Gary Evans, Interim Dean<\/p>\r\n
IKERAS Minor in Indigenous Studies<\/strong><\/p>\r\n The Minor in Indigenous Studies is a cross-disciplinary program to provide a better understanding of the place and importance of the Indigenous history, culture and knowledge systems.\u00a0 The program starts with the broad teachings of Turtle Island and includes as part of the core courses the foundation stones of the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) and importance of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing to the creation of a better globe and community.\u00a0 A Minor in Indigenous Studies offers students the ability to complement the learnings of their major degree.\u00a0 The carefully selected set of core courses and elective Indigenous courses provide the student knowledge that can be beneficial for future graduate studies or for integration into their careers going forward.\u00a0 Mi\u2019kmaq culture and knowledge feature in a number of courses respecting whose land we are privileged to share knowledge on.\u00a0 All courses are taught by Indigenous instructors.<\/p>\r\n REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES<\/strong>\r\nA Minor in Indigenous Studies consists of twenty-one (21) semester hours of credit taken from the list of approved courses.<\/p>\r\n The four core courses that must be taken to achieve a minor include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n IKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t IKE 2000 IKERAS Foundations<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t IKE 2020 Indigenous Peoples of Canada<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t IKE 3062 Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n In addition, students must select three IKERAS elective courses.\u00a0 Not all elective courses are offered every year.<\/p>\r\n Indigenous Studies Minor Core Courses<\/strong>\r\nIKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island\r\nIKE 2000 IKERAS Foundations\r\nIKE 2020 Indigenous Peoples of Canada\r\nIKE 3062 Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews<\/p>\r\n Elective Courses for Minor in Indigenous Studies<\/strong>\r\nIKE 2010 Mi\u2019kmaq Language I\r\nIKE 2030 Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change\r\nIKE 2042 Introduction to Indigenous Music, Film, and Art\r\nIKE 2046 Indigenous Literature\r\nIKE 2055 Introduction to the Indian Act\r\nIKE 2060 Indigenous Food Across Turtle Island\r\nIKE 3065 Indigenous Health, Healing and Wellness\r\nIKE 3090 Special Topics Course<\/p>\r\n\r\n IKE 1040 INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS OF TURTLE ISLAND\r\nThis course is an introduction to the various Nations on Turtle Island. It will be a combination of classroom and culturally-based learning.\u00a0 Anchored in L\u2019nu (Mi\u2019kmaq) knowledge, students will learn about ceremony, protocol, Elders and traditional teachers.\u00a0 In turn, these will help foster a mental, physical, emotional and spiritual understanding of Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing.\u00a0 This course also introduces Canada\u2019s history of genocide and cultural assimilation imposed upon Indigenous Peoples.\u00a0 It will discuss why anyone living in Canada needs to know this history.\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2000 IKERAS FOUNDATIONS\r\nThis course is based on the foundations that led to the creation of the IKERAS Faculty.\u00a0 The formation of the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) is grounded in three prime documents; the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) 94 Calls to action, the 2019 231 Calls to Justice by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the 2018 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).\u00a0 Students will learn the importance of each document and why they represent the cornerstones to reconciliation.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2010 MI'KMAQ LANGUAGE I\r\nThis course is intended for students with no proficiency in the language. This course introduces the Mi\u2019kmaq language, through the study of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It includes numerous oral drills, frequent written exercises, short oral presentations and simple readings. The objectives are to improve listening comprehension and fundamental vocal expressiveness.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2020 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN CANADA\r\nStudents will be introduced to the historical and contemporary social, economic, legal and political perspectives of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis peoples in Canada. Using anthropological and sociological theories and scholarly work, as well as \u2018experiencing\u2019 cultural practices through \u2018community connections\u2019 and visual culture, the primary focus will be to develop a student's understanding of and respect for Indigenous peoples in Canada.