presented by: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FACULTY OF NATIVE STUDIES
This free online course consists of 12 modules that explore Indigenous histories and contemporary issues from an Indigenous perspective.
Indigenous Canada is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies 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.
Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships.
Indigenous Canada is a beginner level, self-paced course. Register now!
Topics Covered
- The fur trade and other exchange relationships,
- Land claims and environmental impacts,
- Legal systems and rights,
- Political conflicts and alliances,
- Indigenous political activism,
- Contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.
Register for Indigenous Canada
a free online course offered by University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies.