ReadingsOmohundro, J. T. (2008). Thinking like an anthropologist: A practical introduction to cultural anthropology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 2, Using This Book: The Anthropological Questions (pp. 1032)
Chapter 3, What Is Culture? The Conceptual Question (pp. 3362)
Chapter 4, How Do I Learn About Culture? The Naturalistic Question? (pp. 6395)
These chapters provide a comparative analysis of culture.
Peters-Golden, H. P. (2012). Culture sketches: Case studies in anthropology (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 3, The Azande: Witchcraft and Oracles in Africa (pp. 925)
The chapters from this text provide case study analyses of individual groups around the globe.
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2015, from http://www.iwgia.orgThis website provides information on where indigenous peoples exist around the world.
Document: Identifying Indigenous Groups Worksheet (Word document)This document provides context for this weeks topic.MediaTEDTalks. (Producer). (2003). Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures [Video]. Available fromNote: The approximate length of this piece is 22 minutes.Davis is a National Geographic Explorer, and he shares his experiences with indigenous cultures.Optional ResourcesOmohundro, J. T. (2008). Thinking like an anthropologist: A practical introduction to cultural anthropology. New York:, NY McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 9, What are the Groups and Relationships? The Social-Structural Question (pp. 241285)
Peters-Golden, H. P. (2012). Culture sketches: Case studies in anthropology (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 7, The Hmong: Struggle and Perseverance (pp. 87105)
Chapter 15, The Tiwi: Tradition in Australia (pp. 235250)For a basic world map that might help in locating indigenous cultures, use one of the following websites, or another source of your choosing:Maps of World. (n.d.). World map. Retrieved April 21, 2015, from http://www.mapsofworld.com/
Worldatlas. (n.d.). World. Retrieved April 21, 2015, from http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Geology.com. (n.d.). World map political. Retrieved April 21, 2015, from http://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml
Bowere, B. (1988). Murder in good company. Science News, 133(6).The following websites and articles may be useful for your research on indigenous cultures:Knauft, B. M. (2013). The Gebusi: Lives transformed in a rainforest world. Retrieved fromhttp://www.anthropology.emory.edu/FACULTY/ANTBK/Books/Gebusi.htmlAfricaSaitoti, T. O. (2008). The initiation of a Maasai warrior. Retrieved from http://www.anthroprof.org/documents/Docs102/102articles/maasa27i.pdf
Sapignoli, M., & Hitchcock, R. K. (2013). Indigenous peoples in Southern Africa. The Round Table, 102(4), 355365.AsiaCohen, E. (2012). The Vegetarian Festival and the city pillar: The appropriation of a Chinese religious custom for a cult of the Thai civicreligion. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 10(1), 121.
Presse, A. F. (2013, October 10). Thailands Vegetarian Festival in Phuket is spectacular and bloody procession (Photos). The World Post.Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/thailand-vegetarian-festival-photos_n_4076083.htmlAustraliaKeen, I. (2000). A bundle of sticks: The debate over Yolngu clans. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 6(3), 419436.
Dudgeon, P., Wright, M., Paradies, Y., Garvey, D., & Walker, I. (2010). The social, cultural and historical context of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Australians. In Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice (pp.2542). Retrieved from http://creahw.org.au/media/54859/part_1_chapter3.pdfNorth AmericaHayles, L. (2009). Indigenous nations hit hard by hurricanes. Retrieved from http://www.workers.org/2007/us/hurricanes-0927/Pacific IslandsIndonesia Human Development Report. (2014). The economics of democracy, financing human development in Indonesia. Retrieved fromhttp://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/indonesia_2004_en.pdfSouth AmericaEllis, E. C., & Ramankutty, N. (2008). Putting people in the map: Anthropogenic biomes of the world. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment,6(8), 439447.
Couto, L. F. (n.d.). Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America IIRSA. Retrieved fromhttp://www.oecd.org/site/govgfg/39612363.pdfWriting is a continuous part of the fieldwork conducted by an anthropologist. It occurs when the anthropologist observes and records informationabout the community being studied in the form of field notes. These research notes are then compiled into a larger scaled essay/assignment orethnographic document. In Week 1, you studied the various approaches to anthropology and presented a brief summary of your current understandingof what indigenous means. This week, you identify at least one indigenous group for your field study and provide reasons why you selected thisgroup.To prepare for this Assignment:Review the assigned readings in the course texts.
Summarize your current understanding of indigenous identity.
Select one indigenous group from either Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Pacific Islands, or South America.The Assignment:Submit by Day 7 a 1- to 2-page paper in which you do the following:Identify the indigenous group that you have selected and the region the group lives in.
Explain your reasoning of why this group is considered indigenous.