"Indigenous Canada" - Free Course Through University of Alberta

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples 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.

Offered by University of Alberta. Study at your own pace for free or purchase a certificate for $60.

Steve Thompson, President of Canada West Mission, is planning to organize a weekly Zoom discussion of the materials people have watched and read that week. Time and dates have not yet been decided on. Please contact Steve asap if you are interested in joining the discussion.  

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