Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

INDG 100 (3) Introduction to Decolonization: Indigenous Studies

Provides students with an overview of the discipline of Indigenous studies including the history, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous people. [2-0-1]

INDG 102 (3) Introduction to Indigeneity: Ways of Knowing

Introduces students to the concept of Indigenous Knowledge through a holistic and relational approach to land and people. Provides a foundation to key perspectives and traditions in the arts, health, social justice and governance. [3-0-0]

INDG 201 (3) Okanagan Indigenous Peoples' Historical Perspectives

Indigenous historiography as demonstrated through Okanagan traditional oral techniques for documentation of knowledge; an Indigenous peoples' approach to orality and the maintenance of social, ecological, and land-based practice. Offered in relationship with the En'owkin Centre. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 202 (3) Interior Salishan Literatures: Concepts and Frameworks

Indigenous perspectives as demonstrated through oral story; Interior Salishan theory and philosophy through oral story; a systems-based Indigenous Peoples story approach to connection to land, ecology and society. Offered in relationship with the En'owkin Centre. Credit will be granted for only one of INDG 202 or ENGL 202. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

Equivalency: ENGL 202.

INDG 203 (3) Indigenous Peoples' Historical Perspectives

Overview of the historical and contemporary socio-economic, political, cultural, and ecological perspectives of Indigenous Peoples. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 204 (3) Métis Peoples and Perspectives

Examining the development of the Métis Nation from the fur trade to recent self-government agreements, the course surveys topics such as Métis acts of resistance against colonialism, michif language and culture, customary law and legal rulings, land issues and mobility, as well as contemporary identity controversies. Credit will be granted for only one of INDG 204 or INDG 295H. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 205 (3) Indigenous Identities

Complexities of contemporary Indigenous identities in Canada including how Indigeneity has been constructed through particular discourses and legal categorization. Culture, politics, place, and the notion of relationality are central in examining Indigenous perspectives on identity. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 210 (3) Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Overview of the contemporary socio-economic, political, cultural, and environmental characteristics of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 295 (3/6) d Indigenous Studies: Special Topics

An examination of selected topics in Indigenous studies. Consult the program brochure for this year's offerings and specific prerequisites. Credit will be granted for only one of INDG 295 or INDG 395.

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102.

INDG 301 (3) Examining an Indigenous Methodology: En'owkinwixw

Understanding an Indigenous strategy of community discourse as a methodology for inquiry, a technique of examination employing sequential stages of critical analysis in a whole-systems approach. Offered in relationship with the En'owkin Centre. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 302 (3) Indigenous Governance

Critically examines various traditional Indigenous governance models and the Indigenous response to European attempts to establish political control. Issues such as land ownership, sovereignty, justice, treaty making, and the roles of women in Indigenous governance will be explored. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 303 (3) Indigenous Studies Theory and Methodology

Conceptualizations from an Indigenous perspective are central to this course. Includes an analysis of current conceptual paradigms within the social sciences, humanities, and performing arts, with a consideration of their appropriateness and applicability for Indigenous studies. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 304 (3) Indigenous Studies Field Methods

Research strategies and research techniques used in Indigenous studies and related disciplines. These elements will be applied to various topical issues including intellectual property rights, research ethics, oral histories, ethnographic research, and the use of statistics (both descriptive and inferential). [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 305 (3) Indigenous Justice

Decolonial Indigenous concepts, principles and historical consciousness of justice and anti-violence praxis in community-and-land based contexts. Locating agency with Indigenous peoples and Indigenous justice practices, the course puts primacy on ways that Indigenous peoples have engaged in and continue to enact justice. Revitalization of Indigenous knowledge informs ethical and moral issues addressed in relation to healing, and collective transformation. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 306 (3) Indigenous Land Rights

Legal theories under British Law or its historical derivations that have been used to justify the colonization of Indigenous peoples. Legal arguments and anthropological evidence raised by Indigenous groups to challenge those theories. Particular reference is paid to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 307 (3) Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Shows how human life depends on complex systems of cultural knowledge about the natural world. Indigenous People's biological classification and nomenclatural systems, ethnobiology, and Indigenous explanatory models of environmental systems and the application of this knowledge in practice. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 308 (3) Indigenous Culture, Heritage, and Intellectual Property

Indigenous Peoples' cultural heritage in the Americas and other continents. Many manifestations of Indigenous cultures will be discussed, as well as the many complex issues that have arisen regarding Indigenous heritage in the colonial and neo-colonial periods such as, customary laws, misappropriation, misrepresentation, repatriation, and legal protection and regulation. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 309 (3) Indigenous Perspectives on Health

Introduction to current thinking about Indigenous Peoples' health, and especially Indigenous Peoples' perspectives on health and contemporary health systems. Includes a critical examination of concepts of health within the context of ongoing processes of colonization. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 319. Third-year standing.

