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About the 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....

Top reviews

JB

Oct 10, 2021

This is a must for anyone, non-indigenous to Indigenous to complete. Should also be a part of the process to become a Canadian citizen. Very well done. I thank you for opening my eyes, mind and heart.

JH

Feb 13, 2021

Highly recommended - I have recommended it some of my staff who are interested in both taking the course and reading the materials. I should note they are First Nations and are as interested as I was.

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By Michelle M L

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Jul 21, 2021

Excellent overview and insight into the Indigenous experience in Canada. I learned a lot and am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the course. Thank you.

By Allison S

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Jul 1, 2021

This course is well laid out and extremely informative. I can't believe how much I didn't know about Indigenous Canadians, their culture, and their history. Very enlightening!

By Faye H

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Apr 4, 2021

I would highly recommend this course to any person,living in Canada or otherwise. If there is 1 action we can all take toward reconciliation , it is to learn from this course.

By Jody F

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Dec 26, 2020

Thank you for creating this course. I found it very interesting. I learnt so much outside of what has been shared as common canadian knowledge. I look forward to learning more.

By Linor R

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Dec 3, 2020

Great course! Learned so much and really feel like it has expanded my worldview. I live in the Middle East so this was totally outside of my normal parameters and I loved it!

By Michelle S

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Nov 14, 2020

Content, delivery and execution, all excellent. I have recommended to many many people and I’m sad to have reached the end. I looked forward to the lesson each week. Thank you!

By Bethlehem S

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Nov 8, 2020

Excellent course! Well structured and informative. I felt a real connection with the material, presenters, and videos. Thank you for providing a valuable and necessary course.

By Karen C

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Nov 5, 2020

A must for every Canadian. It provides you a new perspective on the current issues Indigenous people face today and have been facing for hundreds of years due to colonization.

By Kim L

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Sep 13, 2020

Exceptionally well done. Challenged my traditional biases and forced me to think of the colonial relationships with our indiginious populations in an entirely different manner.

By Sherry A

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Aug 30, 2020

I found the course very informative and easy to maneuver around. I like you can do it at your pace. I would recommend the course to anyone wanting to learn indigenous history

By Jennifer M

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Aug 11, 2020

Great course! The flow and structure was clear and organized. The facilitators and guest speakers were also great. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learned A LOT. Well done!

By Alex T

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Sep 18, 2022

This is a comprehensive course covering the history and experience of Canada's Indigenous peoples, delivered by key academics from the University of Alberta. I recommend it!

By Scott R

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Apr 17, 2022

Great course material. Cannot begin to thank you enough for offering this. The knowledge and information presented here should be a mandatory part of grade-school curriculum.

By Wendy S

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Jan 3, 2022

Excellent information presented in a relevant and meaningful way. I have learned so much! I appreciated the interviews and the artist representations of the learnings as well.

By Cynthia P

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Nov 12, 2021

I am thankful to the Indigenous studies of the University of Alberta for this course as it allowed me to get a glimpse into the rich history of Indigenous culture and History.

By Cheryl A

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Aug 18, 2021

This course was very informative, giving insight to the struggles of our Indigenous peoples. It makes me want to learn more and particpate with the healing and reconcilation.

By Kelly M

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Aug 4, 2021

I appreciate this course being offered for free, it provided me with a very different perspective from what I was taught in the 1980s in high school history. Thank you so much

By James T S

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Jul 24, 2021

As a proud member of the Metis' Nations of Alberta, i thought this course was fantastic. So much information and well laid out. Can learn at your own pace. Thank you very much

By Erin B

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Feb 6, 2021

Great course. Very Informative. I loved having many different learning techniques. Stories, art, languages...very engaging and eye opening. I will continue to educate myself .

By marie a n

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Dec 19, 2020

This was a very inspiring course. I have learnt a lot about Canadian indigenous, their culture, their connection to the land, their collaboration, their resilience, and so on.

By claire.mcleish@me.com

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Dec 14, 2020

Excellent introduction to Indigenous people in Canada: their history, culture and world-views, as well as current struggles and resistance. This course was expertly delivered!

By Pat G

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Dec 12, 2020

I learned a lot about the history and culture of Indigenous Canadians, and now have a better understanding and can view contemporary indigenous issues through a different lens

By Brigid Q

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Dec 6, 2020

This was a tremendously enriching course. Thank you to the Faculty of Native Studies of the University of Alberta. Looking forward to continuing my journey to learning more!

By Ben L

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Nov 17, 2020

Excellent course. I appreciated the various voices that contributed to the content, the multimedia approach, the comprehensive details and the ease of the platform. Well done!

By V L

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Nov 13, 2020

Excellent, easy to follow lessons that filled in many gaps of my knowledge of Canadian Indigenous peoples. Too bad we didn't learn this as children in my primary school days.