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Examines the nature of Indigenous relationships with Canada and the impact those relationships have had upon Indigenous peoples and communities. The course engages with different understandings of self-government and sovereignty. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Not open to students with credit for INDG-POST 2000Y.

Cross-listed: POST-2001H, CAST-2001H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Examines the nature of Indigenous resurgence and contemporary struggles within the state. By understanding the different ways in which Indigenous peoples are reclaiming and revisioning their current relationships, students become aware of the impact Indigenous resurgence is having on Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: 0.5 INDG, CAST, or POST credit. Not open to students with credit for INDG-POST 2000Y.

Cross-listed: POST-2002H, CAST-2002H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Students have the opportunity to explore how Indigenous knowledge informs child and youth development, learning, relationships, and care. Course content draws upon decolonizing theories and methodologies, epistemologies of the land, oral storytelling traditions, and contemporary art and culture. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: CHYS-2006H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Provides an opportunity for students to obtain foundational performance knowledge of Indigenous drumming and song practice, along with the development of Indigenous contemporary music and its evolution from traditional music. Students explore song structure, instrumentation, and performance formats in an Indigenous environment of traditional and contemporary practitioners. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Provides context for past and current portrayal of Indigenous topics in the media. With a better understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and perspectives, students can report stories related to Indigenous peoples, and about Indigenous peoples, more effectively.

Cross-listed: MDST-2030H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Examines the rich and complex nature of Indigenous knowledge (IK). It addresses the various components of IK through both written text and oral tradition. The course proceeds from the foundational assumption that IK is held and transmitted primarily by Elders, traditional people, and other knowledge holders. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Performance cultures are expressed in the theory and practice of Indigenous artists. Traditional and contemporary oratory, storytelling, language, movement and music, individual and group expression--physical, emotional, vocal, and intellectual experiences--are enhanced through sensory exercises, improvisation, and text. Professionals translate cultural concepts to Indigenous and European methodologies. Open to first-year students.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

An introduction to Mohawk designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language. This is a conversational course, emphasizing the use and understanding of Mohawk through the learning of the basic vocabulary and sentence patterns in class and in language laboratory. Students judged by the instructor to be fluent in Mohawk may not receive credit for this course. Open to first-year students. Not open to students with credit for INDG 1050Y.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

A study of Indigenous involvement in the fur trade and imperial politics of the eighteenth century, the development of European "civilizing" policies, and the growth and ideology of the modern Indigenous political movement. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits, including 1.0 CAST, HIST, and/or INDG credit at the 1000 level with a minimum of 60%. Not open to students with credit for CAST-HIST-INDG 2255Y.

Cross-listed: CAST-2256H, HIST-2256H

Explores Indigenous histories and grounding history in lands, knowledges, languages, and genders. Examines methodologies such as oral narratives, orality, and land-based research along with methods for gathering knowledge related to Indigenous histories. Explores scholarly positionality as historians, research ethics, and the various formats being used to articulate Indigenous histories. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H. Not open to students with credit for INDG 2305Y or 4205Y.

Cross-listed: HIST-2306H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Explores the multifaceted encounters that resulted from European colonialism. The focus of the course is on the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific basin to develop a comprehensive understanding of colonialism and resistance on a global scale. Prerequisite: INDG 2306H or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for INDG-HIST 2305Y.

Cross-listed: HIST-2307H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Looks at how contemporary feminisms can urgently turn to recognition and foregrounding of Indigenous Peoples and their voices across territories. With emphasis on Indigenous women and 2SQ people as creative makers, vibrant thinkers, and vital members of our communities, we examine Indigenous/feminist acts of resistance, resilience and resurgence. Prerequisite: GESO 1001H (or WMST 1001H). Equivalent to WMST 2487H.

