ECON 2860 - Lakota Land Culture, Economics and History

Prerequisite: ECON 100, ECON 1001, ECON 1080, or ECON 180A.
FDR: Social Science (SS4)
Credits: 4

This class focuses on the cultural, economic, and historical dimensions of the Lakotas’ (Titonwan tawapi) ties to their lands as expressed in their pre- and post-reservation lifeways. It includes a 10-day field trip to western South Dakota to visit and meet with people in the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations and the Black Hills.