Location and Time: Monday and Wednesday 2:30-3:45 Hawthorn D 410
Course Objectives: This course is an introduction to the culture and lifeways of North American Indians north of Mexico. Beginning with a discussion of the origins of the First Americans, lifeways in the various culture areas are studied as they were at the time of contact, with events thereafter presented in a historical perspective. There are many audiovisuals, and several laptop computer presentations are planned for this course.
Native American Garden: As this syllabus is being prepared, plan are underway for a spring planting and fall harvest of many indigenous Native American plants.
Textbooks: Two are required. Both are in paperback.
Garbarino & Sasso Native American Heritage, 3rd ed....TEXT
Oswalt and Neely This Land Was Theirs, 6th ed............TLWT
Instructor: Clarke Johnson DDS, PhD Northwestern and the University of Chicago. IUN Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology; Assistant Professor in Oral Biology and Orthodontics at UIC.
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesdays 9:00-11:00 AM and 1:00 to 2:15 PM. My office space is in Lindenwood 230. If the door is closed, check with the department office, room 214. You may leave a message with the department secretary; I check with her regularly when I am on campus. Your visit and conversation is always welcome..
Telephone: My office phone number is 981-5601. There is voice mail. When you leave a message, please speak slowly and clearly. Leave a phone number for me that is legitimate. I will return your call. You may call me at home after 6:00 PM. I am rarely at home during the day and am often out in the evening. The home phone number is (815) 939-4242. In the event of no answer, leave a message after the fourth ring. Due to telemarketers, you MUST identify yourself as from the Indians course at IUN! If I am slow to get back to you, you are not being intentionally ignored. I am 'freeway faculty,' or what they now call a 'roads scholar' regularly commuting between IUN, UIC, and Kankakee, Illinois. My days at IUN are Monday and Wednesday.
Email: cjohnson@iunhaw1.iun.indiana.edu (I have access to it only Monday/Wednesday.)
Independent Study/Term Paper required for E320: This is your opportunity to learn more about a particular Indian culture or some aspect of that culture. A 'medium weight' term paper will be your report on that topic. Separate instruction will be issued to you. Suggestion: If you don't want to do a term paper, and/or you don't need 300 level credit, consider doing the 100 level course.
Class Participation: Discussion, expression of opinion, and participation in this class is strongly encouraged. Class attendance is important. Especially if you disagree with something, speak up!
Requirements: You are expected to attend lecture, read the textbooks, watch the audiovisuals, and study your notes. You should plan on six hours of study per week. Each topic is rigorously organized and is presented in a concise manner. Many supplemental text materials written by the instructor will be provided to you. TEXT is deceptive. It 'reads' easily, but contains many important details. The TLWT text has gone through two revisions in recent years and is a truly excellent text. It is more difficult than TEXT.
Earning an A or B: Intensive study of the assigned readings, notes, good class attendance, and superior performance on exams and quizzes are necessary for grades above C.
Attendance: A sign-in sheet will be passed around during each class session. No point totals are maintained; however, when a grade is borderline, attendance will be a consideration in assigning final grade for this course. Other faculty ask about attendance of a particular student from time to time.
Old Quizzes on File:.They have been placed on reserve in the library.
Quizzes: There will be a short quiz given promptly at the start of each Monday's class. Due to the Holiday, the first quiz is a take-home project which will be turned in on Wednesday of the second week. On the reverse side is a ten point map project, the content of which is helpful to you later on.
Twelve quizzes will be given. They stimulate you to study and allow me to assess your progress. The quizzes will emphasize the previous week's readings and lecture. I will drop the two scores and count the ten best scores. Make-up quizzes are permitted, but only after you have used up your two dropped quizzes. Quizzes past two are made up at the midterm or final. Inital here: __________
Inclement Weather: Severe weather with snow and intense cold are a fact of life in Lake County. In the event that IUN is OFFICIALLY closed or if class is canceled, any scheduled quiz or examination will be held at the next scheduled class period. Official campus closings are announced on radio and television. If you are uncertain about a campus closing, call the campus police, but do not tell them I told you to do so!
Final Grade Breakdown: E320 Registration (*E120 Registration)
Quizzes (10 points each; 10 best scores chosen) 100 points (100 points)
Midterm Examination 100 (100)
Final Examination 120 (120)
Field Trip Report** 20 (20)
Independent Study/Term Paper 80 (None required)
Total Points for the Course 420 points (340 points)
The total scores a plotted graphically. Letter grades are issued and distributed according to IUN and Department guidelines.
**Field Trip: We are planning a field trip on a Saturday to a Native American Museum in Evanston, Illinois. If we can reserve the vehicle, there will be transportation by University van. The date will be announced in class. You are asked to do a four page, double-spaced field trip report on the visit. If you are unable to attend, an alternative library and/or writing project will be assigned. It is due the second week after the field trip.
Incomplete: Department rules require that at least two thirds of the required course work be completed in order to qualify for the grade of incomplete. If you wish to take an incomplete, be sure to make your request known before grades are issued..
