Indigenous Studies Program Information
The minor in Indigenous Studies seeks to understand Indigenous people and communities by exploring Indigenous experiences, cultures, and histories in Canada and internationally. As a new and evolving disciple, it covers a broad range of topics through Indigenous perspectives in the past and present. The Indigenous Studies minor provides students from diverse programs with a critical lens to view and challenge mainstream ideas and assumptions.
Treaty 7 Travel School
The Treaty 7 travel study, consisting of HIST 2210 and HIST 2215, will focus on the history of the Aboriginal peoples of what is now southern Alberta. Topics that will be covered include: Plains peoples prior to European contact; the events leading to Treaty 7; representation of Aboriginal peoples in museums and historic sites; and the impact of Treaty 7 on First Nations in what is now Alberta.
These events will be examined from a First Nations perspective and students will discover why we are all treaty people. This travel study combines lectures in a traditional classroom setting for a week in late July (dates forthcoming) with just over a week-long experiential field study component during the first two weeks of August. Students will visit a number of sites that relate to the peoples of Treaty 7 such as Blackfoot Crossing, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, and Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park. Wherever possible, portions of the field study component will be led by First Nations peoples. Students who participate will earn credit for two courses/6 credits.
INFORMATION SESSIONS are held in the early Fall.
Indigenous Hawai'i Field School and other Travel Abroad Experiences
Learn more about the up and coming field school opportunities. Review the important dates and deadlines.
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