Native American and Afro-Native Religious Traditions

This course introduces students to the ways in which Native American and Afro-Native religious traditions have been conceptualized, negotiated, and interpreted from the seventeenth century until today. Students will learn about sacred stories, deities, philosophies, and ceremonies. The course will also address the impact of Western European settler-colonialism, American slavery, government assimilation policies, racial construction, sexual violence, the Red Power movement, and religious freedom issues on Indigenous and Black peoples within the United States of America.
Course Attributes: AS HUM; AS LCD; AS SC; FA HUM; AR HUM; BU Hum

Native American and Afro-Native Religious Traditions

RELIGIOUS STUDIES 3404

Section 01