\r\nCross-listed with Sociology\/Anthropology 2220.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2030 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE\r\nThis course brings knowledge of Canadian Indigenous communities\u2019 relationship to the environment as valuable lessons for understanding climate vulnerability, impacts and adaptation.\u00a0 Students will be led by a local First Nations teacher whose valuable insights to implementing efficient uses of our land and spiritual relationships with nature can assist in addressing global sustainability.\r\nCross-listed with ACC 2030.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2042 INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS MUSIC, FILM, AND ART\r\nStudents will be introduced to the evolution of Music, Film, and Art of Indigenous First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis peoples in Canada. Students will develop an understanding of how these works represent spiritual and living narratives, how these were shaped, and continue to be shaped, thus defining the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2046 INDIGENOUS LITERATURE\r\nThis course will serve as an introductory survey to Indigenous literature on Turtle Island (what is now Canada, the US and Mexico). The work we study will span the period often called the Native Literary Renaissance, and the years immediately preceding this, from 1954 onwards. This was a time when work written by Indigenous writers reaches a main-stream non-Indigenous, non-academic audience.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2055 INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN ACT\r\nStudents will be introduced to the Indian Act which has dominated, impacted and shaped the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada since its inception in 1876. Students will develop an understanding of the purpose of the Act, and how through its many amendments it continues to serve as an apparatus of power and control over all aspects of Indigenous peoples\u2019 lives. This course will examine why this discriminatory framework is not so easily abolished, and will challenge students thinking about broader issues of much needed change within colonial institutions.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2060 INDIGENOUS FOOD ACROSS TURLTE ISLAND\r\nFood cultivation and the development of an extraordinary agriculture and network of trade will be explored. The storage, processing, preparation, and transportation of food will also a critical component of this course. The current diabetes and other health epidemics amongst Indigenous Peoples will be addressed; also, how these may be effectively combatted through traditional foods and nutrition. There will be a hands-on opportunity of working with a pre-contact style Mi\u2019kmaq garden and with the preparation and cooking of traditional Mi\u2019kmaq foods.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 2800 INDIGENOUS LAWS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY\r\nThis course explores Indigenous law and constitutionalism, the impacts of colonization on Indigenous laws and its ongoing legitimization in contemporary society. This course will examine how Indigenous legal traditions are articulated through decolonizing approaches such as drawing out of Indigenous historic knowledge systems based on Indigenous worldviews. It also examines how these laws can be applied at a time of transitioning to self-governance and practicing self-determination. What will be learned is how Indigenous laws\r\ndiffer from western laws; how to understand the Indigenous constitutionalism as an Indigenous governance framework; how to engage with Indigenous stories and articulate their legal principles; and how Indigenous laws can be applied in Indigenous contemporary settings by examining their spaces for their ongoing\r\napplication and practices.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 3062 INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND WORLDVIEWS\r\nThis course introduces Indigenous ways of knowing through active participation.\u00a0 This course introduces students to an understanding of traditional ceremonies, worldview, creation stories and other narrative forms of knowing.\u00a0 By taking part in basic ceremonies and related practices, students will obtain knowledge of how Mi\u2019kmaq people connect to each other, the land, other creatures and the world.\u00a0 This course will also explore certain ceremonies and teachings often referred to as \u201cwomen\u2019s teachings\u201d by reviewing literature and conducting research on teachings, ceremonies, and issues related to Indigenous women.