Native American Southwest Travel Seminar

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Spring Break In The American Southwest
Earn 3 College Credits

Scholarships Available! Scholarship Application

Take a magnificent journey through four states as you visit ancient American Indian archaeological ruins, the modern Navajo and Pueblo Indian nations, and fantastic archaeological, cultural, and geological sites. Led by OCC anthropologist and archaeologist, Prof. Christine Kitchin, you will study American Indian societies going back thousands of years and learn how the prehistoric Indian people influenced modern Indian cultures.  Guided by the Navajo, Acoma and Zuni people on their tribal lands, explore Canyon de Chelly with its beautiful prehistoric rock art and ancient architecture, and experience the spectacular geology of Monument Valley. Enter a Navajo hogan to learn about traditional Navajo life.  Explore the incredible cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park and the Anasazi ruins of Chaco Canyon with its Great Houses, underground sacred kivas, and astronomical alignments.  Visit with the Pueblo Indian people living at “Sky City” Acoma Pueblo, set high atop a sandstone mesa.  At Zuni Pueblo, tour the 1629 Spanish Mission with its world famous Kachina murals and browse Indian Trading Posts filled with exquisite Indian arts and crafts.

The Seminar is open to community members who are 18 or over on a credit or non-credit basis  Students will be enrolled in ANTH 238 for three college credits.

Your Package Includes

• Shuttle from OCC campus to Philadelphia Airport and return
• Roundtrip Airfare from Philadelphia to Phoenix on Southwest Airlines
• All Hotels (double occupancy; single supplement $600)
• All ground transportation, scheduled tours, and admissions
• Some meals
• 24 hour professional guides and Native guides on tribal lands.

Not Included:  Personal expenses, tips, and meals, activities or services not specifically listed on the itinerary.

Seminar Leader 

Prof. Christine Kitchin is an anthropologist and archaeologist whose area of specialization is the Native Peoples of the Americas.  She teaches courses on the Indians of North America and has traveled extensively throughout the Southwest.

Seminar Highlights

• Navajo Indian Nation Reservation
• Navajo Led Jeep Tour of Canyon de Chelly, AZ, Archaeological Ruins and Rock Art
• Photo Tour of Magnificent Antelope Canyon.
• Navajo Guided Tour of Monument Valley with Visit to a Traditional Navajo Hogan (home)
• Spectacular Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde, CO, including Sun Temple and Cliff Palace
• Chaco Canyon, NM, Anasazi Great Houses and Sacred Kivas
• Living Pueblo Indian Tribes, including Zuni Pueblo and “Sky City” Acoma Pueblo
• Indian Trading Posts, mining towns, and unique Southwest geology.
• Gourmet Dinner Cruise on Lake Powell
• Ecological Tour of the Sonora Desert

Registration Due Dates:

• Half of the cost is due with the application. 
• 2nd Half due no later than January 25, 2010

Space is limited.  Registration is on a first come/first served basis.

For more information, contact Professor Christine Kitchin at ckitchin@ocean.edu or 732.255.0400, x2421.