Fall 2024 - INDG 305 OL01
Treaties in Canada (1)
Class Number: 4667
Delivery Method: Online
Overview
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Introduces students to the historical and contemporary contexts of treaty relations between settlers and the First Peoples of Turtle Island. Provides critical insight into the various treaties within Canada; treaty negotiations, including Indigenous oral histories; Indigenous resistance to treaty infringements; and other important legislation impacting treaty rights.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course introduces students to First Peoples’ perspectives on treaty-making, treaty interpretation, and treaty rights. By focusing on the history of treaty relations between settlers and the First Peoples of Turtle Island, this course provides students with critical insight into contemporary relationships and political contexts in Canada. Students will learn about the pre- confederation treaties, the Numbered treaties, as well as the modern treaty process. Students will learn about the history of treaty negotiations; Indigenous oral histories of treaties; the relationship between land claims, colonial law, and treaty-making; Indigenous resistance to treaty infringement; and other important legislation impacting First Peoples treaty rights. This course will be a mixture of recorded lecture, assigned readings and videos, as well as evaluative activities, quizzes, and midterms.
Grading
- Weekly Quizzes (10 x 5%) 50%
- Midterms (2 x 25%) 50%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Government of Canada. The Indian Act, 1876. S.C. 1876, c. 18.
Palmater, Pamela. "My Tribe, My Heirs and Their Heirs Forever: Living Mi'kmaw.
Treaties. "Living Treaties: Narrating Mi'kmaw Treaty Relations, edited by Marie Battiste, Cape Breton University Press, 2018.
Simpson, Leanne. "Looking After Gdoo-Naaganinaa: Precolonial Nishnaabeg Diplomatic and Treaty Relationships." Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, 2008, pp. 29-42.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.