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 3065 INDIGENOUS HEALTH, HEALING AND WELLNESS\r\nStudents will be introduced to the determinants of Indigenous peoples\u2019 health in Canada. Using both the anthropological and sociological lens, students will develop an understanding of approaches to health and healing that resonate with Indigenous peoples through readings and a collective exploration. Students will understand that health is one of the most significant issues that defines the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\r\n IKE 3090 SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE\r\nTopics or issues explored outside of existing courses.\u00a0 Special topics offered by the Faculty of Indigenous, Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies.\r\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None\r\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>","rendered":" Gary Evans, Interim Dean<\/p>\n IKERAS Minor in Indigenous Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n The Minor in Indigenous Studies is a cross-disciplinary program to provide a better understanding of the place and importance of the Indigenous history, culture and knowledge systems.\u00a0 The program starts with the broad teachings of Turtle Island and includes as part of the core courses the foundation stones of the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) and importance of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing to the creation of a better globe and community.\u00a0 A Minor in Indigenous Studies offers students the ability to complement the learnings of their major degree.\u00a0 The carefully selected set of core courses and elective Indigenous courses provide the student knowledge that can be beneficial for future graduate studies or for integration into their careers going forward.\u00a0 Mi\u2019kmaq culture and knowledge feature in a number of courses respecting whose land we are privileged to share knowledge on.\u00a0 All courses are taught by Indigenous instructors.<\/p>\n REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES<\/strong> The four core courses that must be taken to achieve a minor include:<\/p>\n IKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island<\/p>\n<\/li>\n IKE 2000 IKERAS Foundations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n IKE 2020 Indigenous Peoples of Canada<\/p>\n<\/li>\n IKE 3062 Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n In addition, students must select three IKERAS elective courses.\u00a0 Not all elective courses are offered every year.<\/p>\n Indigenous Studies Minor Core Courses<\/strong> Elective Courses for Minor in Indigenous Studies<\/strong> IKE 1040 INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS OF TURTLE ISLAND IKE 2000 IKERAS FOUNDATIONS IKE 2010 MI’KMAQ LANGUAGE I IKE 2020 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN CANADA IKE 2030 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IKE 2042 INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS MUSIC, FILM, AND ART IKE 2046 INDIGENOUS LITERATURE IKE 2055 INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN ACT IKE 2060 INDIGENOUS FOOD ACROSS TURLTE ISLAND IKE 2800 INDIGENOUS LAWS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY IKE 3062 INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND WORLDVIEWS IKE 3065 INDIGENOUS HEALTH, HEALING AND WELLNESS IKE 3090 SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE\r\n \t
COURSES<\/h1>\r\n
\nA Minor in Indigenous Studies consists of twenty-one (21) semester hours of credit taken from the list of approved courses.<\/p>\n\n
\nIKE 1040 Indigenous Teachings of Turtle Island
\nIKE 2000 IKERAS Foundations
\nIKE 2020 Indigenous Peoples of Canada
\nIKE 3062 Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews<\/p>\n
\nIKE 2010 Mi\u2019kmaq Language I
\nIKE 2030 Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change
\nIKE 2042 Introduction to Indigenous Music, Film, and Art
\nIKE 2046 Indigenous Literature
\nIKE 2055 Introduction to the Indian Act
\nIKE 2060 Indigenous Food Across Turtle Island
\nIKE 3065 Indigenous Health, Healing and Wellness
\nIKE 3090 Special Topics Course<\/p>\nCOURSES<\/h1>\n
\nThis course is an introduction to the various Nations on Turtle Island. It will be a combination of classroom and culturally-based learning.\u00a0 Anchored in L\u2019nu (Mi\u2019kmaq) knowledge, students will learn about ceremony, protocol, Elders and traditional teachers.\u00a0 In turn, these will help foster a mental, physical, emotional and spiritual understanding of Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing.\u00a0 This course also introduces Canada\u2019s history of genocide and cultural assimilation imposed upon Indigenous Peoples.\u00a0 It will discuss why anyone living in Canada needs to know this history.