Cross-listed: GESO-2487H

An introduction to historic and emerging concepts of Mtis identity, with a focus on the lives and experiences of Mtis people in Ontario, their ancestral communities, kinship ties, governing systems, and political triumphs. Important course themes include identity, assimilation, adaptation, cultural persistence, and survival.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Explores Indigenous worldviews, environmental philosophies, and cultural values through exposure to the perspectives of Indigenous Elders, community people, political leaders, academics, activists, and scholars. Students are introduced to Indigenous knowledge as it pertains to the natural environment. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: ERST-2601Y, IESS-2601Y

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

A beginner's course for students with little or no knowledge of the language, emphasizing the use and understanding of Nishinaabemowin through the learning of the basic vocabulary and sentence patterns in class and in the language laboratory. Open to first-year students.

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

A performance-intensive field course that allows students to develop their storytelling skills. Indigenous and non-Indigenous stories are explored in conversation with each other and the lands on which we all reside. Students produce their own stories for performance. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H, INDG 1002H, and one of INDG 2010H, 2020H, 2110Y, or 3060H; or permission of the instructor.

A performance-intensive field course that allows students to develop their storytelling skills. Indigenous and non-Indigenous stories are explored in conversation with each other and the lands on which we all reside. Students produce their own stories for performance. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H, INDG 1002H, and one of INDG 2010H, 2020H, 2110Y, or 3060H; or permission of the instructor.

Opens with a discussion of how "work" is seen and includes both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. Thereafter, a conversational model of personal and professional growth is used to assist students in examining themselves in relation to how they wish to participate in today's world of work. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ADMN-3040H

By examining the portrayal of First Nations peoples and their cultures in mass media, this course provides students with a better understanding of the power of television and film and the impacts of these images on the relationship, place, and space occupied by Indigenous peoples in contemporary society.

Cross-listed: MDST-3102Y

Introduces students to the knowledge in the music of the Rotinonhsion:ni people and immerses them in the study of Ohontsia'kekha Karennahshon:'a--Earth Songs of the Rotinonhsion:ni, also known as "social dance songs," are not considered "ceremonial"; they may be performed throughout the year, and everyone is welcome to participate respectfully. Prerequisite: 6.0 university credits including one of INDG 2010H, 2020H, 2100Y, or 2250Y. Not open to students with credit for INDG 4100Y.

Explores Indigenous peoples and the contemporary urban environment using a four directions analytic framework and the metaphor of city as home.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3201H

Explores Indigenous peoples' issues and experiences in selected urban environments in Canada and the world.

Cross-listed: GEOG-3202H

Focuses on significant works of First Nations literature published in French and studies them in their historical, political, sociological, and cultural context. Prerequisite: FREN 2051H and 2452H.

Cross-listed: FREN-3238H, CAST-3238H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Through land-based and experiential educational practices, students develop their knowledge, motivation, and skills toward facilitating the transmission of an environmental consciousness in the field of education. Additionally, students design inclusive learning spaces that meet the cultural needs of Indigenous students and the cross-cultural awareness needs of non-Indigenous students. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H.

Considers the expectations and functions of narrative, and examines the ways in which the fictions of Indigenous authors draw on, extend, and defy white European literary traditions, and incorporate narrative methods of their own traditions. Fictions by authors in both Canada and the United States are included. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ENGL-3481H, CAST-3481H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

Explores Indigenous dance, theatre, song, orality, and performance art from its origins as an integral aspect of community life through to its living expression in the present. Reflects on the effects of colonial policies on Indigenous performance and its resurgence as a strategy for cultural revitalization. Recommended prerequisite: INDG 1001H, 2110Y, 2010H, or 2020H.

Examines the criminalization and punishment of Indigenous peoples as inter-related and overlapping forms of colonial violence. Explores an emerging Indigenous criminology, linkages between residential schools and incarceration of Indigenous peoples, and implications of the intersections of race, class and gender in crime control. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 60% or higher in CRIM 2616H.

