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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.
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: Fall 2022
Instructors: Allard-Tremblay, Yann (Fall)
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 2023
Instructors: Reid, Christopher (Winter)
A maximum of 3 complementary course credits at the 200-level. A maximum of 6 credits from any given discipline with the exception of Indigenous Studies (INDG) courses.
Anthropology : Introduction to Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) as a means of critically engaging with the discipline of anthropology.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Sabiston, Leslie James (Fall)
Anthropology : A detailed examination of selected contemporary problems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Canadian Studies : Past and present achievements and concerns within Indigenous societies across Canada.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Reid, Christopher (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Issues in Native Studies as a CANS topics course.
Canadian Studies : An examination of the work of selected First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists in Canada.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Bell, Gloria (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.
English (Arts) : Special topics of literary study. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Manshel, Alexander; Hill, Adam; Joseph, Richard; Penteliuk, Kayla (Fall)
For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
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: Fall 2022
Instructors: Stenbaek, Marianne A (Fall)
GSFS : Explores Indigenous feminisms in historical and contemporary contexts, with a critical focus on the tensions between feminist and Indigenous epistemologies. The relationships between feminisms, settler-colonialism, nation-building, and Indigenous social justice struggles will be emphasized.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Shah Hoque, Anna (Winter)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Fall
3 hours
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 2022
Instructors: Nerbas, Don (Fall)
Fall
History : History of Indigenous Peoples of North and South America and their early experiences of European conquest and colonization, c. 1400 - 1800.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Ince, Nathan (Winter)
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 2022
Instructors: Mathieu, Jean-Philip (Fall)
History : The social, cultural, and economic aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the colonial period and the transition to independence.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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 Indigenous Peoples and Europeans.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Desbarats, Catherine (Winter)
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: Winter 2023
Instructors: Nerbas, Don (Winter)
History : Selected topics in Indigenous history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 223
Topics will vary from year to year.
INDG : Drawing upon and introducing the burgeoning field of Indigenous Studies, this course is designed to be an introduction to selected themes and topics in Indigenous Studies. Possible examples: Indigenous health, Haudenosaunne culture etc. Topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Marquez, Jimena (Fall) Marquez, Jimena (Winter)
INDG : This course is designed to examine specific themes and topics in Indigenous Studies. Possible examples: Haudenosaunee governance etc. Topics vary from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
INDG : In-depth and experiential examination of contemporary Indigenous resistance movements based on Indigenous worldviews and land-based knowledge.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
INDG : Foundations of the Kanien'ké:ha language and Haudenosaunee worldviews, including reading and speaking basic Kanien'ké:ha, using key words and phrases to communicate basic needs, and the noun-based morphology and grammatical structure of the language.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken INDG 202 when topic was "Introduction to Kanien'ké:ha".
INDG : This advanced course is designed to examine specific topics and themes in Indigenous Studies. Possible examples: Indigenous research methodologies. Topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Ince, Nathan (Fall) Austin, David (Winter)
INDG : Examination of food sovereignty as it relates to First Nation, Inuit, and Métis and their connection to the land as sustenance. The focus is on natural food sources and practices.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Marquez, Jimena (Fall)
INDG : The teachings of land, Ohen:ton Karihwátehkwen (Words before all Else) as well as stories that engage in the multiple tenets of Indigenous land-based education. Land-based practices and Indigenous literature. Participation is based on the values of Skén’nen (peace), Kahsatsténhsera (united strength), Ka'nikonhrí:io (good mind).
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Marquez, Jimena (Summer)
IDFC : Intensive field course that focuses on First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures and worldviews, with particular emphasis on linkages to practice areas and integration across disciplinary silos. Attention is given to the effects of Canadian legal, health and social welfare policies on contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit societies.
Terms: Summer 2023
Instructors: Ives, Nicole; Gabriel, Wanda; Anker, Kirsten; Sabiston, Leslie James (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 includes 1 week where students live in the field. The field portion of the course may involve rugged field conditions and varying weather for which students must be prepared and equipped.
A fee of $421.56 is charged to all students registered in IDFC 500 delivered in Montreal. The fee covers food, activities, land use, and other site expenses.
**This course will be held on May 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 & 29.
Comparative Law : Current legal topics relating to Indigenous peoples, including the concept of Indigenous title, and constitutional aspects of contemporary land claims. Aspects of Canadian law relating to Indigenous peoples, their constitutional status, and hunting and fishing rights.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Sloan, Kerry (Winter)
Comparative Law : Current legal topics relating to Indigenous peoples, including the concept of Indigenous title, and constitutional aspects of contemporary land claims. Aspects of Canadian law relating to Indigenous peoples, their constitutional status, and hunting and fishing rights.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 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
Comparative Law : See CMPL 500D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 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
Linguistics : Explores the Indigenous languages of North America, including their histories, linguistic properties, cultural settings, and key social issues facing them in the 21st century. Many different aspects of North American languages will be discussed including sound systems, grammatical classification, expression of time and space, and specialized linguistic phenomena like polysynthesis and reduplication. Social contexts of language will include performance, speech games, language change, language endangerment, and government policies.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Crippen, James (Winter)
Linguistics : Investigates linguistic and grammatical properties in an Indigenous language or language family of North America. Topics covered include: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; historical and comparative research; as well as topics at the intersection of language and culture. The course engages with primary literature on the language of study.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Crippen, James (Winter)
Political Science : The relationship of Indigenous 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, key policy frameworks, and Indigenous political development.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Berry, Aberdeen (Fall)
Political Science : This course explores the inclusion, impact, and interpretation of s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In s.35, "the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed". What does it mean for Canada to recognize, affirm, define, justify, and implement such rights? The course sets out how one might think about the constitutional promise of s.35, and challenges us to address whether this promise has been realized. It sets out how s.35 has structured Indigenous-settler politics since 1982.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.