NOTE:  This Perspectives class is not offered every semester.   PERS 2210-D, "Women's Voices", will focus on American Indian Literature by native women.   Because many North American tribes were matriarchal before the coming of the Spaniards, these women have powerful stories to tell -- of the loss of power as their tribes were forced into Western-style patriarchy; of their roles in their tribes; of the great power in language, storytelling, and singing; of their interactions with Western institutions such as Christianity and boarding schools; of their love for their land; and of timeless women's issues such as marriage, property, family, joy, and loss. This course will discuss not only literature, but also history, culture, feminism and language.  We will discuss some of the key events in the cultural history of certain tribes, remembering as we go along that there is no such monolithic structure as the "American Indian".  Wherever possible, we will refer to tribes individually, and where known (and pertinent), we will discuss bands, families, and reservations.   We will call tribes by the names they prefer (for example, Anishinabe rather than Chippewa, Salish rather than Flathead).  We may also, as a class of largely Westerners without appreciable Indian blood quantum, discover uncomfortable truths about racism, manifest destiny, and the history of our nation.  Because these tribes have not disappeared, because they are real, living people and living cultures, we will travel this journey with respect.