Cross-listed: CRIM-3600H

Examines a wide range of contemporary environmental issues, conflicts and solutions in the context of Indigenous peoples and territories. Studies examine issues at local, provincial, and national levels, highlighting the multi-dimensional perspectives of Indigenous peoples in North America. Prerequisite: One of INDG 1001H, INDG 1002H, IESS 1001H, INDG-ERST-IESS 2601Y, or INDG-ERST-IESS 3632H; or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: IESS-3631H, ERST-3631H

Explores the international dimensions of Indigenous environmental studies (IES) and examines a wide range of contemporary environmental issues, conflicts, and solutions in the context of Indigenous peoples and territories throughout the Americas and worldwide. Prerequisite: One of INDG 1001H, INDG 1002H, IESS 1001H, INDG-ERST-IESS 2601Y, or INDG-ERST-IESS 3631H; or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: IESS-3632H, ERST-3632H

Students explore, through experiential learning and research, a seasonal range (summer-fall) of historical and contemporary foodways/systems of Great Lakes Basin Indigenous Peoples, and the ecosystems that support and the issues that impact these foodways. Recommended studies or science course for the Indigenous Environmental Studies/Sciences program. Course fee: 35. Prerequisite: INDG-ERST 2601Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or 10.0 university credits and permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for INDG-IESS-ERST-SAFS 3634H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3635H, IESS-3635H, SAFS-3635H

Students explore, through experiential learning and research, a seasonal range (summer-fall) of historical and contemporary foodways/systems of Great Lakes Basin Indigenous Peoples, and the ecosystems that support and the issues that impact these foodways. Recommended studies or science course for the Indigenous Environmental Studies/Sciences program. Course fee: 35. Prerequisite: INDG-ERST 2601Y; or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H; or 10.0 university credits and permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for INDG-IESS-ERST-SAFS 3634H.

Cross-listed: ERST-3636H, ERSC-3636H, IESS-3636H, SAFS-3636H

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of environmental health and its application to understanding health among Indigenous peoples. Students gain an understanding of the concepts, theories, and methods used in environmental health. This course may be taken as a science credit by successfully undertaking an appropriate technical assignment. Prerequisite: One of ERSC 2240H, ERST-INDG 2601Y, or ERSC-INDG 2150H; or NURS 1000H, 1002H, and 1010H; or BIOM 1000H, PHIL 2390H, and 0.5 INDG credit. Not open to students with credit for ERSC/ERST-IESS-INDG 3730Y.

Cross-listed: ERST-3731H, IESS-3731H

An introduction to the processes of environmental health risk/benefit assessment, management, perception, and communication and their application to addressing environmental health issues in Indigenous communities. Students are introduced to the processes used by communities to understand and address environmental and public health issues in the communities today. This course may be taken as a science credit by successfully undertaking an appropriate technical assignment. Prerequisite: ERSC/ERST-IESS-INDG 3731H. Not open to students with credit for ERSC/ERST-IESS-INDG 3730Y.

Cross-listed: ERST-3732H, IESS-3732H

An introduction to historic traditional cultures and contemporary peoples through both traditional Indigenous and Western perspectives. Identifies the broad and basic understanding of the histories and experiences of the peoples of the Circumpolar North, and the development of northern cultures. Explores and defines the cultural diversity present in the Circumpolar North with reference to environments, contact, and economic processes.

A broad examination of circumpolar peoples in North America, Russia and northern Asia, Greenland, and northern Scandinavia. Notions of identity, culture, language, and self-determination are discussed, similarities and differences of northern peoples and cultures are examined, and their adaptations to change and roles as agents of change explored.

An intermediate course in conversation and pronunciation as well as an introductory exploration of the written orthography, using language laboratory and classroom participation. Prerequisite: INDG 2800Y or permission of instructor.

Prepares individuals researching for and with Indigenous peoples; examining Indigenous worldview as reflected in research, ethical considerations, and protocols; presents appropriate methodologies; develops skills in conducting a literature/source review, designing a research study, and selecting corresponding methodologies; reporting to make a contribution to Indigenous peoples and scholarship. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the School prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of director. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the School prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of director. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the School prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of director. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Intended for third-year majors and for second-year students who wish to carry out independent research. Details must be arranged with the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including INDG 1001H and a 70% cumulative average. Written approval of director is required.

