REL S 390A San Diego State University Indigenous Religions Discussion Response For this assignment, please listen to/view my mp4 Power Point on the Indigen

REL S 390A San Diego State University Indigenous Religions Discussion Response For this assignment, please listen to/view my mp4 Power Point on the Indigenous religions of America and Africa located in the Power Points tool area. Then read the chapters One and Five. My mp4s will be extremely important for this topic, as I tried to not overwhelm you all by including as many readings as I wanted – I have a hard time stopping Haha Then, pick one and only one of the following options. Please construct a thoughtful 350 word main response addresses the questions posed in your option. Please check for bias (allowing your own thoughts and feelings to hinder your ability to truly understand what people d0 (id) and why) and presentism (projecting modern valued into the past). I am asking you to think, critically engage with, analyze the information presented, without projecting your own values and context into it as much as possible. We all have biases, but if we self-reflect, we can recognize them and attempt to not allow them to inflect our understanding of others, past or present. Think about what worked/functioned for people in the past and why and what conflicts, challenges, or possibilities emerged through time. Classroom Biases Hinder Students’ Learning – Education Week.pdfAgainst Presentism Perspectives on History AHA.pdf You should spell check, edit for grammar, include quotes or paraphrased examples from our readings or my lectures (cited of course in the most simple way possible or your personal favorite MLA, APA, or Chicago style), then respond to two other people in 150 word responses. I do, by the way, count as a person so if you respond to something I post, that counts. Keep in mind, you are responsible for knowing about all of the material, even though you get to pick your favorite to write about. The same applies to every week. I am looking forward to learning more about the topics with you. Option A: Using my lecture, our readings, and the info from the links I am including, please discuss the indigenous religions of North America and how their belief system constructed their political and cultural systems. Please limit yourself to one or two groups, as there as so many. Look for common themes and/or attributes for us. How would you anticipate these beliefs and socio-cultural attributes would change as a result of contact with Europeans. Episode 1: Wounded Knee Legacy and the Ancestors; 2: Mexico (45:10) 500 Nations http://are.as.wvu.edu/ruvolo.htm Religion in American Life: A Short History(read ch#1 and 5) Jon Butler, Grant Wacker, Randall Balmer Oxford University Press, Dec 31, 2007 – Religion – 512 pages