Native Peoples of Oklahoma - Protecting Native American Communities - 4.3.1 Gilbert Salazar

“Native Peoples of Oklahoma" is a free online course on Janux that is open to anyone. Learn more at http://janux.ou.edu. This course is a general introduction to the history, cultural traditions, and current condition of many of the 38 Native American tribes who reside in Oklahoma. To increase awareness and appreciation of the manners in which the Native American population of Oklahoma contributes to the unique character and capacities of our state, through cultural values, political relationships between sovereign governments, social relations in a diverse place, and enriching artistic expressions. Learners will further understand the roles that indigenous people in Oklahoma have played in national and global contexts. Created by the University of Oklahoma, Janux is an interactive learning community that gives learners direct connections to courses, education resources, faculty, and each other. Janux courses are freely available or may be taken for college credit by enrolled OU students. Dr. Dan Swan is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. Dr. Joshua Nelson is Associate Professor in the Department of English. Video by NextThought (http://nextthought.com). Copyright © 2000-2014 The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, All Rights Reserved.