NESC 445 Vine Deloria Jr. Native Sci Seminar

Discusses ideas and influence of Vine Deloria Jr. in the field of Native Science. Includes Deloria's critique of Western science, advocacy for Indigenous knowledge, and views on selected topics such as the Bering Strait Theory, the Pleistocene over-Kill Hypothesis, the Kennewick Man controversy, and the Theory of Evolution. Prerequisites: NESC 310

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. Identify three Native and/or non-Native intellectual scholars who influenced Deloria's thinking on matters of science.
2. Evaluate the impact of Deloria's contributions to the development of Native Science.
3. Analyze three beliefs that Deloria viewed as being foundational to the concept of Native Science.
4. Evaluate three criticisms of western science as identified by Deloria and examine the validity of each.
5. Evaluate three specific areas Deloria saw as being western scientific dogma and examine the validity of each.
6. Analyze three areas Deloria viewed as being common ground shared between Indigenous and western scientific knowledge.