INDG 2000U – Introduction to Indigenous Studies

The course will address the history and legacies of residential schools, perspectives on treaties, and the impacts of the Indian Act and ‘Indian policy’ on Indigenous peoples; promote critical reflection on the experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada; and challenge students to appreciate Indigenous ways of knowing. Demonstrating a local focus but fanning out to recognize how colonialism has displaced people and displaced their sense of identity, the course will take past, present and future relationships to the land on which our university stands as the departure point for inquiry and instruction. The course incorporates Indigenous pedagogies, experiential and self-reflexive learning, and anti-racist approaches to foster the development of respectful relationships and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, both at our university and in students’ future careers.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Experiential learning: Yes