Course Description
Indigenous Perspectives in Anthropology: Culture and Advocacy
This free online course explores the history of Indigenous peoples and how anthropology contributed to their evolution. This course examines Indigenous history, sovereignty, and resilience while revealing how anthropology both supported colonialism and later empowered Native nations. Explore concepts like blood quantum, resource rights, and cultural identity while studying key Native scholars such as Vine Deloria Jr. Learn how Indigenous peoples assert sovereignty, protect sacred sites, reclaim their voices, and advance Native studies.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Indicate the different terms used for Indigenous peoples and describe their historical and current meanings. • Explain blood quantum its current application among Native nations. • State the need for Native perspectives in studies about Indigenous peoples. • Describe the practice of “othering” and its impact on Indigenous communities. • Indicate the historical issues related to anthropologists serving as cultural experts. • Discuss the extent to which Native nations have been effective in asserting rights to natural resources. • Outline the political responses to federal government policies about Indigenous peoples in the United States. |
| Course Code | 7664 |
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