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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

LJ

May 5, 2022

I really enjoyed this course. I liked that it was taught by indigenous peoples from their perspective. I feel much more confident in my knowledge regarding indigenous issues and traditions. Thank you!

EF

Nov 2, 2020

Such important information for us all. This course was eye-opening and should really be taken by every Canadian. The course flows along nicely and is easy to navigate. I am better for having taken it.

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By Brandon T

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Jan 17, 2020

This course was much more than I expected. Being of Indigenous descent myself, the course has certainly opened my eyes and paved a path forward in my life. It has given me a rich appreciation for Canada's Indigenous people, past, present and future. I feel deeply moved and forever changed because of the course.

By Kashif R

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Apr 20, 2022

This was a great opportunity to learn about Indigenous Canada and the history of the Indigenous Peoples. As an immigrant to Canada, I have always wanted to learn about the relationship between Canada and the Indigenous Peoples. Thank you for organizing a very easy to follow but informative and engaging course.

By Jorge L B d O

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May 26, 2021

The course provided important information to know and build knowledge about the incessant struggle of the original peoples to be respected as individuals, groups or nations and in their culture. I consider the learning built with the worldview applied to pedagogy and relations with nature to be very important.

By Jason F

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Apr 6, 2021

Highly informative and really eye opening to lots of different facets of historical and contemporary issues faced. Readings and Video lectures were well made and written and supported each other well! Will definitely be taking this knowledge further and incorporating it into every day interactions in the world

By Heather D

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Nov 8, 2020

Fantastic course that gave me the framework and tools that I have been looking for on my path to reconciliation. It has helped me, as a settler, to understand the historical context of current news and politics affecting the Indigenous community. Thank you Tracy, Paul and all your guest speakers. Well done!

By April C

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Nov 3, 2020

This course was very informative and eye-opening. I'm Canadian and have lived here all my life but as a white person I never really took the time to learn about the people who lived here first. This course opened my eyes to a lot of things and I will never be the same. Every Canadian should take this course!

By Deanna ( M

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Aug 24, 2020

Thank you so much for providing this course. I learned a lot about Canada from the Indigenous perspective. I am a 45-year-old born and raised Albertan, who learned about the Aztecs in school. While there is nothing wrong with that, it would have been more beneficial to have learned Canadian history!. Cheers :)

By Giggles T

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Aug 25, 2023

I learned a lot of detail about the indigenous culture, history, and art. The topics that are chosen for instruction are great. I highly recommend this course to every Canadian whether they are born here or immigrated, but especially to people who are in the education field of study and profession. Thank you.

By Sara M

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Sep 6, 2021

I'm so glad I took this course. I learned so much and was inspired to learn even more, moving forward. As a mother, Canadian and ESL teacher I feel strongly that it's essential for me to learn more about my country, especially our indigenous history. Everyone should take this course. Thank you! Sara McCreery

By Erika L

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Jul 16, 2021

Une belle introduction. Le cours est très informatif et a une multitude de vidéo. Les sujets abordés lors du cours donne assez d'information pour ceux qui en connaissent peu. Ce que j'ai aimé est que j'ai eu un point de départ pour continuer mes lectures et mes propres recherhes. Je vous le suggère fortement.

By Selena C

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Jun 23, 2021

I am so grateful for the sharing of knowledge in this course, this is so much more than what we learned in school (Canadian school system). If we do not educate ourselves we cannot participate in change and reconciliation. This course was easy to follow, well laid out and user friendly. Thank you for sharing.

By Alison P

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Jan 9, 2021

Very well presented and interesting. Has a lot of information that I didn't learn in school in the 90's. Visually interesting. The test weren't too hard but enough to make sure that you paid attention to the material as you went through. Very well done close captioning which I find helpful because of my ADHD.

By Kerry B

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Sep 16, 2020

I enjoyed the pace of the course, the mixture of videos and accompanying text was very helpful to follow along. Having a module booklet was a great reference tool to show/ share with others the stories. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in a different point of view on Canadian history.

By Elaine B

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Aug 27, 2020

The course content is excellent and I learned a great deal. I would highly recommend it to others.

The quizzes could be improved, however. The wording in the questions and the multiple choice answers needs to be more clear, and the questions should focus on the overall ideas and concepts, not specific details.

By Janelle S

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Jul 20, 2020

Really interesting content, with a ton of variety and in an appropriate order. The videos were well done relative to most Coursera courses I’ve participated in. The addition of the artist segments each week is an interesting way of seeing the information take life. I would absolutely recommend this course.

By Anna S N

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Dec 24, 2023

I enjoyed this course very much. The videos combined with written notes increased my learning substantially. Tracy Bear, Alannah Mandamin-Shawanda and Isaac Twinn were very impressive presenters! I also enjoyed the art presentations and interpretations. I will definitely recommend this course to others.

By Donovan M

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Feb 28, 2022

Even though I live in the United States, now I know more about where some of my ancestors came from, how they got to Montana, the impacts of colonialism and generational trauma. It wasn't just about learning about indigenous people and Canadian history. For me, it was personal and healing in some reguards.

By Reta D

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Nov 24, 2021

this was an excellent course and i highly recommend it. There is a large volume of content but its presented well. I found the information thought provoking and educational and this left me questioning why we werent taught this history sooner... which is why such courses are essential in moving foreward.

By Eleni K

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Oct 11, 2021

This course should be taken by all non-Indigenous Canadians to understand the history of where we live and the ongoing struggles and accomplishments of the Indigenous peoples of this nation. Thank you for bringing to light a side of our history that was not taught in school, at least not in the 80's & 90's.

By Theresa P

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Aug 22, 2021

The course was both informative and thought-provoking, and filled in all the 'blanks' in my knowledge of Canadian Indigenous history and colonialism, missing from the texts I studied in my school days. The instructors were interesting and they made it easy to commit a couple of hours each week to the course.

By Carolyn F

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Jun 29, 2021

Many thanks for offering this course to the public at such a critical time. There is no substitution for people being able to tell their own stories and having the time to listen and learn from that perspective. I feel like the gap I had in my public education has started to be bridged. Fabulous presenters.

By Marilyn N

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Dec 6, 2020

Excellent presentations, bringing a greater understanding of Indigenous lives. I am Metisb but grew up knowing nothing of the culture. Learned much about Canadian history as a child, but learning of many of the events from an Indigenous perspective was an amazing learning experience. thank you for doibg this

By T S

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Sep 12, 2020

As a 3rd generation settler, I learn a lot of history about our country that I was never taught in our education system. I am humbled and enlightened, and look forward to using this information, while gaining more knowledge of our true history, to work toward making Canada a more inclusive, accepting, place.

By Danna E M

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Apr 2, 2020

I really enjoyed the course and I would like to learn more. I would have liked to see more old photos from history files. I feel the Canadian public schools should really teach our children this history! Thank you to the advocacy groups for your fight to protect the lands and keep our government accountable.