| INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Michael Winkelman | CREDIT HOURS: 1-4 |
| INSTRUCTOR'S OFFICE: TBA | OFFICE HOURS: TBA | MEETING TIMES: 6-8:00 p.m. and weekends |
Reading Assignments: The instructor will call upon one or two students to introduce the assigned readings. The instructor will lecture afterwards.
Examinations: Students requirements (1) to present the assigned readings, (2) to participate in class and fieldwork activities, (3) to take field notes, and (4) to take the final exam.
Grading: Presentation of assigned readings 20%; class and fieldwork participation 20%; field notes 20%; final exam 40%.
Fieldwork Activities: The student should follow Spradley's suggestions on Grand Tour and Mini Tour participant observation. The program will provide transportation, food, and tents. You may want to bring your sleeping bag or blankets, flashlight, hat, sun block lotion, and anything else that you think that you may need for camping.
| Mon
7-15 |
Museum of Ensenada Tour
Introduction |
| Tue
7-16 |
The pre-Yuman groups
Historical background (Hohenthal, p. 1-21) The natural environment (Hohenthal, p. 23-34) |
| Wed
7-17 |
Tribes, clans, and territories (Hohenthal, p. 37-76)
Some notes on pre-history and history (Hohenthal, p. 77-91) |
| Thurs
7-18 |
Settlements and subsistence (Hohenthal, p. 93-113)
Subsistence (Hohenthal, p. 115-162) Field trip preparations |
| Sat-Sun
7-20 & 21 |
Field trip to San José de la Zorra/Kumiai community at the Valle de Guadalupe. |
| Tue
7-23 |
Material culture (Hohenthal, p. 163-195) |
| Wed
7-24 |
Social life (Hohenthal, p. 197-236) |
| Thurs
7-25 |
Law and government (Hohenthal, p. 237-244)
Field trip preparations |
| Sat-Sun
7-27 & 28 |
Field trip to San Antonio Necua/Tipai community at the Valle de Guadalupe |
| Tue
7-30 |
Religious beliefs and practices (Hohenthal, p. 245-271)
Healing and ethnoscience (Hohenthal, p. 273-291) |
| Wed
7-31 |
Some comparative notes on Pai-Pai and Kiliwa, 1951 (Hohenthal, p. 313-340) |
| Thurs
8-1 |
Discussion on Delfina Cuero |
| Mon
8-5 |
Discussion on Delfina Cuero |
| Tue
8-6 |
From invented to invisible communities (Garduño) |
| Wed
8-7 |
Exam; hand in field notes. |
Bibliography
Shipek, Florence
Hohenthal, William D., Jr.
Other articles and sources provided on site.
1991 Delfina Cuero. Her Autobiography. An Account of Her Last Years and
Her Ethnobotanic Contributions. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press.
2001 Tipai Ethnographic Notes. A Baja California Indian Community at
Mid Century. Novato, CA: Ballena Press and Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias.