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About the
Instructor
Dr.
Forrest Inslee is a scholar in the field of intercultural
communication and cultural studies. He earned his BA in
English, as well as an MA and PhD in Intercultural Communication
at Northwestern University in Chicago. He later earned a second
Masters in Intercultural Theological Education at Regent College
in Vancouver, BC. He has fifteen years experience as a college
professor, teaching at Northwestern University, Loyola
University, Trinity International University, National Louis
University, Halic University (Istanbul), and Seattle Pacific
University. He currently serves on the faculty of Northwest
University as a student advisor and instructor. Dr. Inslee has
done extensive research on several different culture groups.
His Masters research at Northwestern University focused on
performative expressions among northwest coast Native peoples.
About the Travel Director
Professor Gary Gillespie,
chair of the Communication Department, will serve as course
coordinator. He is a long time collector of native artifacts and
is a student of northwest native myth and art who has visited
all of the museums in the area devoted to this subject many
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Anthropology of
Northwest Native Peoples
Understanding Culture through the Eyes of Artists
Explore remote reaches of Vancouver Island
Visit ancient First Nation sites
Take a
Bear Watching boat trip
COMM 3843
A Northwest University Travel Course to Canada
Spring Semester 2010
AN Unforgettable
intercultural experience
Join
intercultural communication expert Dr. Forrest
Inslee
for six days of field study in
Vancouver, Victoria and Quadra Island, Canada. Learn the
traditional way of life of the First Nations Peoples of the
Northwest Coast -- and how these cultures are expressed
today -- from the perspectives of
communication studies. Visit ancient village and
fishing sites, go bear watching and see the best museums devoted to the
subject in the world.
Complete online assignments and
local sites visits on your own, then join the group for a
five night and six day trip to Canada. Earn three credits
for your General University Requirements under "any course
in Communication" in only one week.
All lectures will be held during the trip. In addition to
attending lectures and completing on site assignments,
students present an oral report and turn in a final term
paper. There is no exam.
Its a Spring 2010 course with some
online assignments before the travel begins in May -- that
means that your aid may cover the fee. Just think: one less
class to worry about all semester long until May.
Tentative Schedule Spring 2010
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Monday
May 10: Kirkland to Victoria
8:30 depart NU
9:00 Tulalip Resort tour
10:30 Depart Marysville
1:00 Packed Lunch at Anacortes Ferry Terminal
2:00 WA State Ferry to Victoria
4:30 arrive Victoria at same hotel. Dinner on own
Tuesday 11: Victoria
Royal BC Museum tour, day of sightseeing, assignments such
as visiting local artists.
Meals on your own.
Wednesday 12: Victoria to
Quadra Island
9:30 AM Depart Victoria for Duncan
10:30 Cowichan Cultural Center,
lunch included
and watch native dance presentation.
1:00 Drive north to Campbell River.
3:00 Arrive Campbell River Museum
http://www.crmuseum.ca/shop/index.html
6:30 Arrive Quadra Island
Horiot Inn
Group dinner
Thursday 13: Quadra Island to Vancouver
9:00 Vans to
Kwagiulth Museum at Cape Mudge
Village
11:00 four hour wild life boat tour and lunch with
Aboriginal Journeys
http://www.aboriginaljourneys.com/main/tours/index.htm
4:00 PM depart for Nanaimo, dinner on ferry included.
9 PM Arrive Sylvia Hotel
Friday 14: Vancouver
9:00 AM Explore the city.
Walk to Bill Reid Gallery.
Lunch on your own, Vancouver Art Museum to see
Emily Carr paintings,
Gas Town for native art stores.
4:30 Sky Train to airport to see
Reid's Spirit of Haida
Gwaii and other native art. Dinner on own.
Saturday 15: Vancouver to Kirkland
9:30 depart for UBC Museum of Anthropology.
