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This version of INST 368 closed. To current version.
Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits: 3 - Humanities
Prerequisite: Three credits in either Canadian history or Native/Indigenous studies are strongly recommended but not required.
Precluded course: INST 368 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NTST 368.
Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies
INST 368 has a Challenge for Credit option.
INST 368 introduces major themes in the political, social, and economic history of Canada's first peoples from their earliest appearance in the Americas to the period when European usurpation of Native lands had become unstoppable. The course begins by tracing developments in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.
Among issues explored here are the diversity of First Nations societies as well as elements common to these societies; the religious beliefs of the first peoples; gender roles; relations among First Nations; and the causes of change over time in the organization of these societies.
The course then traces the patterns of European First Nations relations during the first three hundred years of continuous European involvement in the Americas. It examines the impact of dealings with Europeans on the social structure of various First Nations.
Unit 1: Canada in the First Nations Period
Unit 2: Enter Europeans
Unit 3: First Nations in a “British North America”
To receive credit for INST 368, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a mark of at least 50 percent on the final examination, and obtain a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Dickason, Olive Patricia. Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times. 3rd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Dickason, Olive Patricia, ed. The Native Imprint: The Contribution of First Peoples to Canada's Character. Volume 1, To 1815.Athabasca: Athabasca University Educational Enterprises, 1995.
Wright, Ronald. Stolen Continents: The “New World” Through Indian Eyes Since 1492. Toronto: Penguin, 1991.
The course materials include a study guide and a student manual.