Apr 23, 2024  
2021-2022 APU Catalog 
    
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OS 21400 - Culture and the Outdoors


(4) This course examines cultural traditions and contexts that shape individual and community experiences of the outdoors.  Students explore the dynamic relationship between culture and outdoor activities which provide for subsistence, recreation, and sport.  Students are asked to explore questions about how different cultural traditions view concepts of enjoyment, discipline, survival, and personal development in relation to recreation, cultural practices, and skills that use and impact the natural environment.  For each of the subtopics, students research and analyze heritage, community values, and historical traditions.  Satisfies CH Intercultural & Spiritual Understanding for Foundational Studies.   Offered yearly.  

Selected Topic:
Indigenous Kayak Design and Culture



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