2020-2021 Undergraduate General Catalog


NAST 320 Native American Social Systems (NW)

This course presents an "institutional" approach to Native American (specifically Lakota) society from pre-European contact to the present. It explores Lakota social institutions (political, economic, family, religious, and educational systems) prior to European contact, and examines the impact of non-Indian structures on the historical development of Lakota social institutions. This course fulfills the State of South Dakota's teacher certification requirement.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

SOCI 320

Core Requirements

Perspectives: Non-Western Societies, Cultures and Traditions