Western University Academic Calendar. - 2020ARCHIVE
Indigenous Studies 2236A/B
INTRODUCTION TO NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITY
Introduction to the plurality of indigenous spiritual traditions in North America, and their diversity, complexity, and vitality. Included is an understanding of traditional ceremonies, cosmology or world view, creation stories and other narrative forms, cultural values, healers, and medicine. Special attention is given to Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee nations.