Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.
Indigenous Canada
oferecido por
University of Alberta
Informações sobre o curso
4.8
716 classificações
Habilidades que você terá
Art HistoryArtHistoryMythology
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
1Worldview
In this introductory module, students learn the significance of stories and storytelling in Indigenous societies. We explore history that comes from Indigenous worldviews, this includes worldviews from the Inuit, Nehiyawak, Kanien:keha’ka and Tlingit peoples.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 51 mín.) min), 2 leituras, 1 teste
2 leituras
Worldview Course Notes10min
Interactive Painting: A Tribute to Aboriginal Women10min
1 exercício prático
Module 1 Quiz10min
Semana
2Fur Trade
This module discusses pre-contact trading systems between Indigenous peoples of North America with a focus on the geographical region of Canada. We examine the chronological events of contact with Europeans and the events leading up to, and during the fur trade. This module also explores the long lasting social, political and economic ramifications of the fur trade on Indigenous peoples.
5 vídeos (total de (Total 72 mín.) min), 2 leituras, 1 teste
5 videos
Colonization12min
The Fur Trade Part 127min
The Fur Trade Part 215min
Frank Tough13min
2 leituras
Fur Trade Course Notes10min
Interactive Painting: Education10min
1 exercício prático
Module 2 Quiz28min
Semana
3Trick or Treaty
Examines Indigenous and settler perspectives of treaty making. Discusses the variation of treaties in Canada and the unique circumstances surrounding these events. Outlines the temporal and geographical history of the numbered treaties (beginning on the east) and ends with a discussion of the historical events and policies leading up to Métis scrip.
5 vídeos (total de (Total 65 mín.) min), 2 leituras, 1 teste
5 videos
Numbered Treaties Part 112min
Numbered Treaties Part 28min
Numbered Treaties Part 36min
The Métis Nation19min
2 leituras
Trick or Treaty Course Notes10min
Interactive Painting: Governance10min
1 exercício prático
Module 3 Quiz40min
Semana
4New Rules, New Game
This lesson begins with a discussion about what is distinctive in Indigenous legal traditions. Explores impacts of policies put in place as British North America attempted to solidify itself geographically and socially. Examines the ways in which the Indian Act contributed to assimilation.
3 vídeos (total de (Total 44 mín.) min), 2 leituras, 1 teste
2 leituras
New Rules, New Game Course Notes10min
Interactive Painting: Governance10min
1 exercício prático
Module 4 Quiz24min
Melhores avaliações
por JB•Jan 22nd 2018
Excellent course that provides a great foundation for learning about Indigenous cultures and worldviews. Provides thoughtful topics to explore and insightful knowledge. I highly recommend this course!
por YH•Sep 25th 2017
This course was eye-opening and an essential learning experience for my work with First Nations children and their families. I have and will continue to recommend this course to my colleagues.
Instrutores
Dr. Tracy Bear
Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Native Studies & Dept. of Women's and Gender Studies
Dr. Paul Gareau
Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Native Studies
Sobre University of Alberta
UAlberta is considered among the world’s leading public research- and teaching-intensive universities. As one of Canada’s top universities, we’re known for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative arts, business, engineering and health sciences.
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