Indigenous Studies 205

Indigenous Studies 205 is designed to provide students an opportunity to develop critical and analytical skills, and to acquire a basic understanding of some of the most important issues affecting contemporary Aboriginal people in Canada.

After completing this course, you should be able to

1. discuss the concepts “colonialism,” “decolonization,” and “Aboriginal self-government.”
2. compare the process of decolonization underway among Aboriginal peoples in other countries with that being undertaken by Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
3. assess the impact of Euro-Canadian-oriented modernization processes on the Indigenous inhabitants of Canada’s North.
4. describe and assess the responses of northern Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal political organizations and leaders to the Euro-Canadian-oriented social, cultural, economic, and political development processes imposed on the Indigenous residents of the North.
5. discuss the history of Aboriginal land claims in Canada.
6. discuss several judicial opinions about Aboriginal land claims.