NESC 410 Native Environmental Ethics

Study of the moral philosophy that is inherent in the traditional relationship between Native people and the natural world. Examines how the foundation of traditional tribal values influences land use and serves as the foundation for cultural and natural resource management.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. Describe the importance of Native environmental ethics as a means to perpetuate their own tribal culture.
2. Describe the importance of native environmental ethics as a means of maintaining reciprocal relationships with the natural world.
3. Describe the Indigenous philosophical background to Native environmental ethics using a model such as Vine Deloria, Jr's Power + Place = Personality.
4. Explain the role of Native environmental ethics as a foundation to current trends in the mainstream environmental movement.
5. Explain the desirability of Native American environmental ethics as a foundation for modern tribal resource management.