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N ative A m erican S tu dies C ou rses

;;; Utahhasarichheritageintheculture,prehistory,andhistoryof NativeAmericans.FromprehistorictimestothehistoricUte,Paiute, Shoshone,andNavajotocontemporaryaffairs—Indianpeoplehave madesignificantcontributionsinthisstateaswellasinnational arenas.NativeAmericanStudiescourses,designedtocapitalizeon theexpertiseoffaculty,staff,andstudentsfromvariouscooperating institutionsisnowavailable.MadepossiblebytheUtahEDNET system,anumberofclasseswillbeofferedeachsemestertothoseinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthepast,present,andpotentialfuture developmentsofNativeAmericans.Amulti-disciplinaryapproach thatincludeshistory,anthropology,sociology,politicalscience,and linguisticsgiveseachstudentanopportunitytoadapthisorherpersonalinteresttotopicsofchoice. Beginningacademicyear2008-2009,offeringswillbemadein theafternoonandeveningoffallandspringsemester.Eachhigher educationinstitutionmayteach/sendorreceiveinstructionwithinthe program.isyear,asanexperimentalundertakingtogageresponse, theCollegeofEasternUtah—SanJuanCampuswillinitiatetheseries ofclasses.(Seeofferingsright.)Alocalcampusrepresentativeforthe institutionyouareattendingcanassistansweringquestionsabout whichofferingstheirschoolisrequesting,enrollmentprocedures, creditalignment,etc. S a l tLa k eCo mmuni t yCo l l e g e J o hnFr i t z( 801)9574916 CEU( Pr i c e& S a nJ ua n) Bo bMc Phe r s o n( 435)6782201,e x t . 8140

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