Faculty of Arts and Science
Introduction to Indigenous Studies
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the Canadian Indigenous context through a focus on FNMI perspectives of space and place, contact, law, ethnogenesis, colonialism, segregation, integration, languages, aesthetics and diverse historical relations. Resistant interpretations of conventional wisdom with regards to FNMI/colonial relations. This course is especially targeted at students considering a career in any occupation in which they will be interacting with Indigenous peoples, while increasing general understanding of, and sensitivity toward, Canadian Indigenous perspectives.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100
Language and Culture in Indigenous America
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Overview of language and culture in Indigenous communities, with an emphasis on North America. Topics may include: language structure, language in cultural and social domains, language and writing, language contact, and language and time. No prior knowledge is required.
Equivalent:First Nations' Transition 1850 (Introduction to North American Indigenous Languages) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 1850 (Introduction to North American Indigenous Languages) (prior to 2020/2021);
Indigenous Studies 1850/Linguistics 1850 (Introduction to North American Indigenous Languages) (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Introduction to Indigenous Philosophies
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Indigenous Peoples' ways of knowing the nature of the world, ideas of ethics and values, and understandings of human existence. Indigenous philosophies are usually holistic, land-based, and transmitted through oral knowledge or embedded in ceremony and protocols. Concepts drawn from both local and global Indigenous Peoples' ways of knowing.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Introduction to Indigenous Studies Concepts and Theories
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the core concepts and theories that make Indigenous Studies an academic discipline. Includes major concepts underpinning the discipline such as Indigenization, decolonization, political activism, community engagement, and Indigenous-colonial relations. Covers the development of Indigenous Studies theoretical approaches as well as how relevant cognate disciplines and Indigenous epistemologies have influenced Indigenous Studies.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 1000
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Peoples and Law
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Historical and comparative exploration of the role of law in managing relationships between Indigenous peoples and immigrants, including an introduction to basic concepts and theories in human rights, Western jurisprudence, and the study of Colonial and post-Colonial societies, focusing on Canadian Indigenous peoples, their Aboriginal rights, treaties, and the operation of the Indian Act.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 1000
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Introduction to Indigenous Research Methodologies
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of research approaches implemented by indigenous and anti-oppressive researchers that enable the voice of Indigenous peoples and their communities. The overarching goal is to provide students with some basic tools and methods for conducting applied research and to consider existing practical, ethical, and political issues when engaging in research with Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities. Examination of research emergence from the margins with exemplars across a range of anti-oppressive methodologies and theories.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 2010 AND
Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 2850 (Indigenous Research Methods) (prior to 2026/2027)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2350/Art 2350
Indigenous Art Studio I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 5-0-0 or
6-0-0
This course provides an introduction to both traditional and contemporary forms of Indigenous creative and cultural practices, with a focus on the concepts, theories, and processes of contemporary Indigenous Art in North America. Topics include: assertions of Indigenous identity, truth and reconciliation, the colonial context in Canada, and connections to the land. Students will consider the critical intent of their work as it relates to current affairs and important cultural, social, and political issues. Students of all levels and backgrounds welcome.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
For sections where Art 2350/Indigenous Studies 2350 is offered twice weekly, an extra hour is required per week for set up and clean up.
Indigenous Studies 2360/History 2360
Indigenous People(s) in Popular Cultures: Past, Present, and Futurisms
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of Indigenous self-representations in pop culture and the many vibrant forms of contemporary Indigenous creativity through an examination of video games, graphic novels, music, tv, movies, visual expression, comedy, and social media.
Prerequisite(s):One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000, or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027)
Recommended Background:
New Media 1000
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 2360 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 2850 (Indigenous Popular Culture) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 2850 (Indigenous Popular Culture) (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Kinship
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of kinship in culture and society from traditional forms of social organization to relations between humans, animals, plants, and artificial intelligence. Topics include descent, marriage, relationships to ancestors, gender and power relations, adoption, New Reproductive Technologies, plant kin, and kinship beyond the human.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 1000
Recommended Background:
Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100;
Anthropology 1000
Equivalent:Native American Studies 2850 (First Nations and Kinship) (prior to 2020/2021);
Indigenous Studies 2850 (First Nations and Kinship) (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2475/Linguistics 2475
Symbols in Society: An Introduction to Semiotics and Culture
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the foundational concepts of semiotic theory and its application to various cultural and communicative contexts. Special emphasis is placed on Indigenous languages and cultures, highlighting their rich oral narrative traditions, metaphorical frameworks, and unique sign systems.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1000, Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100, English 1900, French 1000, Japanese 1000, Latin 1000, Spanish 1000, or Anthropology 1000
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 2850/Linguistics 2850 (Symbols in Society: An Introduction to Semiotics and Culture (prior to 2026/2027)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2505/History 2505
Indigenous Histories of North America to 1848
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The multiple diverse histories of Indigenous Peoples in North America from creation until settler borders were formalized in 1848. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, themes include creation and emergence, Peoplehood, relationality and territoriality, social political and cultural identities, colonial disruptions, trade, war, and colonization.
