Fall 2020 - INDG 101 P100

Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3)

Class Number: 7066

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

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:

To survey pre-contact, historic and current events relating to the First Peoples of Turtle Island and the impacts that contact/colonization had/have on First Peoples’ survivance and futurity. Students will consider Indigenous perspectives of family, languages and connections to the land, the oral traditions, community identities, resilience, revitalization, along with their own roles and responsibilities in reconciliation. Students will deliberate on the impacts of laws and policy making on First Peoples’ lives and the actions that Indigenous Peoples continue to take to counter these detrimental forces toward ensuring their Nations’ and Territories' futurities. Indigenous practices that center on the building of respectful relationships will be utilized throughout the semester towards providing an environment that is conducive to taking up, in meaningful ways, the work that needs to be done by all before reconciliation can begin.

*Course syllabus and outline follow the FNST 101 course designed by Drs. annie ross and Marianne Ignace.

Grading

  • Bi-Weekly Assigned Readings Quizzes (5x10%each) 50%
  • Medicine Wheel Pedagogy Taking Action Paper 20%
  • Bi-Weekly Small Group Dialogues/Activities (6x5% each) 30%

NOTES:

Because this is a remote delivery course, a computer/laptop/iPad and stable internet service is REQUIRED across the entire semester. Lectures, quizzes, and small group participation occur synchronously online during regularly scheduled class times, with some offline provision of additional lecture materials.

    

** This is NOT an online course- it is INDG 101 being taught remotely. **

 

REQUIREMENTS:

By enrolling in this course, you are confirming that you have the technology, space, and access to stable internet required to participate and you are committing to being available and present for our scheduled weekly Zoom class times (Mondays 9:30-12:20).

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Readings will be provided by the instructor and are available via SFU CANVAS, on-line e-books, on reserve in the library, or in-class.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).