PAPER DUE
Write a 3,000-word essay documenting the process and outcome of your research project. Connect your insights to the assigned readings and to your colleagues’ presentations wherever possible. Support your narrative/argument with citations and bibliography in an appropriate style. Give your polished paper an original and fitting title.
PRESENTATION DUE
Prepare an oral presentation summarizing your research findings. Focus on those aspects of the project most relevant to your colleagues in the course. Practice your extemporaneous comments beforehand until they run about ten minutes in length. Supplement your talk with a one-sheet handout (13 copies) bearing your name and project title.
REPORT #2 DUE
Write a 500-word essay recounting the progress of your research project over the past month. Speculate on the organization of your final paper, being as specific as possible. Append an annotated bibliography of sources you have consulted, cited in an appropriate bibliographic style. Give your polished report an original and fitting title.
Read pages 82-100 of Peyote Religious Art; come prepared to outline each chapter and to discuss passages you find interesting:
Chapter 5. Peyote Artists and Religious Inspiration
Read pages 67-81 of Peyote Religious Art; come prepared to outline each chapter and to discuss passages you find interesting:
Chapter 4. Peyote Painting Traditions
Read pages 48-66 of Peyote Religious Art; come prepared to outline each chapter and to discuss passages you find interesting:
Chapter 3. Peyote Attire and Accessories
Read pages 23-47 of Peyote Religious Art; come prepared to outline each chapter and to discuss passages you find interesting:
Chapter 2. Peyote Ceremonies and Ritual Instruments
Preview Peyote Religious Art: Symbols of Faith and Belief (cover, front matter, back matter); come prepared to discuss your initial impressions of the book.
Read pages 1-22 of Peyote Religious Art; come prepared to outline each chapter and to discuss passages you find interesting:
Chapter 1. The Peyote Religion and the Native American Church
REPORT #1 DUE
Write a 500-word essay detailing the focus, methodology, and significance of your project. Illustrate your exposition with specific references to the assigned readings and to your research sources. Append a preliminary bibliography of relevant books, articles, and websites, cited in an appropriate bibliographic style. Give your polished report an original and fitting title.
Read selected excerpts from The Peyote Road: Religious Freedom and the Native American Church; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss passages you find interesting:
The Peyote Road: Religious Freedom and the Native American Church
Oregon v. Smith: A Church Crisis
The Peyote Community Fights Back
Native American Church Organizations
Twenty-First Century: Protection of Peyote and Peyotism
Conclusion
Epilogue
Native People and Christianity 