Prerequisite(s):One of History 1000, History 1200, or Indigenous Studies 1000
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2555/History 2555
Indigenous Histories of North America 1848-present
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The multiple diverse histories of Indigenous Peoples in North America, from the establishment of settler borders in 1848 until the present day. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, themes include settler-colonialism, genocide and removal, resistance and survivance, treaty rights, sovereignty and self-determination.
Prerequisite(s):One of History 1000, History 1200, or Indigenous Studies 1000
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2605/English 2605
Introduction to Indigenous Literature
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Survey of the range and breadth of Indigenous literatures in various forms such as poetry, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction, including the connections between Indigenous literatures and Traditional Knowledge, oral histories, life stories, and Indigenous languages. Introduction of literary analysis methods and theories from Indigenous Studies and cognate disciplines.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100
Recommended Background:
English 1900
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 2600 (prior to 2022/2023)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 2750/Linguistics 2750
Language Revitalization
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the issues of language endangerment, revitalization, and maintenance, with a special focus on the methods and techniques that help ensure the vitality of Indigenous languages.
Prerequisite(s):One course (3.0 credit hours) in Linguistics
Equivalent:Native American Studies 2850/Linguistics 2850 (Sustainable Language Revitalization) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 3850 (Indigenous Language Endangerment and Revitalization) (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3280/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3280
Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course explores the opportunities and constraints that Indigenous peoples encounter in their efforts to use water resources, fisheries, forestry resources, wildlife, land and non-renewable resources and to gain management over these resources.
Corequisite(s):One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3280/Management 3580 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3350/Art 3350
Indigenous Art Studio II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 5-0-0 or
6-0-0
This advanced course is focused on both traditional and contemporary forms of Indigenous creative and cultural practices within a studio environment. Students will be expected to independently apply their conceptual, technical, and creative skills in the research and production of artistic projects in a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices. Understanding that art making is linked with academic explorations, students will examine their artwork in relation to significant fields of contemporary thought, while focusing on specific themes introduced in this course.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 2350/Art 2350
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
For sections where Indigenous Studies 3350/Art 3350 is offered twice weekly, an extra hour is required per week for set up and clean up.
Indigenous Studies 3355/Art 3355
Landmarks
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 5-0-0 or
6-0-0
This course focuses on conceptual, technical and creative skills in the research and production of contemporary art projects. Students engage photo, video, drawing, spatial, performance, installation, and interdisciplinary practices. At its core, this course is about embodied storytelling, and the ways in which we might participate with the landscape while exploring our individual relationships with the living archive of a specific location, and its rich cultural histories.
Prerequisite(s):15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Equivalent:Art 3850 (Landmarks) (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
For sections where Indigenous Studies 3355/Art 3355 is offered twice weekly, an extra hour is required per week for set up and clean up.
Indigenous Studies 3370/History 3370
Indigenous Cinema, Past to Present
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An examination of Indigenous "Fourth World" cinema, focusing on Indigenous aesthetics as the critical framework. Discussion of themes such as representation, land, colonialism, identity, belonging, the past, storytelling, survival, resistance, revitalization, and Indigenous futures, using Indigenous methodologies and decolonial theories.
Prerequisite(s):One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000, or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027) AND
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in History or Indigenous Studies at the 2000 level
Recommended Background:
Indigenous Studies 2360/History 2360
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3370 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Cinema) (prior to 2022/2023)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3450/History 3450
Global Indigenous Resistance(s) to Settler-Colonialism: 1492-1960
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A comparative exploration of historical Indigenous resistance and activism (in its many forms) across the four Anglo-Settler CANZUS states (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and United States) from 1492 to 1960.
Prerequisite(s):One of History 1000, History 1200, Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 1010 (prior to 2026/2027) AND
One course (3.0 credit hours) in History or Indigenous Studies at the 2000 level
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3450 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 3850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance I) (prior to 2020/2021);
Native American Studies 3850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance I) (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3515/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3515
Canadian Indigenous Negotiations
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will focus on negotiations from an Indigenous perspective looking at four distinct Indigenous negotiation approaches: negotiations before Contact; traditional Western ideas of negotiation including Hard and Soft techniques, treaty, specific claims and modern agreements; the Harvard model of Principled Negotiations, specifically the need for relationship and alternatives to negotiated agreements; and the potential future state of negotiations and the need to change engagement, consultation and compromise. There will be a number of Master classes where Indigenous knowledge holders will share their unique understanding (TK) and answer questions. Suitable for anyone wishing to work for or with Indigenous peoples in any capacity.
