Casinos, Tourism

6.   Social Problems

7.   Political Organization

8.   Artistic Expression

A) Art Forms. List them and then discuss one or two in some detail.

B) Artists/ Artisans

 

C. Important  Tribal Leaders such as

Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Rain in the Face, Handsome Lake, Leonard Peltier, Mad Dog, Pocahontas

 

You must use the following reference materials:

 

Pritzker, Barry.

1999 Native America today : a guide to community politics and culture / Barry M. Pritzker.

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO. SLCC-M Stacks 970.004 P961n4 1987.

 

Stuart, Paul,

1943 Nations within a nation : historical statistics of American Indians / Paul Stuart. New York : Greenwood Press,

 

Waddell, Jack O. and O. Michael Watson, eds

1971 The American Indian in urban society. Boston: Little, Brown.

 

 

Class presentations

Each student will have a class period to present his/her paper. Please plan to use Power Point and have maps and other illustrations available to enliven your discussion. There will be time set aside for discussion and questions.

A presentation read from your paper will earn you 10 points out of a possible 30. Commercially made videos are unacceptable. An original video is an excellent idea!!

 

Missing your assigned presentation will measurably affect your grade!

 

Attendance During the First Part of the Class

No attendance will be taken during the first part of the class.  Class will be spent discussing a variety of topics and viewing videos related North American Indians.  Fridays will be dedicated to Library research.  The class will meet on Fridays in the Library.

 

Attendance During Presentations

Attendance will be taken during the presentations.  Missing class will seriously affect your grade.

        

 

Absences during Presentations

 

1

A-

2

B

3

C

4

D

5 and more

F

 

CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES

PATHS HAVE DESTINATIONS

ACTIONS HAVE RESULTS

 

 

 

 

Recommendations

*        Doing a big research paper is fun.

It is like doing a scavenger hunt. Try to find as many resources and articles as possible. We will have class meetings in the library so that I can help you.

 

v DonŐt tell me there are no books on Native Americans in the Library.  Go to our library!  The public library way have some information, but public libraries are the best source for finding novels, children's books and information on how to build a deck. Since you are doing none of those things for this class, plan to spend some time at the library at Meramec. It is an excellent library and the Reference librarians are brilliant, kind and willing to help you!

 

Use the EHrad!

 

*        DO NOT use children's books as source materials.

 

*        PLAGIARISM IS UNEXCEPTABLE!

 

*        Ask the Reference librarians for help! They can show you a Tribal Index that will be of great help!

 

*        Check the computer catalog for books. The Meramec library has a good collection of books about specific Tribes.

 

*        Remember the more sources in the Bibliography the better! The paper with the longest bibliography WINS!

 

v Don't even think of using the World Book or Wikapedia!

 

*        You may use a general book (like your textbook) or one of the excellent Encyclopedias of Native Americans Indians found in the Reference section of the Mermen Library in the 970's to help you get started, but I will expect you to many different sources to compile a scholarly treatment of the subject.

 

*        Use the Internet! Many tribes have their own web pages. Be careful to evaluate the information of the webÉsome of it is excellent, some of it is moronic! Learning to tell the difference is a part of scholarship. Look at the sources that they used, and how well versedthey are in their subject. Use all the web sources that you need, but don't rely on the web for your entire paper.

 

*        What if the Tribe's web page information is different that the book? This is good, discuss the differences in your paper. Is the book really old? Check the publication date. Is the difference Cultural?

 

*        Use the Writing Lab!

 

*        Start planning your presentation as you work on your papers. Be creative! Please don't just read your paper to the class.

 

*        A final copy of all of your papers must be turned in to me by the last day of class. I will retain your papers, so please make certain that you keep a copy for yourself. You may keep any special artwork or projects that you have done.

 

*        Work on your research papers early and get them out of the way. DON'T postpone working on your assignments until the last minute.

 

*        See me if you are having problems with the course.

 

 

 

INSTANT KARMA. Translation: you will be given a failing grade if you cheat on the paper, or act in an uncivil manner.

 

Need for Accommodations:

If any student in this course has a need for special arrangements, such as notetaking assistance or other accommodations because of a documented disability, please feel free to discuss this with me privately. The college has professionals to guide, counsel, and assist students with disabilities or learning differences. The ACCESS Office (Clark Hall Rm. 120; 984-7673 ) will evaluate and approve your accommodation needs. If you receive services from the ACCESS Office that require accommodations in this class, you need to bring to me the Instructor Notification Memo. I will hold any information you share in strictest confidence unless you inform me otherwise. Again, please feel free to make an appointment with me to discuss any specific needs you may have. If you have a disability and have no need for accommodation, the use of the ACCESS Office, and discussing the issues with me, is voluntary.

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Things a Native American Can't Say To A White Person Upon First Meeting:

10. How much white are you?

 

9. I'm part white myself, you know.

 

8. I learned all your people's ways in the Boy Scouts.

 

7. My great-great-grandmother was a full-blooded white-Canadian princess.

 

6. Funny, you don't look white.

 

5. Where's your powdered wig and knickers?

 

4. Do you live in a covered wagon?

 

3. What's the meaning behind the square dance?

 

2. What's your feeling about river-boat casinos? Do they really help your people, or are they just a short-term fix?

 

1. Oh wow! I really love your hair! Can I touch it?

 

 

 

Why are you taking this class? What would you like to learn about in this class?

 

Have you ever taken a seminar before?

 

What have you read or have seen that has sparked your interest in Native American Culture? Please include books, movies, artwork, anything!

 

Have you ever met a Native American?

 

Have you ever been to a Pow Wow?

 

Please number the Areas in which you are the most interested.

q  1 = Most interesting

____ Northeast (Mohawks, Iroquoi, Algonkian)

____ Southeast (Choctaws)

____ Plains (Lakotas, Hidatsas)

____ Great Basin (Shoshones)

____ Southwest (Hopi, Zunis, Dine (Navajos))

____ California (Pomos)

____ Northwest Coast (Kwakiuttis)

____ Subarctic and Arctic Have you seen any of these movies?

q  Little Big Man

q  Dances With Wolves

q  A Man Called Horse

 

        

q  Smoke Signals

q  Black Robe

q  Last of the Mohicans

 

 

 

If you have a special Native American group that you would like to do your paper on, let me know NOW so I can reserve it for you!

Group:__________________________Name: ______________________