ANTH 280 - Alaska: Culture & Environment

Unit(s): 4

This Arrupe Justice immersion course examines the relationship between culture and the environment in the unique island setting of Sitka, Alaska. Students learn about the region’s terrestrial and marine environments, its occupation and use by the indigenous Tlingit population and by non-Native peoples, and contemporary controversies surrounding the appropriate use of its natural resources - its fish, timber, and natural beauty.

College of Arts and Sciences