Intended for third-year majors and for second-year students who wish to carry out independent research. Details must be arranged with the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including INDG 1001H and a 70% cumulative average. Written approval of director is required.

Intended for third-year majors and for second-year students who wish to carry out independent research. Details must be arranged with the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including INDG 1001H and a 70% cumulative average. Written approval of director is required.

An in-depth study in library or field-oriented research supervised by a Research Project Committee, for which a double fee is charged. Details must be arranged with the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: INDG 1001H, 2100Y, 3810H, 3830H, a 70% cumulative average, 10.0 university credits, and written approval of the director.

Allows students to investigate the value of supporting the initiatives in the Indigenous community nationally in Canada and worldwide and to find their place in that initiative. Prerequisite: 1.0 INDG credit or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: CAST-4050H

A critical review of the archaeology of the Great Lakes region of North America, from the earliest evidence of human presence to European colonization. Seminars address the long-term historical and evolutionary nature of landscapes and societies, focusing on environmental change and population history, technology, subsistence, settlement, trade and exchange, and socio-political organization. Prerequisite: ANTH 2121H and 2122H or permission of instructor.

Cross-listed: ANTH-4155H, CAST-4155H

An in-depth study of the Kaianere'ko:wa, the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Learning through the oral traditions, readings; listening to the knowledge of guest speakers; watching videos and audio recordings. Students participate in activities which will promote a deeper understanding of the knowledge being shared in relation to the Great Law of Peace. Prerequisite: 9.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for INDG 4100Y.

There are currently hundreds of initiatives across Canada where Indigenous peoples are envisioning a new future and toward this goal, are building new forms of Aboriginal nations. How do you build a new Aboriginal nation? What are some of the characteristics and challenges? In this course students are provided with a unique opportunity to address these and other questions in innovative and creative ways. Prerequisite: 15.0 university credits or permission of the instructor.

Provides an opportunity to build an understanding, using a four directions model, of the knowledge and skills gained during previous courses of study. It attempts to answer the question: "How do I take all that I have learned about Indigenous peoples, from all the other courses that I have taken, and put this into a comprehensive whole that I can use in future employment or study?" Prerequisite: 15.0 university credits or permission of the instructor.

An analysis of key issues facing business in the twenty-first century. A variety of Indigenous perspectives on issues are presented, discussed, and compared and contrasted with current mainstream business perspectives. The objective of the course is to expand the ability of students to consider important business issues and opportunities including an Indigenous perspective. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits.

Cross-listed: ADMN-4500H

This course meets the Indigenous Course Requirement.

A research colloquium course that gives students an opportunity to examine concepts of sustainability, select their own research area, and develop a model for a "sustainable" community. Provides insight into Indigenous understandings and environmental impacts, and encourages a multidisciplinary approach to resolving issues. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including INDG 1001H or both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or permission of the instructor. INDG-ERSC/T 3731H is highly recommended.

Cross-listed: ERST-4730Y, IESS-4730Y

Facilitates a critical examination of historical and contemporary issues in Indigenous peoples' health with a particular emphasis on the relation to land and other dynamic environments as a determinant of health status by students. It provides a basic foundation in understanding the key determinants of health for Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world. Prerequisite: ERSC/ERST-INDG 3731H (or 3730Y) or permission of the instructor.

Cross-listed: ERST-4740Y, NURS-4740Y, IESS-4740Y, ERSC-4740Y

Provides an historical anthropological exploration of colonialism. Drawing on case studies from Eurasia, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, it focuses on the colonial construction of categories of language, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, and how such cultural categories have been transformed and/or reproduced in the postcolonial present. Prerequisite: ANTH 3123H or 3991H.

