Indigenous Systems of Belief and Practice

3 credits

The focus of this course is the varied ways of knowing and being of indigenous peoples through the exploration of themes such as: holistic world views, diversity, spatial and biographical understandings of land, kinship, environmental knowledge, the function of narratives, cosmology and the impact of colonization and decolonization. Special attention will be given to indigenous peoples of North America. ***Prerequisites: Completion of 12 credit hours or RLST 100.***