Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - INDG 101 D100

Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3)

Class Number: 3890

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.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.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Through honouring and engaging with Indigenous protocols and processes students will:
- practice two-eyed seeing in considering the relationships between First Peoples, their Lands and ways and the ongoing effects of colonization
- come to understand their roles and responsibilities in reconciliation
- learn and engage with anti-colonial thinking, writing, speaking, acting
- engage with wholistic approaches to comprehend one call to action

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 section of INDG 101, 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 synchronous weekly Zoom class times (Tuesdays 10:30-12:20) and small group activities Fridays (10:30-11:20).

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

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.
Portions of weekly lectures will be narrated and posted in Canvas.
Bi-weekly student collaboration assignments will occur in google docs - please have a gmail email account for the first week of classes to facilitate your engagment in these for credit activities.

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

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware 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.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.