COMM 4843

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 times.

Anthropology of
Northwest Native Peoples

COMM 3843 (Also listed as SOCI 3843)
A Northwest University Travel Course to Canada
September 2006

Join intercultural communication expert Dr. Forrest Inslee for four days of field
study in Vancouver, Victoria and Duncan Canada. Learn the traditional way of life of the
First Nations Peoples of the Northwest Coast, from the perspectives of anthropology and
communication studies, while visiting ancient village and fishing sites and the two best
museums devoted to the subject in the world.

This intensive three-credit course requires two Saturday sessions and a three night, four-day
trip to Canada. In addition to attending lectures on the Northwest University campus and on site
and interactive on line assignments, students present an oral report and turn in a final term paper.

Three Intensive weekends with online and at local sites visits and you will earn three credits
for your General University Requirements under "any course in Communication."

Tentative Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 2
No class session. Multiple on- and offline assignments due.
Burke Museum fieldwork (student must visit museum one day this week)
Saturday, Sept. 9
Class session 9 AM to 1 PM
Friday, Sept. 15 – Monday 18
Travel to Vancouver and Victoria, BC.
Depart 8:00 AM. Return 5:30 PM Monday
Saturday, Sept 23
No class session. Multiple on- and offline assignments due
Saturday, Sept. 30
concluding class session 9 AM -1 PM. Multiple on- and offline assignments due

Down town Hotel Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel http://www.bestwesterncarltonplazahotel.com/
You may up grade to a private room (not a suite)
for an additional $50 per night.

Three credits in three weekends. Enjoy a four day travel adventure exploring the ancient
culture of native peoples. Cruise the same ocean water ways canoed by Indians for 5,000 years.
See some of the most popular tourist sites in the world. Enrich your college experience with
new insights into culture and communication.

Course Description
A special topics travel course applying essential anthropological principles to the traditional
cultures of the northwest Pacific coast -- from northern California to southern Alaska --
sometimes referred to as the Salish Indian peoples. This intensive course requires a three night
tour of Canada and students will observe exhibits at the University of British Columbia
Anthropological Museum in Vancouver, the British Columbia Provincial museum in Victoria
and the Cowichan Heritage Center in Duncan. The course requires a two
and a half hour Saturday class session before and a four hour session after the travel in
addition to lectures on site. Students turn in a term paper applying intercultural communication
and anthropological principles to native peoples.

In addition to tuition, the course fee is $450, includes van and ferry transportation, entrance
fees to all museums, lodging for three nights down town Victoria at the
Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel Double or triple occupancy in large suites
with couch and kitchen. The course fee covers three breakfasts and lunches on Friday and
Sunday. Fees do not include dinners Friday , Saturday, Sunday or Monday and does not cover
lunches on Saturday or Monday.

Details on the Travel to Canada

Friday Sept. 15
Meet 8:00 AM at 6710 Building for lecture and instruction
on assignment for today. Depart for
Vancouver Art by Blaine Billman

Arrive 12:30 UBC for Lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant http://www.shaughnessyrestaurant.com/home_main.html
Next we drive to near by UBC Anthropological Museum 2 PM http://www.moa.ubc.ca/
Tour of museum
4:00 PM Arrive BC Ferries Dinner on Ferry or in Victoria on your own
Arrive Victoria 7:30 PM http://vancouverisland.kulshan.com/British_Columbia/Vancouver_Island/Victoria/default.htm

Down town Hotel Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel http://www.bestwesterncarltonplazahotel.com/
You may up grade to a private room.
for an additional $150 total.

Saturday Sept. 16
8:30 AM lecture at hotel
10:30 AM Tour of Provincial Museum
http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
1:30 PM free for rest of the day. Evening oral reports at the hotel.

Sunday Sept. 17
9:00 AM 30 minute church service
10:45 AM debate for Duncan Cowichan Heritage Center http://www.quwutsun.ca/
http://www.ohwy.com/bc/n/naherctr.htm
12 PM Salmon barbeque Lunch included in your fees. (Dance not available)
Film, guided tour, study artifacts, , explore the grounds.

4:00 PM return to hotel

Dinner on own

Monday Sept. 18
8:00 AM breakfast
10:00 AM luggage in lobby, depart for WA state Ferry in Sydney
5:30 PM arrive home Kirkland.

Prof. Inslee with students from the 2005 Trip

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More on Course Web Site -- See Discovery after you enroll.

Return to Gillespie Home

Costs
Tuition plus a $450 fee including van and ferry transportation, entrance to museums, lodging for three nights down town Victoria (double or triple in very large suites), three breakfasts and lunch Friday and Sunday. Fees do not include dinners for Saturday or Sunday or lunches on Saturday and Monday. Sunday lunch includes native dance exhibition. Students may upgrade to a single room for an additional $50 per night. Fees due HaidaTotem - 25.57 K

September 2, 2005. Limit of 20 students only. NOTE: Fees can be covered by your financial aid.

Family members are welcomed. Adults pay the same fees as students. Children are welcome for no extra costs if parents drive their own car for a reduced fee of $80 per adult. Families will be given suites with three beds. Questions? Contact Gary Gillespie.

