INLG-260 - Ways of Knowing: The Syilx Land Culture (previous INST 245) - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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This course will introduce students to the study of pre-contact Okanagan culture. Traditional knowledge, systems and practices are examined in relation to roles and responsibilities, worldview, philosophy and spirituality.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Available/Required in the following Programs:Nsyilxcen Language Fluency Diploma Program - Diploma Completion Plan
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Prerequisites : INLG-160 ,
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree or Equivalent
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50-70%, Final 30-50%, Total 100%. Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- demonstrate teaching and instruction of hunting, fishing, gathering techniques, practices and seasonal changes;
- discuss medicines and spiritual practices, general knowledge and stages, and specialist knowledge;
- discuss oral language and history, political relationships, genealogy and how they are passed on in family and community practice;
- describe family and community relationships: rites of passage, community responsibilities, roles, and extended family;
- analyze the traditional Okanagan oral story system - captikw passing of cultural information down generations;
- demonstrate an ability to recognize major land forms, important sites, and pictographs in relation to history and meaning;
- discuss Okanagan Creation, Prophecy, and Archetypes; and
- describe fundamental features of Okanagan world-view/philosophy, spirituality, land and resource use, governance, economics and social structure.
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Text and Materials:
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Robinson, H. (1989) Write it on your heart: The epic world of an Okanagan Storyteller, Penticton, BC, Theytus Books
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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