Major Illness or Crisis: One of the Beatle's lyrics say that life is what happens when you made other plans. Emergencies do occur in our lives. Do stay in touch.
Anthropology in the News: Articles and stories about Native American Indians appear frequently in the news. If you see something, do bring it in. If you have Indian artifacts or are of Native American heritage and have personal histories or insights--speak up! Two excellent series that are in video stores are 500 Nations and How The West was Lost. Programs about Native Americans appear on TNT (Turner), TBS, TLC, PBS and other channels. Turner has done excellent fictionalized cinematic reconstructions of the lives of Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Tecumseh, and others. We will see excerpts of these and many others in this course.
Anthropology Club: There is an active anthropology club on campus. Meetings are informative and your participation is welcome. Announcements will be made in class. Watch for posters. You may visit the club's website by way of the IUN home page on the Internet.
The Internet: Contemporary Native Americans are very active on the Internet. Use your favorite search engine to get started; the many links will take you into the system. Also, the Coordinator of Anthropology (Dr. Mucci) maintains a current site on Anthropology offerings and activities here at IUN. This instructor maintains sites on hominid origins, human variation, dental anthropology and dental anatomy at www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/ and www.uic.edu/classes/orla/orla312/
The Study of Anthropology at IUN: While a BA in anthropology is not yet available at IUN, you can get an Associate Degree in Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Anthropology. This will require at least fifteen credit hours to include 103, 104, and any of three other anthropology courses. Also, any student can receive a Minor in Anthropology by completing fifteen credit hours in Anthropology, three or more hours of which must be at the 300 or 400 level. A consultation with Dr.Mucci, Coordinator of Anthropology is strongly urged.
Darwin Day at IUN: A series of special presentations is scheduled for Darwin Day on Wednesday, February 9th. Dr. Dan Moerman will present a program February 14th.
Jan 10, 12 TEXT pp 1-3, Ch 1, pp 5-48 (Begin your reading promptly!)
TLWT Ch 1, pp 1-20 and become familiar now with the Glossary pp 509-519
Take-home quiz and map project issued
E320 **Term Paper Instructions issued**.
No Monday TEXT Ch 2, pp 49-57, 89-91
Class 1/17 TEXT pp 93-100 (Culture Areas, Language)
Wed Jan 19 TLWT Ch 1, pp 21-30 and pp 64-66
Turn in your take-home quiz and map project
Jan 24, 26 TEXT Ch 3, pp 101-only to 125
QUIZ 2 TLWT Ch 4, Kuskowagamiut, pp 107-144
Jan 31, Feb 2 TEXT Ch 3, pp 125-138.
QUIZ 3 TLWT Ch 3, Chipewyan, pp 71-104
E320 **Submit title of your term paper**
Feb 7, 9 TEXT Ch 4, pp 139-154 (Chief Joseph)
QUIZ 4 TLWT Ch 7 Yurok, pp 214-248
Feb 14, 16 TEXT Ch 4, pp 154-178. (Edward Curtis) Also note: Monday quiz on Wednesday
QUIZ 5 TLWT Ch 7, Tlingit, pp 249-289
E320 **Submit a bibliography for your term paper**
***Midterm exam in two weeks***Study Guide coming***
Feb 21, 23 TEXT Ch 5, pp 181-214.
QUIZ 6 TLWT Ch 5, Cahuilla, pp 160-191.
***Midterm exam next week***Do you have a Study Guide?***
Feb 28,Mar 1 The Great Basin Wednesday
TEXT Ch 6 pp 215-to bottom of 225
TLWT Ch 9 Hopi, pp 292-327
Mar 6, 8 TEXT Ch 6, pp 225-258 and Ch 2, pp 54-73
QUIZ 7 TLWT Ch 9, Navajo, pp 329-364
E320 **Reminder: term paper due Week 11
Mar 20, 22 TEXT Ch 7, pp 259-296 and Ch 2 pp 86-89
QUIZ 8 TLWT Ch 6, Crow, pp 175-211
E320 **Your term paper is due in one week**
Mar 27, 29 TEXT Ch 8, pp 297-325 and Ch 2 pp 73-86
NO QUIZ TLWT Ch 12, Iroquois, pp 404-444
E320 **Your term paper is due Wednesday**
Apr 3, 5 TEXT Ch 8, pp 325-340.
QUIZ 9 TLWT Ch 13, Natchez, pp 477-499
TLWT Ch 12, Cherokee, pp 447-474
Apr 10, 12 TEXT Ch 9, pp 345-385.
QUIZ 10 TEXT Ch 10, pp 387-417
Apr 17, 19 TEXT Ch 11, pp 419-458.
QUIZ 11 TLWT Ch 2, pp 31- 64
Apr 24, 26 TEXT Ch 12, pp 459-496.
QUIZ 12 TLWT Ch 15 pp 501-508 Current Realities
Monday, May 1st in our regular classroom