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course is based on the foundations that led to the creation of the IKERAS Faculty.\u00a0 The formation of the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies (IKERAS) is grounded in three prime documents; the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) 94 Calls to action, the 2019 231 Calls to Justice by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the 2018 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).\u00a0 Students will learn the importance of each document and why they represent the cornerstones to reconciliation.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course is intended for students with no proficiency in the language. This course introduces the Mi\u2019kmaq language, through the study of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It includes numerous oral drills, frequent written exercises, short oral presentations and simple readings. The objectives are to improve listening comprehension and fundamental vocal expressiveness.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nStudents will be introduced to the historical and contemporary social, economic, legal and political perspectives of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis peoples in Canada. Using anthropological and sociological theories and scholarly work, as well as \u2018experiencing\u2019 cultural practices through \u2018community connections\u2019 and visual culture, the primary focus will be to develop a student’s understanding of and respect for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
\nCross-listed with Sociology\/Anthropology 2220.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course brings knowledge of Canadian Indigenous communities\u2019 relationship to the environment as valuable lessons for understanding climate vulnerability, impacts and adaptation.\u00a0 Students will be led by a local First Nations teacher whose valuable insights to implementing efficient uses of our land and spiritual relationships with nature can assist in addressing global sustainability.
\nCross-listed with ACC 2030.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nStudents will be introduced to the evolution of Music, Film, and Art of Indigenous First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis peoples in Canada. Students will develop an understanding of how these works represent spiritual and living narratives, how these were shaped, and continue to be shaped, thus defining the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course will serve as an introductory survey to Indigenous literature on Turtle Island (what is now Canada, the US and Mexico). The work we study will span the period often called the Native Literary Renaissance, and the years immediately preceding this, from 1954 onwards. This was a time when work written by Indigenous writers reaches a main-stream non-Indigenous, non-academic audience.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nStudents will be introduced to the Indian Act which has dominated, impacted and shaped the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada since its inception in 1876. Students will develop an understanding of the purpose of the Act, and how through its many amendments it continues to serve as an apparatus of power and control over all aspects of Indigenous peoples\u2019 lives. This course will examine why this discriminatory framework is not so easily abolished, and will challenge students thinking about broader issues of much needed change within colonial institutions.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nFood cultivation and the development of an extraordinary agriculture and network of trade will be explored. The storage, processing, preparation, and transportation of food will also a critical component of this course. The current diabetes and other health epidemics amongst Indigenous Peoples will be addressed; also, how these may be effectively combatted through traditional foods and nutrition. There will be a hands-on opportunity of working with a pre-contact style Mi\u2019kmaq garden and with the preparation and cooking of traditional Mi\u2019kmaq foods.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course explores Indigenous law and constitutionalism, the impacts of colonization on Indigenous laws and its ongoing legitimization in contemporary society. This course will examine how Indigenous legal traditions are articulated through decolonizing approaches such as drawing out of Indigenous historic knowledge systems based on Indigenous worldviews. It also examines how these laws can be applied at a time of transitioning to self-governance and practicing self-determination. What will be learned is how Indigenous laws
\ndiffer from western laws; how to understand the Indigenous constitutionalism as an Indigenous governance framework; how to engage with Indigenous stories and articulate their legal principles; and how Indigenous laws can be applied in Indigenous contemporary settings by examining their spaces for their ongoing
\napplication and practices.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nThis course introduces Indigenous ways of knowing through active participation.\u00a0 This course introduces students to an understanding of traditional ceremonies, worldview, creation stories and other narrative forms of knowing.\u00a0 By taking part in basic ceremonies and related practices, students will obtain knowledge of how Mi\u2019kmaq people connect to each other, the land, other creatures and the world.\u00a0 This course will also explore certain ceremonies and teachings often referred to as \u201cwomen\u2019s teachings\u201d by reviewing literature and conducting research on teachings, ceremonies, and issues related to Indigenous women.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nStudents will be introduced to the determinants of Indigenous peoples\u2019 health in Canada. Using both the anthropological and sociological lens, students will develop an understanding of approaches to health and healing that resonate with Indigenous peoples through readings and a collective exploration. Students will understand that health is one of the most significant issues that defines the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 IKE 1040
\nThree semester hours of credit<\/p>\n
\nTopics or issues explored outside of existing courses.\u00a0 Special topics offered by the Faculty of Indigenous, Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies.
\nPREREQUISITE:\u00a0 None
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