Corequisite(s):One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Equivalent:Management 3515 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Social Science
Indigenous Studies 3525/History 3525
Indigenous Treaties in an International Context
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An examination of the contemporary and historic domestic and international consequences and responsibilities of the treaty relationships between Indigenous nations and Canada, the United States, and European empires.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 2505/History 2505, Indigenous Studies 2555/History 2555, Indigenous Studies 2500 (prior to 2026/2027), or Indigenous Studies 2550 (prior to 2026/2027)
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3500 (prior to 2026/2027);
Native American Studies 3500 (prior to 2019/2020)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3550/History 3550
Settler Colonial Policies and Indigenous Sovereignties
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Federal Indigenous law and policy in the CANZUS states (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States) from 1763 to the present day. The course examines how Settler expansion, removal, and assimilation policies affect Indigenous Peoples and how federal laws, and imposed individual citizenships, affect Indigenous rights of nationhood and cultural freedoms in the four Settler-Nation states.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 2505/History 2505, Indigenous Studies 2555/History 2555, Indigenous Studies 2500 (prior to 2026/2027), or Indigenous Studies 2550 (prior to 2026/2027)
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3550 (prior to 2026/2027);
Native American Studies 3550 (prior to 2019/2020)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3590/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3590
Current Practices in Canadian Indigenous Governance
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course focuses on contemporary Indigenous governments, their relationship with their constituencies and the value systems within which they operate, and the developmental and managerial challenges they face.
Corequisite(s):One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3590/Management 3590 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3592/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3592
Applied Indigenous Management Issues (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-40
An in-depth examination of contemporary issues in Indigenous management. Learning occurs within the classroom and through the required study tour and/or site visits to various relevant on and off reserve locales to meet with experts and Indigenous leaders (trips may be to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or other provinces or countries depending on the term and series topic). Topics may include community economic development, resource development, environmental policies, treaty and government policies and relations, human resource management, Indigenous business models and development of various entrepreneurial enterprises. Students will have a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding of cultural, business and economic aspects of Indigenous management and governance issues.
Prerequisite(s):Successful application to Applied Indigenous Management Issues (Series) course AND
Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours) AND
One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Equivalent:Management 3592 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Social Science
Note:Apply online at: www.ulethbridge.ca/dhillon/mgt3592
Indigenous Studies 3615/English 3615
Seminar in Indigenous Literatures (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Detailed examination of topics and themes in Indigenous literatures, Indigenous literary studies, and Indigenous literary criticism, such as land, spirituality, colonialism, resistance, preservation of cultural identity, sexuality, gender roles, political activism, and appropriation of voice. May include Indigenous literatures written in Indigenous languages and a range of source materials including oral traditions, artistic communications, and forms of creative media.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 2605/English 2605 AND
Third -year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) AND
Additional prerequisites will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The unique health experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada and globally that have impacted and currently impact their wellbeing. Exploration of the historical and contemporary factors contributing to health disparities, such as systemic racism, poverty, and intergenerational trauma, while also examining traditional Indigenous health concepts and practices. Equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to work effectively in Indigenous communities to advocate for culturally safe and equitable change in the health of Indigenous peoples.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1000 or Indigenous Studies 2010 AND
Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3740/Linguistics 3740
Second-Language Teaching and Learning
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the learning of languages in youth and adulthood. Concepts underlying the language pedagogy in the field of second- language acquisition, with a special focus on teaching polysynthetic and agglutinating Indigenous languages. Techniques required for language sustainability and maintenance that can further the revitalization and maintenance of a wide variety of languages. Combination of theoretical insights with practical applications. Aimed at future language teachers and language learning researchers.
