Syllabus Summer 2017

ANTH 320 Native North Americans

Adjunct Professor: David G. Lewis, PhD Office Hours: By Appointment only Phone: 541-514-3275 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Class Website: TBA

42463 1000-1350 mw 7/24-8/20 106 CON

Course Description This will be an ethno-historical course involving histories and anthropological studies of tribes. We will then investigate unique cases Federal Indian policy for Oregon tribes, including treaty rights, termination, and fishing and water rights. The course will challenge students by presenting a juxtaposition of layers of information, from Federal Indian law, anthropological studies of tribes, and lived Tribal experiences of the past 150 years. Students will learn from invited Tribal speakers of significant events in the past 50 years for the tribes, and about diverse tribal geography and cultural environments.

Course Readings are anthropological and historical in nature and will explore Oregon’s Native peoples within the context of colonization, ethnographic research, US government policies, and contemporary cultural identity. This course includes historic ethnographies as well as contemporary ethnohistories as textual resources.

This course will involve a close look at the general histories and cultures of Oregon Tribal Nations and then will focus on the Western Oregon tribes. The course will follow their historic progress, from the 1850’s, in the early reservation era, through termination and into the contemporary era.

The course will investigate some illustrative subjects. Specifically, these topics may be US Government Indian policy, Indian education at Boarding and Day schools, Termination of Oregon Reservations, Restoration of Oregon Tribes, Pow wow culture in Oregon, American Indian Activism, restorative cultural practices of the Tribes (language restoration, the creation of native museums and ethnographic collections, the return of homelands and cultural properties, and the restoration of traditional building technologies), fishing and hunting rights, and tribal identity.

We will balance the textual ethnographic histories with essays written by Native peoples and Tribes regarding their own histories and cultures. Concurrently, the course may include presentations from several invited speakers from Oregon Tribes who will speak about their history and culture from their lived experience.

Syllabus Summer 2017

Graded Assignments

Map test 50 pts A test of specific historic places and tribes of Oregon, in their geographic location.

Class Presentations 50 pts 10-15 minute presentations about your paper subject. Students will teach to the class what you learned. Students can create a power point presentation. Students will be graded on the content and efficacy of the presentation. A question period will follow each presentation.

Chinook (Final Essay) 100 pts A 15 page essay about a subject agreed upon between the instructor and the student. The subject must be about a native tribe or culture. The Chinook is designed to be a larger subject that can be handled in a moderate number of pages. The student is to revisit many of the class subjects and write an informed essay.

For the research paper, we will be using the SWORP collection. You are required to find a document or set of documents that address the culture of a tribe and research the culture using this primary source and other resources you can find in the library or online. The final essay will be a ethnographic cultural survey of the tribe you choose. Student should seek other examples of ethnography cultural surveys to find a good model. Some examples will be presented in class.

***Each student is advised use a formal research paper format that includes a main question of inquiry, supporting paragraphs, and a summary of your findings. Include- title, page numbers, footnotes or endnotes, double spacing, and your name. All sources are to be referenced (bibliographies and endnotes do not count toward page length). Apply appropriate quotations and references to all text taken from sources. Also please keep the font and margins a standard size and dimension, significantly large font and/or margins will be noticed and evaluated appropriately. The above format will help me easily and efficiently read, evaluate and grade all of the essays. Missing bibliography and references and significant editorial issues will result in a lower grade. Students are encouraged to use spelling and grammar check in your Word or other software. Rewriting of a paper is always better for readability by the grader.

***For those wishing to receive the best scores: I would like to read critical and thoughtful essays discussing subjects related to the course.

Description of Class meetings Each class will have a lecture of about 50% of the class period, the final 50% will be time for discussions of individual topics and questions. Lectures will be presentations on specific topics of Northwest Coast Native Peoples, their histories and the nature of the Syllabus Summer 2017 ethnographic writings about them. Lectures will generally follow the readings but will not be a recitation of the readings. Students are expected to keep up on the readings to maintain a basic understanding and context for the lectures, daily readings will be about 50 pages. There will be opportunity for review and questions during group discussions, over email, during meetings with the instructor and during the final class. Students with questions and in need of advice are encouraged to request an appointment. Email is also a recommended media to communicate quickly.

