Course Descriptions

This course examines traditional and contemporary approaches to disaster risk reduction (DRR) as practiced by Indigenous communities. Drawing on Indigenous philosophical traditions and adaptions in the face of colonization, topics examined will include: Indigenous interpretations of natural hazards, risk, vulnerability and resilience; the regulation of Indigenous planning and development; the role of Indigenous Knowledge in disaster response and recovery; the participation of Indigenous Peoples in provincial, federal and international disaster management; and the implementation of Indigenous DRR strategies in the 21st Century.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): 12 credit units INDG courses.
Note: Students with credit for INDG 398 International Indigenous Disaster Risk Reduction may not take this course for credit.

This course examines the relationship between indigeneity, sexuality, and the law in contemporary contexts in Indigenous and settler colonial legal orders. Drawing on Indigenous feminist and queer Indigenous legal studies, various topics will be examined, such as: Indigenous laws; the regulation of Indigenous sexuality in settler colonial nation building; marriage; monogamy, polygamy, polyamory; sterilization; sexual health and the law; sexual violence; HIV non-disclosure in sexual relationships; sex work and trafficking; and bodily self-determination and Indigenous articulations of sexuality.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 230 or permission of the instructor.

This is a seminar course exploring the theoretical and practical manifestations of colonialism throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly in settler-colonial societies like Canada. Specific emphasis will be given to decolonization as a program that dismantles colonial systems and expands Indigenous intellectual horizons.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): 12 credit units in Indigenous Studies
Note: Students are recommended to complete NS 264 or INDG 264 prior to the beginning of this course.
Note: Students with credit for NS 331 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 331 until 2015.

Designed to enhance understanding and application of theories arising from Aboriginal Societies. Primary focus is on Aboriginal intellectual traditions and their role within the academic discourse that is effecting a change in the manner in which scholarship about Aboriginal peoples and societies is constructed.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 216 and 6 credit units 200-level INDG
Note: Students with credit for NS 340 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 340 until 2015.

This course explores the forms, qualities, diversities and cultural foundations of Indigenous oral narratives, and addresses practical aspects of gathering, recording, interpreting and utilizing them.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 252.3
Note: Students with credit for NS 351 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 351 until 2015.

This course builds on students’ understandings of research methodologies, concepts, and practices in Indigenous Studies developed in INDG 252: Introduction to Indigenous Studies Research Methods. This course introduces students to practical elements of historical research methods and techniques in Indigenous Studies including oral interviews, microfilm, archival research, mapping, and museums and material culture.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 252

This course examines obstacles to and strategies for community development. Students will be encouraged to explore possible models that First Nations, Metis and other economically marginalized communities can employ. Beginning with a theoretical understanding of community economic development this course will provide students with a sound grounding on how and why underdevelopment exists, and will look at community development theories and practices that focus on local and sustainable principles as well as ones that reflect Indigenous values of holism and community well-being.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 265

This research seminar will build upon topics covered in INDG 265.3 Aboriginal People and Development but with a focus on northern development, including the socio-cultural and economic impacts of large-scale development projects, land claims and renewable resources, and other development issues as they affect northern Aboriginal Peoples.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 265 and 6 credit units 200-level NS or INDG.
Note: Students with credit for NS 362, NS 401, NS 462 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 362 until 2015.

Examines how the various historical and contemporary images or representations emerged and changed over time and the cultural world views, ideas and values behind the images. Further discussion will centre around how these images affect our relationships with each other. After critical analysis of images, strategies for changing images will be explored. This will be done through interactive lectures, presentations, group and individual activities, critical viewing and analysis of photographs, films, videos, magazines, newspapers, and other popular media forms.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): INDG 216 and 6 credit units 200-level INDG
Note: Students with credit for NS 208 or NS 370 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 370 until 2015.

Though the literature on masculinity has increased dramatically in the last 15 years, researchers have only recently begun to explore the notion of Indigenous masculinities. The majority of research has emerged in the pacific islands and Africa, but has garnered sparse attention in North America. Through articles and books, lectures, class discussion, and written assignments, this course will introduce students to the issues of masculinity from global Indigenous perspectives and provide an introduction to the general masculinity literature. The course will explore to what degree the notions of masculinity in general, and global Indigenous masculinities specifically, applies to the North American context.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): 12 credit units in NS or INDG
Note: NS 271.3 is a recommended course.
Note: Students with credit for NS 373 may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 373 until 2015.

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Note: This course was labeled NS 398 until 2015.

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Note: This course was labeled NS 399 until 2015.