NAS340 - Course Schedule

NAS340 - NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND HEALTH COURSE SCHEDULE - FALL 2007
CLASS	JOURNAL	DATE	SPEAKER	READINGS
Tasks and readings are to be completed before the beginning of class on the day they are assigned
Service Learning Documents (Please print and respond to the three documents below- bring to the first class) Liability Release - Service Log - Agency Agreement
WEEK 1 - Course Introduction (Graduate Students Only)
Class # 1	Guide for Research Paper	August 15, 2007	Dr. Victoria Roche Dr. Rhonda Jones Fr. Ray Bucko Dr. Angie Goeser	IHS-USPHS Handout Aberdeen Area CD and/or Aberdeen Area website http://www.aberdeen.ihs.gov/index.asp Video presentation
WEEK 2 - Vocation - Healthcare System
Class # 2	Instructions for Journal Writing	August 22, 2007	Fr. Richard Hauser, S.J. Dr. Angie Goeser	“The Healer's Calling” Salmusay Chapters 1, 3 Seeking God's Will Native Health Care Internet Resources
WEEK 3 - Native Cultures and Histories
Class # 3	Journal Entry # 2 Due by Sunday September 2, 11:59 PM	August 29, 2007	Fr. Raymond Bucko, S.J.	Handbook of North American Indians Vol 10 (Library Reserve) (Wyman, pps. 536-57) (Aberle, pps. 558-69) (Bergman pps. 672-8)
WEEK 4 - Religion and Healing in Dene Culture
Class # 4	Journal Entry # 3 Due by Sunday September 9, 11:59 PM	September 5, 2007	Fr. Raymond Bucko, S.J.	Handbook of North American Indians Vol 10 (Library Reserve) (Wyman, pps. 536-57) (Aberle, pps. 558-69) (Bergman pps. 672-8)
WEEK 5 - Contemporary Native Issues and Culture
Class # 5	Journal Entry # 4 Due by Sunday September 16, 11:59 PM Paper Proposal Due at Beginning of Class	September 12, 2007	Ms. Teri Dameron (Lakota)	Cohen: “Honoring the Medicine” Chapter 2 Chapter 3
WEEK 6 - Omaha Tribe - Health Issues
Class # 6	Journal Entry # 5 Due by Sunday September 23, 11:59 PM	September 19, 2007	Ms. Wehnona St. Cyr (CEO Carl T. Curtis Health Education Center)	“Primary Care of NA Patients” Galloway Chapters 1-2 Chapter 6 Indians of Nebraska- Omaha Omaha Community Environment Profile
WEEK 7 - Winnebago and Omaha - Health Issues
Class # 7	Journal Entry # 6 Due by Sunday September 30, 11:59 PM	September 26, 2007	Dr. Lou Ann McStay (Fred LeRoy (Ponca) Health and Wellness Center, Dr. Dennis Schufeldt (Winnebago Pharmacist)	Ponca history brochure Cultural Traits Winnebago History
WEEK 8 - Tribal Government, Sovereignty & Advocacy
Class # 8	Journal Entry # 7 Due by Sunday October 7, 11:59 PM	October 3, 2007	Mr. Matthew Pilcher (Winnebago Tribal Chairman) Ms. Eleanor Baxter (Omaha Tribal Chairwoman) Mr. Larry Wright (Ponca Tribal Chairman)	“Dine: History of Navajo” (Iverson, Chapter 2) Review readings on Omaha and Winnebago tribes presented previously
WEEK 9 - Urban Indian Issues
Class # 9	Journal Entry # 8 Due by Sunday October 14, 11:59 PM Annotated Bibligraphy and Outline due at beginning of class: Upload Here	October 11, 2007	Ms. Lisa Prue Spellman (Lakota) Ms. Tami Buffalohead McGill (Ponca)	2001 Urban Indian Health Brief “Miracle Survivors: Promoting Resilience in Indian Students” Paving the Way Beyond Red Lake Traditional Practices and Sobriety
WEEK 10 - - Chinle Trip (Fall Break for Undergraduates)
Class # 10	-----	October 18, 2007	-----	“The Scalpel & the Silver Bear” and “Bead on an Anthill” (optional readings)
WEEK 11 - Chinle Reflections
Class # 11	Journal Entry # 9 Due by Sunday October 28, 11:59 PM	October 24, 2007	PHA 341 Students Mr. Louis LaRose (Winnebago) Dr. Dennis Schufeldt	WINNEBAGO/ MACY FIELD TRIP www.winnebagotribe.com/bison.htm Indian Foods
WEEK 12 - Chinle Reflections
Class # 12	Journal Entry # 10 Due by Sunday November 4, 11:59 PM	October 31, 2007	PHA 341 Students	Reflections
WEEK 13 - Costep and IHS Residencies
Class # 13	Journal Entry # 11 Due by Sunday November 12, 11:59 PM	November 7, 2007	Ms. Valerie Williams Dr. Matthew Olson	----
WEEK 14 - Traditional Dance, Song and Spirituality
Class # 14	Journal Entry # 12 Due by Sunday November 19, 11:59 PM Paper Draft due by Sunday November 19, 11:59 PM	Friday, November 16, 2007 (same class time)	Mr. Milton Miller and Family (Omaha spiritual leader and dancer) Cancelled - Reschedule TBD	“Navajo Use of Native Healers” (Kim & Kwok) Class Location: Bio Information Center Under Health Science Library
WEEK 15 - Thanksgiving Break
Class # 15	-----	November 21, 2007	-----	-----
WEEK 16 - Student Presentations
Class # 16	Journal Entry # 13 Due by Sunday December 2, 11:59 PM	November 28, 2007	PHA 341 Students	Graduate Student Presentations
WEEK 17 - COSTEP and IHS Residencies
Class # 16	Journal Entry # 14 Due by Sunday December 9, 11:59 PM	December 5, 2007	Mr. Moses Brings Plenty (Lakota spiritual leader)	“The Sacred Pipe” (Brown, Forward and Chapters 1, 5, 6) “The Price of a Gift” (Mohatt and Eagle Elk, pps. 1-3, 13-15, 130-152)
FINAL PAPER DUE
Final Paper	Upload Electronic Copy Here Deliver Paper copy to Mrs. Rhonda Kodad in Administration 437	December 10, 2007	Due On or Before 12:00 PM AKA HIGH NOON December 10, 2007	You are required to submit both a paper and an electronic copy of your paper. You also are required to turn in your signed service learning sheets.

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NAS340 - NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND HEALTH COURSE SCHEDULE - FALL 2007

CLASS

JOURNAL

DATE

SPEAKER

READINGS

NAS340 - NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND HEALTH
COURSE SCHEDULE - FALL 2007