12:30 Farewell lunch at
Van Dusen Gardens
5:30 Return to Kirkland
On Quadra Island we will stay at the
Horiot Inn
-- an historic lodge near the ancestral homeland of the
Kwaqiulth people.
You will share a spacious cabin.
Enjoy staying downtown
at the
Sylvia
Hotel In Vancouver
Three credits in one week.
Enjoy a six day travel
adventure exploring the ancient
culture of native peoples and how these cultures express
themselves today. Cruise the same ocean water ways
canoed by Indians for 5,000 years.
See some of the most popular tourist sites in the world.
Take part in a grizzly bear watch boat tour with a native
guide. Enrich your college experience with new insights into culture and communication.
In addition to tuition, the course fee is $900, includes van
and ferry transportation, entrance
fees to all museums, lodging for five nights down town Victoria, on Quadra Island and one night in
Vancouver
triple occupancy in large rooms with your own bed. The course fee covers
three breakfasts, three lunches and two group dinners .
Prof. Inslee with students from the 2005
Trip
Limited to 20 students only. Enroll now.
Family members welcomed.
Read what past students
have said about the course
More on Course
Web Site
-- See Discovery after you enroll.
Empress Hotel Victoria --
Bear Watching with Native Guide
Native dance
Expand your horizons by
appreciating another culture
Ancient Art of the Pacific Northwest
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Costs
Tuition plus a $900 fee
including van and ferry transportation, entrance to
museums, lodging for two nights down town Victoria (double or
triple in very large suites), one night on Quadra Island (north
tip of Vancouver Island) and two nights at the Sylvia Hotel in
down town Vancouver.
It also included three breakfasts and three lunches, two dinners,
wildlife boat trip
and a native
dance exhibition. Students may upgrade to a single room for an
additional $70 per night.
$150 deposit due before December 2, 2009.
Limit of 20 students only. NOTE: Fees can be covered by your
financial aid. Fee is added to your university bill.
Family members are welcomed.
This class is ideal for LEAP students who want to
involve their family in their program.
Adults family members not in the class pay the same fee as
students. Except for the
bear boat tour, children are welcome for no extra costs --
if parents drive their
own car for a reduced fee of $80 per adult.
Children must be ten or above to join the bear boat tour. We
need to charge an additional fee of $130 per child coming on the
boat tour.
Families will be given their own rooms. Questions? Contact Gary
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Students Comments
- I really enjoyed the class.
Hands down, it has been my favorite class in my four years
at NU. It gave me a new appreciation of a culture outside
my own. The class trip brought the students outside the
traditional classroom and provided an experience that was
completely unique. Kassi
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It was very interesting and
educational. Going to the museums and seeing the
things we had discussed in class brought the material to
life and made it more interesting. This has been my
favorite class so far in my college experience.
Christina
Students Comments
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I enjoyed the angle that
we took on the study of culture, the focus on Native
art. I absolutely love art, and it was very helpful to
learn about a specific culture through the art that they
create. Ashley
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The Anthropology of
Northwest Native Peoples is a great course that offers a
really unique body of knowledge that is otherwise not
available at Northwest. I especially enjoyed the
fieldwork part of the course, and learning visually
about Northwest Natives. Danny
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This course was fabulous!
It felt like a quick submersion into a different
culture. Our
surrounding community is rich with different traditions,
beliefs, histories, and worldviews that we normally
dont focus on. It is great to become more
knowledgeable about our neighbors, and more aware of the
world around us. Deanna
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The Anthropology of
Northwest Native Peoples was a phenomenal class! As an
Alaskan Native student, having the opportunity for
exposure to different yet similar cultures was so
exciting. Looking at cultural difference is especially
important when we live in Kirkland, which is not such a
diverse place. The professor was extremely qualified
and touched on topics that were thought provoking and
informative. If I had the opportunity to take this
course again, I would sign up in a heartbeat! Tiffany
Read what past students have said
about the course
Report on 2008 Class with photos and comments
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