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There are 12 modules in this course

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

Fur Trade

Trick or Treaty

New Rules, New Game

“Killing the Indian in the Child”

A Modern Indian?

Red Power

Sovereign Lands

Indigenous Women, Girls, and Genderful People

Indigenous in the City

Current Social Movements

‘Living’ Traditions – Expressions in Pop Culture and Art

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