Indigenous Studies Courses in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fall/winter 2016‐17

FALL TERM CANA 2050.03/HIST 2205.03: Historical Issues in Indigenous Studies Instructor: Diana Lewis. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 8:35‐9:55 This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of encounters and relationships between indigenous peoples and European settlers in Canada. Topics may include treatise, colonial policy, residential schools, child welfare, resettlement, and the Indian Act. This course provides the necessary background to understand contemporary Indigenous issues.

CANA 4000.03: Indigenous Women & The State (Seminar in Canadian Studies) *NEW Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 8:35‐9:55 This course will study systemic factors shaping the lives of Indigenous women in Canada, with a focus on Indigenous identity, cultural, political, and ceremonial involvement, Indian status, access to treaty rights, and experiences of poverty and violence.

CANA 3002.03: Indigenous Representation in Film (Topics in Indigenous Studies) *NEW Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 10:05‐11:25 This course offers an overview of issues shaping the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in film. Focus will be on developing a critical understanding of Indigenous representation in political and cultural context. Films examined will span the silent to contemporary film era, and will include Indigenous cinema.

CANA 3001.03: Contemporary Indigenous Art (Topics in Canadian Studies) *NEW Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Wednesday from 1:35‐4:25 This course presents an overview of a range of contemporary artistic expression by Indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Art examined will include painting, sculpture, hip hop, and works done in textile and video. Focus will be on how Indigenous artists respond to contemporary issues of identity, politics, and culture.

SOSA/CANA 3185.03: Issues in the Study of Indigenous Peoples of North America Instructor: Brian Noble. Taught on Wednesday from 9:35‐12:25 This seminar is concerned with the historical background of the Native‐European situation in North America and with issues arising from this background. Students will research issues which are significant to themselves and important to Native groups. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will normally include a combination of historical issues such as culture change and contemporary issues such as land claims, self‐determination and government policy, and social conditions of Natives. Approved with International Development Studies and Law and Society minor.

CANA/HIST 2207: Aboriginals and Empires: Canada’s Origins to 1763 Instructor: Ruth Bleasdale. Taught on Monday/Wednesday from 11:35‐12:55 This course explores Canada’s origins to 1763. It covers the history of First Nations peoples before and after the arrival of Europeans. It addresses themes such as the role of the physical environment; the fur, fish, and timber trades; and the imperial struggle for dominance in North America. While the lectures will narrate the major developments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the tutorials will focus on specific issues, such as the role of treaties in Canadian history. The course climaxes with the Conquest of Quebec and the end of the Seven Years War.

MUSC 2022.06XY: The Art & Science of Drumming Taught on Monday from 1:35‐4:25 This course will introduce students to the art and science of music using hand drums. The history of the instrument as well as cultural context and rhythmic structure will be discussed for various styles of drumming. A significant portion of the class will be practical, where students will be taught the rudiments of reading music and playing hand drums. This means that it will be necessary for each student to bring an approved hand drum to each class

Indigenous Studies Courses in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fall/winter 2016‐17

WINTER TERM SOSA/CANA 2052.03: Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Studies Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 8:35‐9:55 This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada. Topics may include language and culture, land rights, economics, governance and treaty relationships, child welfare and education, health, social services, environmental issues, violence, criminal justice and self determination, political mobilization and resistance, and decolonization.

POLI 2215.03: Canadian Aboriginal Politics: An Institutional Perspective *NEW Instructor: Marcella Firmini. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 10:05‐11:25 The course addresses some basic, but key issues in Aboriginal politics in Canada from an institutional perspective. The goal is to provide students with broad knowledge of the institutional, historical, and current issues surrounding the Aboriginal/Canadian state/Crown relationship and some future trends, as well as gain familiarity with the most important court cases and their impact. By the end of the course, it is expected that students will be able to recognize who the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are, the historical Crown/Aboriginal relationship and its evolution, and a considerable understanding of the current status of Aboriginal politics in Canada.

CANA 3050.03: Indigenous Research Methodology and Knowledge Practices *NEW Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Tuesday/Thursday from 10:05‐11:25 This course examines efforts and techniques to decolonize research methods. Topics will include the incorporation of traditional knowledge, the use of research techniques rooted in Indigenous traditions, Indigenous variations on traditional methods, and key issues specific to research with indigenous peoples of North America.

SOSA 3181.03/GWST 4150: Living Queer as Indigenous Women (Special Topics in SOSA) *NEW Instructor: Margaret Robinson. Taught on Monday from 10:05‐12:55

SOSA 3052/CANA 3052: Indigenous Social, Health, and Environmental Issues *NEW Instructor: Diana Lewis. [TIME TBA] This course offers an interdisciplinary overview of contemporary social, health, and environmental issues impacting Canada's Indigenous Peoples. Topics will include an exploration of the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, social statistics, food security in northern communities, health and well‐being in Indigenous communities, connection to place, impact of environmental degradation and land dispossession, Indigenous knowledge and the environment, politics and political activism, and the role of media.