2005 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
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

2005 Students Comments

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
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
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 don’t focus on. It is great to become more knowledgeable about our neighbors, and more aware of the world around us. – Deanna
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

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 times.		Anthropology of Northwest Native Peoples COMM 3843 (Also listed as SOCI 3843) A Northwest University Travel Course to Canada September 2006 Join intercultural communication expert Dr. Forrest Inslee for four days of field study in Vancouver, Victoria and Duncan Canada. Learn the traditional way of life of the First Nations Peoples of the Northwest Coast, from the perspectives of anthropology and communication studies, while visiting ancient village and fishing sites and the two best museums devoted to the subject in the world. This intensive three-credit course requires two Saturday sessions and a three night, four-day trip to Canada. In addition to attending lectures on the Northwest University campus and on site and interactive on line assignments, students present an oral report and turn in a final term paper. Three Intensive weekends with online and at local sites visits and you will earn three credits for your General University Requirements under "any course in Communication." Tentative Schedule Saturday, Sept. 2 No class session. Multiple on- and offline assignments due. Burke Museum fieldwork (student must visit museum one day this week) Saturday, Sept. 9 Class session 9 AM to 1 PM Friday, Sept. 15 – Monday 18 Travel to Vancouver and Victoria, BC. Depart 8:00 AM. Return 5:30 PM Monday Saturday, Sept 23 No class session. Multiple on- and offline assignments due Saturday, Sept. 30 concluding class session 9 AM -1 PM. Multiple on- and offline assignments due Down town Hotel Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel http://www.bestwesterncarltonplazahotel.com/ You may up grade to a private room (not a suite) for an additional $50 per night. Three credits in three weekends. Enjoy a four day travel adventure exploring the ancient culture of native peoples. Cruise the same ocean water ways canoed by Indians for 5,000 years. See some of the most popular tourist sites in the world. Enrich your college experience with new insights into culture and communication. Course Description A special topics travel course applying essential anthropological principles to the traditional cultures of the northwest Pacific coast -- from northern California to southern Alaska -- sometimes referred to as the Salish Indian peoples. This intensive course requires a three night tour of Canada and students will observe exhibits at the University of British Columbia Anthropological Museum in Vancouver, the British Columbia Provincial museum in Victoria and the Cowichan Heritage Center in Duncan. The course requires a two and a half hour Saturday class session before and a four hour session after the travel in addition to lectures on site. Students turn in a term paper applying intercultural communication and anthropological principles to native peoples. In addition to tuition, the course fee is $450, includes van and ferry transportation, entrance fees to all museums, lodging for three nights down town Victoria at the Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel Double or triple occupancy in large suites with couch and kitchen. The course fee covers three breakfasts and lunches on Friday and Sunday. Fees do not include dinners Friday , Saturday, Sunday or Monday and does not cover lunches on Saturday or Monday. Details on the Travel to Canada Friday Sept. 15 Meet 8:00 AM at 6710 Building for lecture and instruction on assignment for today. Depart for Vancouver Art by Blaine Billman Arrive 12:30 UBC for Lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant http://www.shaughnessyrestaurant.com/home_main.html Next we drive to near by UBC Anthropological Museum 2 PM http://www.moa.ubc.ca/ Tour of museum 4:00 PM Arrive BC Ferries Dinner on Ferry or in Victoria on your own Arrive Victoria 7:30 PM http://vancouverisland.kulshan.com/British_Columbia/Vancouver_Island/Victoria/default.htm Down town Hotel Best Western Carlton Plaza Victoria Hotel http://www.bestwesterncarltonplazahotel.com/ You may up grade to a private room. for an additional $150 total. Saturday Sept. 16 8:30 AM lecture at hotel 10:30 AM Tour of Provincial Museum http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca 1:30 PM free for rest of the day. Evening oral reports at the hotel. Sunday Sept. 17 9:00 AM 30 minute church service 10:45 AM debate for Duncan Cowichan Heritage Center http://www.quwutsun.ca/ http://www.ohwy.com/bc/n/naherctr.htm 12 PM Salmon barbeque Lunch included in your fees. (Dance not available) Film, guided tour, study artifacts, , explore the grounds. 4:00 PM return to hotel Dinner on own Monday Sept. 18 8:00 AM breakfast 10:00 AM luggage in lobby, depart for WA state Ferry in Sydney 5:30 PM arrive home Kirkland. Prof. Inslee with students from the 2005 Trip Limited to 20 students only. Enroll now. Family members welcomed. More on Course Web Site -- See Discovery after you enroll. Return to Gillespie Home
Costs Tuition plus a $450 fee including van and ferry transportation, entrance to museums, lodging for three nights down town Victoria (double or triple in very large suites), three breakfasts and lunch Friday and Sunday. Fees do not include dinners for Saturday or Sunday or lunches on Saturday and Monday. Sunday lunch includes native dance exhibition. Students may upgrade to a single room for an additional $50 per night. Fees due September 2, 2005. Limit of 20 students only. NOTE: Fees can be covered by your financial aid. Family members are welcomed. Adults pay the same fees as students. Children are welcome for no extra costs if parents drive their own car for a reduced fee of $80 per adult. Families will be given suites with three beds. Questions? Contact Gary Gillespie.
2005 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 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 2005 Students Comments 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 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 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 don’t focus on. It is great to become more knowledgeable about our neighbors, and more aware of the world around us. – Deanna 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