Prerequisite(s):Linguistics 2300 AND
Linguistics 2600
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3850/Linguistics 3850 (Second-Language Teaching and Learning) (prior to 2026/2027)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 3760/Linguistics 3760
Seminar in Language, Culture, and Cognition (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The complex interconnections between language, culture, and cognition within the theoretical framework of Cognitive Linguistics. Topics ranging from linguistic relativity to the linguistics of narratives. Case studies drawn from a variety of languages, predominantly Indigenous languages of the Americas, Asia, and Australia.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100 AND
Linguistics 2300 AND
Linguistics 2600
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Seminar in Indigenous Studies (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Detailed examination of current and historical topics in Indigenous Studies and Critical Indigenous Studies, such as legal traditions, archaeologies, IndigiSTE(A)M, languages and linguistics, or feminisms, masculinities, and Two-Spirit identities. May include examination and application of theories and methods drawn from Indigenous Studies and cognate disciplines.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies1100/Linguistics 1100, Indigenous Studies 2010, or Indigenous Studies 2200 AND
Additional prerequisites will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Archaeologies) (prior to 2026/2027) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous 3860 Series;
Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Legal Traditions) (prior to 2026/2027) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous 3860 Series;
Indigenous Studies 4850 (Indigenous Legal Traditions) (prior to 2026/2027) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous 3860 Series;
Indigenous Studies 3850 (The Circumpolar North) (prior to 2020/2021) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous Studies 3860 Series;
Native American Studies 3850 (Cradle of American Civilization) (prior to 2020/2021) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous Studies 3860 Series;
Native American Studies 2850 (Cradle of American Civilization) (prior to 2020/2021) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous Studies 3860 Series;
Native American Studies 4850 (Indigenous Nations of the North West Coast) (prior to 2020/2021) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous Studies 3860 Series
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Philosophies - Advanced
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 0-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-80
Further exploration of the philosophies, beliefs, and worldviews of Indigenous Peoples. The concept of "all my relations", or the understanding that all parts of creation are interconnected and that humans must live in respectful relationship with all beings in creation. Consistent with the overarching concept of "all my relations", this course uses a relational approach that focuses on inclusivity, cultural safety, and reconciliation. Land-base learning course that requires immersive field excursions.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 2000 AND
Third-year Standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) AND
Application to the Department of Indigenous Studies
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 3000 (prior to 2025/2026)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 4120/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 4120
Historical and Legal Aspects of Canadian Indigenous Governments
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Historical and legal exploration of Indigenous Governments, including pre-European contact, traditional forms of governments and present forms of Indigenous Governments under Canadian Law. Examination of sources of legal authority, legal status, and powers of Indigenous Governments, including sovereignty and case law.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Recommended Background:
Indigenous Studies 2100
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 4120/Management 4507 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 4150/Indigenous Governance and Business Management 4150
Administrative Aspects of Canadian Indigenous Governments
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Survey of infrastructures and organization of Indigenous Governments and their administration of education, housing, public works, policing, social services, natural resources, health, and other programs.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 or Indigenous Studies 1000
Recommended Background:
Indigenous Studies 2100
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 4150/Management 4508 (prior to 2021/2022)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Justice System
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Criminal justice, the penal system, and Indigenous peoples.
Prerequisite(s):Indigenous Studies 2100 AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Indigenous Studies 4450/History 4450
Global Indigenous Resistance(s) to Settler-Colonialism: 1960- Present
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Seminar in Indigenous resistance since 1960, focussing on the four countries that initially rejected the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the United States, also known as the CANZUS states. Exploration of the growing trans-national Indigenous solidarity that is erasing settler-national boundaries and creating a series of global Indigenous movements that seek cultural, political, economic, environmental, and social justice in non-Indigenous settler-colonial states.
Prerequisite(s):History 3450/Indigenous Studies 3450
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 4450 (prior to 2026/2027);
Indigenous Studies 4850 (Indigenous Resistance in the Anglo-Settler States (1960-Present)) (prior to 2022/2023);
Indigenous Studies 4850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance II) (prior to 2022/2023);
Native American Studies 4850 (Comparative Indigenous Resistance II) (prior to 2022/2023)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Advanced Seminars in Indigenous Studies (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Advanced examination of current and historical topics in Indigenous Studies and Critical Indigenous Studies, such as legal traditions, archaeologies, IndigiSTE(A)M, languages and linguistics, feminisms, masculinities, and Two-Spirit identities, settler-colonialism, and resurgence. Will include advanced examination and application of theories and methods drawn from Indigenous Studies and cognate disciplines.
Prerequisite(s):One of Indigenous Studies 1100/Linguistics 1100, Indigenous Studies 2010, or Indigenous Studies 2200 AND
Two courses (6.0 credit hours) in humanities or social sciences AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) AND
Additional prerequisites will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Equivalent:Indigenous Studies 4850 (Indigenous Erotica as Embodied Sovereignty) is equivalent to the same offering in the Indigenous Studies 4860 Series
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Undergraduate Thesis
Credit hours: 6.00
Contact hours per week: Variable
This is a research and/or fieldwork oriented course in which students will conduct research, submit a report in the form of an Undergraduate Thesis which will be made publicly available, and report orally on the project. In consultation with their Thesis Supervisor, students will define a research and/or fieldwork project and formulate a research plan.
Prerequisite(s):Fourth-year standing (a minimum of 90.0 credit hours) AND
A minimum GPA of 3.30 calculated on all completed University of Lethbridge courses or calculated on all University of Lethbridge and transferable courses taken within the terms containing the last 20 courses (60.0 credit hours), whichever is higher
Note:Contact hours will vary. Students should be aware that this course involves regular contact with the Thesis Supervisor as well as considerable independent work.