INDG 310 (3) Indigenous Women's Perspectives: Gender, Nation, State, Resistance

Historical realities of the salience of states and nations in the lives of Indigenous women. Indigenous methods, de-colonial historical analysis, and gender theory are used to analyze Indigenous women's and peoples' resistances to invasion, colonization, occupation, settler states, and dispossession. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. GWST 100 recommended.

INDG 319 (3) Indigenous Perspectives on Health and Physical Activity

Focuses on Indigenous worldviews and perspectives to frame Indigenous Peoples' health opportunities, issues, and challenges, with an emphasis on physical activity contexts. Restricted to students in the Bachelor of Health and Exercise Sciences program. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of HEAL 200, HES 130. Third-year standing.

INDG 401 (3) Research Applications

The planning of research projects from the perspective of Indigenous cultures and values. Topics include project development, community relations and ethics, and identification and acquisition of appropriate resources. [0-0-3]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 301, INDG 303, INDG 304.

INDG 404 (3) Indigenous Peoples United Nations and Global Issues

Focuses on Indigenous Peoples' common experience of colonialism, non-recognition, conflicts with nation states, and decolonization. Also covers Indigenous Peoples' international engagement and lobbying in various UN forums, including The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 405 (3) Indigenous Education: History and Revitalization

Indigenous perspectives on language and cultural shifts through the critical lenses of Indigenous knowledge and insider views on historical education policies; language and knowledge loss and consequences; revitalization and recovery; and transformational community development through Indigenous education and community empowerment. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 420 (3) Indigenous Perspectives on Food, Place, Identity, and Biodiversity

Overview of the contemporary geopolitical, agricultural, and environmental connections between identity, food, place, and cultural and biological diversity from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. North/south flows of genetic resources and key international and regional conventions and agreements are highlighted. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 440 (3) Residential Schools and Reconciliation

The history of the Indian Residential School (IRS) is placed within the context of colonization and the official Canadian Government policy of assimilation. The IRS legacy will be placed in the context of issues confronted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 450 (3) Indigenous Women, Activisms, Feminisms

Examines Indigenous women's feminist activisms and theory in historical and contemporary contexts. Emphasizing resistance against colonization, dispossession, violence and ecological destruction as well as development of strategies and models based on Indigenous concepts and consciousness. Emphasizes relationship building and empowerment between Indigenous women beyond borders. [0-0-3]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. Third-year standing.

INDG 460 (3) Indigenous Studies Internship

Work experience in language revitalization efforts in the community or organizations. Periodic workshops to support placement are required. Restricted to students in the Indigenous language fluency degrees or Indigenous Studies major program. [0-0-3]

INDG 481 (3) Directed Studies: Readings in Indigenous Studies

Supervised investigation of an assigned topic in Indigenous studies. Independent reading and analysis, and a major term paper. Normally, students may take INDG 481 only once for credit.

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. 3 credits in INDG 200- or 300-level courses, permission of the department head and third-year standing.

INDG 486 (3) Student Directed Seminar

Self-directed, collaborative studies, in a group-learning environment, initiated and coordinated by senior undergraduate students with the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Course structure, enrolment and delivery methods will comply with the Student Directed Seminars Guidelines. At least third-year standing and permission of the Department are required. [0-0-3]

INDG 495 (3/12) d Advanced Topics in Indigenous Studies

With permission of the program advisor, students may take and receive credit for this course more than once. [3-0-0]

Prerequisite: One of INDG 100, INDG 102. 3 credits in INDG 200- or 300-level courses, and third-year standing.

INDG 499 (6) Indigenous Studies Capstone Project

Work experience in decolonizing and/or indigenizing efforts. Restricted to students in the Indigenous language fluency degrees or Indigenous Studies major program. [0-6-2*]