Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduces the nature and goals of Indigenous Studies as an academic discipline that emphasizes cultures and homelands of First Peoples. Students with credit for FNST 101 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

INDG101 is an introductory course that serves to provide students with a foundational understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and contemporary issues. Students will learn to recognize and understand the diversities of cultures, languages, protocols and practices, as well as learning to analyze important legal definitions, laws, and policies affecting Indigenous Peoples. We will discuss the impacts that contact/colonization had/have on Indigenous Peoples and the actions that Indigenous Peoples have, and continue to take, to ensure Indigenous survivance and futurity.

Class lectures are structured to include various themes, such as:

• Colonialism and settler colonialism
• Historical and contemporary legislation and policies
• Indigenous Sovereignty, Aboriginal Title, Aboriginal Rights
• Indigenous Aesthetic Expressions
• Oral Traditions, the Work of Stories
• Food Security, Traditional practices and relationships
• Indigenous resistance and Direct Action

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Through honouring and engaging with Indigenous protocols, processes, and perspectives, students will:

• Recognize the diversity and richness of Indigenous cultures, protocols, traditions, and the importance of Indigenous cultural survivance and futurities;
• Learn to critically analyze and assess historical and contemporary issues effecting Indigenous Peoples and communities;
• Practice two-eyed seeing in considering the relationships between Indigenous Peoples, connections to land and identity, and the on-going effects of colonization;
• Develop an appreciation for Indigenous perspectives by prioritizing literature and media created by Indigenous authors and artists;
• Engage with anti-colonial thinking, writing, speaking, and acting in mobilizing truth and reconciliation.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Students should come to tutorials prepared to participate. This includes bringing pens, pencils, erasers, and paper for notetaking or other in-class writing activities. A reliable device (i.e. laptop) is required for the in-class quizzes.

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