Lodge of the Bear
Lakota Sacred site.
Photo courtesy of
(c) "In Light of Reverence."

This course is an introduction to Native North American religions and spirituality. The course highlights the sacred ecology of people, plants, animals and the environment. Special emphasis is placed on myths, rituals, and beliefs ranging from individual practices to organized religions among a diverse array of Native American communities. These different ways of seeing, sensing and listening form entire life ways that are reflected in the arts, music, dance, poetry, narrative, architecture and social organizations. Of importance will be the historical, economic, health, environmental, political and legal issues that influence the present and future ways that Native Americans practice their religious traditions. Attention will be given to contemporary issues and Native cultures of South Florida.