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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

LH

Jun 29, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this course in the the way it is presented and the information given. It expanded my knowledge and insights of indigenous history, culture, and knowledge, as well as so much more.

BE

Nov 17, 2020

Thank you so much for this course. Also thanks to Dan Levy for suggesting it. The course and weekly chats helped educate me in Canada's true history, information that I should have received in school.

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By Tanzima I

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Jun 5, 2023

Learned regarding Indigenous health previously during my Masters of Science in Community Health at University of Toronto. But This course is strongly recommended for learning regarding the history, context, culture, beliefs, worldview, arts and so on. Highly recommended.

By Ellen W

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May 4, 2023

Very insightful and extraordinarily well researched and presented course. It offers a greater understanding of historical and contemporary indigenous perspectives while creating opportunities to celebrate such rich cultural diversity. Thank you for all of your efforts.

By Deleted A

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Jan 26, 2022

This course was very informative. Being related to several first nations people I thought I knew everything about them. This course opened my eyes.

Excellent course topic, lectures were sometime difficult to understand due to acccents, but overall the course was great

By Danica E

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Dec 12, 2021

This course has been a tremendours eye-opener for me. I gew up in communities with large Indigenous populations, but knew almost nothing about Canada's history regarding Indigeous people. So much is clearer to me now and I hope I can encourage others to learn as I have.

By Ginny C

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Sep 30, 2021

What an incredible experience this course has been. I am grateful to learn everything that I was NOT taught in 1980-90s colonial Canada. I am motivated to keep learning and know that I have a responsibility to take action. Truth first. And Reconciliation. Thank you.

By Beatriz R

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Feb 17, 2021

Really enjoyed this course. The content was excellent, delivered very well by every person that spoke during the course. I found very effective to see the topics discussed expressed through paintings by the artist Leah Dorion. The structure of the course was really good.

By Alisa P

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Feb 14, 2021

Thank you for taking the time to put this course together as well as offering it for free. I wish everyone would take it. We could learn so much from the Indigenous ways of living and connection to the land and everything around us. So much knowledge and wisdom there. <3

By Julia M

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Dec 19, 2020

Great overview course of Indigenous relations, culture, history, art, and perseverance in Canada. Very informative and covered a wide variety of topics. The lecture on Indigenous art was a favourite! Would love to take more courses like it, diving deeper into the topics!

By Ryan W

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Nov 6, 2020

Thank you for providing a wonderful course that taught me so much! Loved every moment of it, including the YouTube discussions with Dan Levy. I am looking forward to purchasing UA Native Studies hoodies, Leah Dorion prints and hopefully more online offerings. Thank you!

By Heather D

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Apr 23, 2020

The final week on the arts was very inspirational. I am inspired to continue learning and discovering First Nations art, and lands in Canada as a destination to discover with my family. I am so glad to have the experience to learn more about Canada and Indigenous people,

By Claire M

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Jul 4, 2023

I found there were many similarities to other oppressed cultures from all over the world. The course helped me to understand more of the concerns of the First Nations people in Cananda. I hope in the future we can continue to stand together in support as a "one people".

By Elizabeth B

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Oct 31, 2022

Even though I know that this is a 'survey course' and could not possibly represent all aspects of Indigenous Canada, I have unlearned and relearned so much of my past "high school history". I wish/hope that this course continues to be made available for all Canadians.

By Elaine P

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Oct 29, 2022

I have learned a great deal from this course. I have had to re-learn the History of Canada as the content of this course was never included in my learnings. I know feel that I have a better understanding.

I have recommended this course to everyone I have spoken with.

By Mitchell L

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Aug 12, 2022

Very helpful introductory course to understand the history behind our current relationship as a nation with indigenous peoples.

I was very thankful to see indigenous cultures represented as distinct and not pan-indigenized.

Everyone in Canada should take this course.

By joan h

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Mar 31, 2022

Thank you so much for offering this class as a stand alone class. It has given me the opportunity to engage and learn from early history to present day.

I am in awe of you all and what you have accomplished. I would love to hear more sharing of stories of the Elders.

By Jessica H

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Feb 21, 2022

This course should be part of all Canadian Histtory education in schools across Canada. sAs a white settler, I am ashamed thait it isn't until I turned 70 that i learned this history. I relfect on how it might have changed my approach to my work in government and more.

By Drew B

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Dec 20, 2021

This was an amiazing, well structered and designed course that really helpsed me to greater understand the perspective and history of FNMI peoples. I would highly reccomend this for anyone who would like to broaden thier understanding of this oftern overlooked history.

By Maureen S

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Oct 7, 2021

This is a wonderful, enlightening, eye-opening course. My early years at school did not include any world views except white colonialism, and presented our Indigenous peoples as primitive. It has taken me until age 66 to have my eyes opened, and i want to learn more...

By Margaret B

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Aug 9, 2021

This course was an excellent framing of indigenous history, and current reality, including the difficult interactions with colonial powers, and the Canadian government. Canada needs to step up in its responsibilities to interact with indigenous peoples nation to nation.

By Nicole A

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Nov 8, 2020

Every Canadian should take this course. I cannot recommend it enough. We all stand to benefit from understanding another perspective - and in this case, the perspective of the original inhabitants of our country. Know better, do better, be better, Canadians. Start here.

By Terence T

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Oct 31, 2020

A well done course. It allowed myself to see a different perspective on the history of Canada. It is a introduction to topics that I have and will continue to do research on. The three main presenters help to make the course interesting, as they keep your engagement.

By Ashley C

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Oct 5, 2020

I absolutely loved this course. It was a great way to learn about my Indigenous heritage. I really enjoyed the instructors, and listening to the stories and about the art paintings. I am very happy to have dedicated the time to learn and share the knowledge with others.

By Victoria D

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Jul 28, 2020

I wish everyone would take this course. So much eye opening information. We really don’t know anything about Indigenous people and life. Indigenous courses should be mandatory in schools and the culture celebrated. It’s such a shame that we are have not been doing that.

By Hannah B

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Nov 11, 2022

I believe that it would be highly valuable if every settler Canadian took this course to be more knowledgable about indigenous peoples and their histories, cultures, and contemporary relations. I would highly reccomend. The content is also engaging and easy to follow.

By Douglas F

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Apr 20, 2022

I am very humbled by the amount of work and dedication that has gone into creating this thorough course. I come out of it with a better understanding of the impacts of colonization in modern Indigenous communities and a greater appreciation for their ongoing struggles.