MCCCD Program Description

American Indian Religions

Course: REL203

First Term: 2003 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Tribal traditions of the peoples native to North America, and pan-Indian religions in the twentieth century

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe both academic and popular Euroamerican views of American Indian at the time of contact, during the development of European hegemony, and in the modern period. (I) 2. Explain the importance of stories, myths, songs, and rituals. (II) 3. Identify the significant religious personages and practitioners in American Indian religious traditions. (III) 4. Compare and contrast American Indian and Western concepts of time, space, and other dimensions. (III) 5. Describe how American Indian integrate religious world views and traditions into everyday life. (IV) 6. Compare and contrast American Indian views of human religious responsibility with those of Euroamericans. (IV) 7. Describe examples of the twentieth-century American Indian religious movement. (V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Euroamerican Perceptions of American Indian A. Historical contacts with Euroamericans B. Popular and academic views of American Indian II. American Indian Religious Orality A. Stories, myths B. Songs C. Rituals III. American Indian Cosmology A. Religious personages 1. Creators 2. Tricksters 3. Culture heroes B. Religious practitioners 1. Shamans 2. Religious leaders 3. Witches, sorcerers C. Time, space, and other dimensions IV. American Indian Values A. Integration of religion and life B. Kinship of all life C. Sharing and reciprocity D. Power and responsibility V. Religious Development and Change A. Historical Christian and Native interactions B. Twentieth-century religious movements

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/10/2002

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