ANTH 3540 Indians of the Great Plains

ANTH 3540 Indians of the Great Plains
Indians of the Great Plains
Popularly considered as the very image of the American Indian, 19th-century Great Plains cultures were a recent and, tragically, short-lived florescence, made possible largely by the introduction of the horse. Horses encouraged the development of a new lifestyle and attracted immigrant peoples from every direction. The course will examine traditional cultures, the change to a nomadic equestrian existence, and the ways in which diverse immigration groups quickly developed very similar ways of life.
Notes: See ANTH 6540.
credit hours: 3