Cross Cultural Issues in Native America: Learning Through Listening

Authors

Kurt M. Peters, Associate Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies and Native American Studies, Oregon State University.
Dwaine E. Plaza, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Oregon State University.

Date of this Version

November 2002

Abstract

During March 2002 Oregon State University students took a non-traditional approach to learning about cross-cultural issues in Native America. The students lived five days in Burns, Oregon interacting with the Burns Paiute Tribe and non-Indian community stakeholders, thereby developing an understanding of the complex issues facing Oregon's Native American population.