Research Ethics Plagiarism and/or submission of other people’s work as your own work, will not be tolerated. Plagiarism or the submission of significant text copied from the Internet, book, and/or essay and not referenced, will receive an automatic failure grade in the class. This is the university policy.

Classroom Ethics Students will be expected to act respectfully toward others at all times. As this course may involve some emotional discussions, it is important to respect the rights of others to voice their opinions. Disrespectful dialogue will be discouraged. Also, please respect your fellow students by turning off your cell phones during class. Continued reminders by the instructor of this policy can negatively affect your grade. As well, be aware that talking, loud food and any other distracting behavior will be discouraged. Please be on time to class, continual lateness will be noticed.

Late assignments All assignments are to be on time and due during the classes specified on the syllabus. Late papers will receive a grade reduction. Appropriate reasons for lateness, especially if planned and the instructor is notified previous to the class meeting by email, will be considered.

Students with Disabilities Students with a disability that require additional arrangements should speak with the instructor as soon as possible. The instructor will abide by all disability policies of the University.

Meetings with Instructor The instructor is available by prior arrangement. Emailing for advice and information is expected and encouraged. Students may bring their research topics to the instructor for advice. Please make advance plans to see the instructor so that you do not run out of time. Emergency requests for help, the day a paper is due, may not be honored.

Final Grades All students are expected to complete all assignments during the term of the class, or receive a failure in the class. Over the period of many years I have allowed incompletes in classes. Only one student has ever completed their incomplete. I will only allow for incompletes if there is a very good reason, death in the family, disability, etc. You will Syllabus Summer 2017 not be granted an incomplete for trivial reasons, having to go on a ski trip, wanting to leave for summer break early etc.

Readings

SWORP Collection, University Archives and Special Collections, University of Oregon Knight Library

Wilkinson, Charles, Blood Struggle

Lewis, David, Termination of the Grand Ronde Tribe

Tribal Websites Grand Ronde- http://www.grandronde.org/culture/ikanum/ - http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/chinook-indian-tribe-siletz-heritage/our-history/part-i/ Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw- http://www.ctclusi.org/CTCLUSINEW/default.aspx Coquille- http://www.cedco.net/tribe.shtml & http://www.coquilletribe.org/index.htm Cow Creek- http://www.cowcreek.com/tribal-government Klamath- http://www.klamathtribes.org/ Warm Springs- http://www.warmsprings.com/warmsprings/Tribal_Community/ Umatilla- http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/history.html Burns Paiute- http://www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov/ - http://www.nezperce.org/Official/history.htm Modoc- http://www.modoctribe.net/history.html

Outline, The schedule may change over the course of the term

Week 1 7/24 Native Nations 10-12:30 Cultural regions, migration theories, SWORP Project 7/26 History of Anthropology early history of research anthropology research , & 1-1:50 in archives begin Oregon tribes Week 2 7/31 Oregon Tribes Chinook, , Molalla, Klamath 8/2 Oregon Tribes, Map Test Eastern Oregon, SW Oregon, Klamath Week 3 8/7 tribes National and local history 19th to 20th centuries, and policy 8/9 California Tribes , Mission system, Colonization, Boarding schools Week 4 Syllabus Summer 2017

8/14 Student presentations Presentations and Q & A, videos 8/16 Environmental TEK and lifeways of tribes, Anthropology class wrap-up

Final Papers due 8/16

Map Quiz worksheet Student Name______

Cascade Mountains Oregon City Klamath Reservation Clackamas Lower Chinook () Takelma Coast Range Grants Pass Coquille Indian Tribe Portland Umatilla Reservation Crater Lake Champoeg Burns Paiute Reservation Fort McDermitt Table Rock Reservation Grande Ronde Valley Klamath Falls Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians Klamath River Fort Vancouver Grand Ronde Reservation Oak Point Umpqua Reservation Coast Reservation Gold Beach Malheur Reservation Santiam Kalapuya Upper Chinook (Wasco) Nez Perces (Nimiipu) Siskiyou Mountains Coos Bay Conf. Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Steens Mountains Astoria Tillamook Umpqua (general area) Tututni Paiute (general area) Modoc (OR) The Dalles Warm Springs reservation Yoncalla Kalapuya Cayuse Klickitat Syllabus Summer 2017