Cross-listed: ANTH-4770H, GDST-4770H

This course examines the history of Indigenous-Settler relations in Canada. We focus on the continuities and changes between the past and present, especially in regard to ongoing colonialism and Indigenous resistance and resurgence. Unsettling settler discourses and studying Canada's history from Indigenous perspectives lie at the heart of this course. Prerequisite: 4.0 HIST and/or INDG credits or permission of the chair.

Cross-listed: HIST-4790H

A continuation of the study of the Nishinaabemowin (Ojibway language). This course studies four different styles of Nishinaabe verbs. Prerequisite: INDG 3800Y or permission of instructor.

An opportunity for self-directed research through the re-examination of Indigenous environmental knowledge and traditions. Provides an in-depth engagement with various Indigenous cultural teachings and experiences Students select specific research issues with a focus on applying cultural knowledge to better understand and propose solutions to the issues identified and researched. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including IESS 1001H and 2601Y.

Cross-listed: IESS-4805H, ERST-4805H

This intensive field course examines Indigenous knowledge (IK) from a holistic "on-the-earth" perspective. The connections between IK, the Land, and students' lives are explored. The course addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of IK, possessed and transmitted by Elders, traditional people, and other knowledge holders. Course fee: 600. Prerequisite: 5.0 university credits including INDG 1001H or 2800Y or 3180H or permission of instructor.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the School prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of director. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the department prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of department chair. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Provides an opportunity for students to learn from experience through a practical hands-on assignment working with an organization that deals with Aboriginal peoples or addresses Aboriginal issues. Students should contact the department prior to the start of term in order to develop the proposal (written approval of the practicum proposal is required). Prerequisite: 10.0 university level credits, a 70% cumulative average, and written approval of department chair. Recommended: INDG 3813Y.

Students may select an area of study under the direction of an adviser. Details are to be arranged through the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including INDG 1001H and written approval of the director.

Students may select an area of study under the direction of an adviser. Details are to be arranged through the chair of the program before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including INDG 1001H (or 1000Y) and written approval of the chair of the program.

Students may select an area of study under the direction of an adviser. Details are to be arranged through the director before the end of the preceding academic year. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including INDG 1001H and written approval of the director.

The course examines theories of Indigenous Studies from interdisciplinary and experiential perspectives focusing on the nature of Indigenous thought as expressed through oral tradition, written texts and other sources. Indigenous Elders and Traditional people will participate extensively in the course. Required of all students.

Indigenous scholars have become an important aspect of the intellectual landscape in Indigenous Studies and a few other disciplines. Over the last few decades, Indigenous scholarly writing has emerged in a number of fields: politics, social theory, philosophy, history to name a few. This course examines this emerging literature. Required of all students.

Cross-listed: CSID-5101H

Students work with an Indigenous community or organization, with a focus on community or organizational needs. The practicum should be approximately 200 hours, either full-time (5 weeks) or part-time, 2 days per week and is normally carried out in the second year of study. Practicums should be completed by the end of the third year. Required of all students.

This course is designed to support students in developing an appropriate plan to carry out research for their dissertation. Students work through the various stages of proposal development. Required of all students.

This course is required for all students and builds on what was covered in INDG 6600Y. It provides students with an exceptional opportunity to apprentice with an Elder or Knowledge Holder over an intense period of time arranged between the student and the Elder or Knowledge Holder. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, students make a formal presentation to the Traditional Advisory Council. This course should be completed by the end of the first term of the second year.

This course is inteded to assist students in preparing for the Core Comprehensive Examination. Students use the IS Ph.D. Core Comprehensive Exam Bibliography as a minimum basis for preparation. This class meets fortnightly. Required of all students.

Students are required to conduct original research and complete a Ph.D. dissertation that is judged to be a mature and original contribution to knowledge. A Ph.D. student must successfully defend her/his dissertation in an oral examination before a Dissertation Examining committee. The maximum time for completion of the Ph.D. degree is five years.