Anacortes Senior College

This 3-week course will provide information about the strong, creative and successful first people into North America. They are the ancestors of all the North American tribes. The new archeological discoveries will be presented including those here in the Northwest.  It will also cover what science says about the new genetic DNA data. The class will include:

• Who were the first people?
• When did they come?
• Where did they come from? How did they get here?
• What did they find?
• How do we know any of this?
• The Kennewick man controversy.

Instructor: Jim Barrett EdD

Jim has a doctorate degree in Adult Education and Communication. He was employed at the University of Washington for 32 years. He regularly teaches at the Anacortes Senior College and at the Shelter Bay Communiversty.