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Program Requirements
The Minor Concentration in Indigenous Studies provides students with a broad, interdisciplinary view of key issues in the historical, social and cultural dimensions of Indigenous life in Canada. Core courses offered within the program will provide interdisciplinary treatments of Indigenous life. The Program will focus on the history of indigenous populations in Canada, Aboriginal art and culture, the experience of indigeneity and gender, and legacies of Indigenous resistance to the Canadian state.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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INDG 200 Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3 credits)
Overview
INDG : The focus is on Indigenous experience in Canada, but encourages comparative approaches. Introduction to the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of Indigenous life in Canada.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Downey, David; Wysote, Travis (Winter)
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INDG 401 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Indigenous Studies (3 credits)
Overview
INDG : The focus is on Indigenous experience in Canada, but encourages comparative approaches.Capstone seminar course offering an in-depth focus on one or more issues in Indigenous Studies.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Tucker, Kathryn (Winter)
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
A maximum of 3 complementary course credits at the 200-level, and no more than 6 complementary credits in any one discipline.
Anthropology
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ANTH 338 Native Peoples of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Ethnographic survey of Native cultures in North America. Conditions arising from European colonization and their social, economic and political impact. Contemporary situation of indigenous peoples.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
- ANTH 436 North American Native Peoples (3 credits)
Canadian Studies
Revision, May 2014. Start of revision.
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CANS 306 Issues in Native Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : Past and present achievements and concerns within Native societies across Canada.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: Boucher, Orenda (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Issues in Native Studies as a CANS topics course.
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CANS 315 Indigenous Art and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An examination of the work of selected First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists in Canada.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Claus, Hannah (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking ARTH 315 or have taken "Aboriginal Art and Culture" as a CANS or ARTH topics course.
Revision, May 2014. End of revision.
English
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ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Geography
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GEOG 301 Geography of Nunavut (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to the physical and cultural geography of Canada's newest territory. The course will emphasize the bio-physical heterogeneity of the natural environment and the cultural and political ecology of the human population.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Wenzel, George (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
History
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HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits)
Overview
History : A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Heaman, Elsbeth Anne (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 223 Natives of the Americas (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas on the eve of contact with Europeans and through the period of colonization.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: May, Nicholas (Winter)
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HIST 303 History of Quebec (3 credits)
Overview
History : Covering Quebec history from New France to contemporary times, this course will include themes like ethnic relations, citizenship, gender and material culture. It is of particular interest to students in Education who foresee teaching about Quebec.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Rudy, Robert Jarrett (Fall)
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HIST 309 History of Latin America to 1825 (3 credits)
Overview
History : The social, cultural, and economic aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the colonial period. Topics include: pre-Columbian and hispanic cultures in conflict, plantation empires, and the transition to independence. The sequel to this course is HIST 360.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 333 Natives and French (3 credits)
Overview
History : Encounters between indigenous peoples and French newcomers in Canada and other parts of North America, 16th - 18th century. Through an examination of exploration, Catholic missions, trade, military alliances and colonization, the course focuses on the motives, outlooks and actions of both natives and Europeans.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Desbarats, Catherine (Fall)
Prerequisite: Any course in history or permission of instructor
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HIST 361 The Canadian West (3 credits)
Overview
History : Topics include indigenous history, the fur trade, immigration and ethnicity, economic development, environment, and regional political movements and cultures.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Rueck, Daniel (Fall)
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HIST 363 Canada 1870-1914 (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural aspects of Canadian society between 1870 and 1914. Topics covered will include aboriginal peoples, European settlement of the West, provincial rights, the national policy, social reform movements, industrialization, immigration and the rise of cities.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Rudy, Robert Jarrett (Fall)
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HIST 408 Colonialism and Native Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
History : The nature and consequences of encounters between American native peoples and Europeans.
Terms: Winter 2015
Instructors: May, Nicholas (Winter)
Prerequisite: HIST 202
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-580D
Interdisciplinary Field Course
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IDFC 500 Indigenous Field Studies (3 credits)
Overview
IDFC : This 4-week intensive course (3 weeks McGill, 1 week Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory) provides an opportunity for Social Work, Law, Medicine and Anthropology students to learn about Haudenosaunee cultures and worldviews, with particular emphasis on linkages to students' practice areas. Attention given to effects of Canadian policies on contemporary Aboriginal society.
Terms: Summer 2015
Instructors: Ives, Nicole; Loft, Michael; Anker, Kirsten (Summer)
Restrictions: The course is only open to students in Social Work, Anthropology, Law and Medicine or by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken IDFC 380.
This intensive course is offered over 4 weeks. Weeks 1, 2 and 4 are held at McGill. Week 3 consists of living in Kahnawake for 6 days. This field portion of the course may involve rugged field conditions and varying weather for which students must be prepared and equipped.
A fee of $381 is charged to all students registered in IDFC 500 Aboriginal Field Course, a course that has a field experience in week 3 in Kahnawake. The fee covers food, activities, land use, and other site expenses.
**This course will be held on May 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 & 29.
Law
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CMPL 500 Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Current legal topics relating to native peoples, including the concept of aboriginal title, and constitutional aspects of contemporary land claims. Aspects of Canadian law relating to native peoples, their constitutional status, and hunting and fishing rights.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Anker, Kirsten (Fall)
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CMPL 500D1 Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (1.5 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Current legal topics relating to native peoples, including the concept of aboriginal title, and constitutional aspects of contemporary land claims. Aspects of Canadian law relating to native peoples, their constitutional status, and hunting and fishing rights.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Students must register for both CMPL 500D1 and CMPL 500D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both CMPL 500D1 and CMPL 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
CMPL 500D1 and CMPL 500D2 together are equivalent to CMPL 500
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CMPL 500D2 Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (1.5 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : See CMPL 500D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Prerequisite: CMPL 500D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both CMPL 500D1 and CMPL 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
CMPL 500D1 and CMPL 500D2 together are equivalent to CMPL 500
Political Science
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POLI 372 Aboriginal Politics in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The relationship of aboriginal politics to larger debates and literatures within political science, such as citizenship theory, federalism, and collective action. Subjects covered include Canada's treaty history, constitutional changes, and aboriginal political development.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Scholtz, Christa (Fall)
Social Work
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SWRK 345 First Peoples' Issues and Social Work (3 credits)
Overview
Social Work : An analysis of Canadian policies and legislation, their impact on First Peoples and on social work practice. Historical overview of European-Canadian and First Nations, Métis and Inuit relations. This course carries an additional charge of $8.25 to cover the cost of transportation to attend a lecture at the Kahnawake Longhouse. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Terms: Fall 2014
Instructors: Loft, Michael (Fall)
Prerequisite: SWRK 220
A field trip fee of $8.65 is charged to all students registered in this course.
Bachelor of Arts & Science—2014-2015 (last updated Feb. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)