I learned a lot, filling in blanks in my knowledge, but I would have structured the presentations differently. The approach used is to make broad general statements (often repeated) and then to provide a few examples, which are most often not fleshed out. I would take a story-telling approach, starting with a person or event which leads us to understand the more general conclusion. I think that this would be more engaging. And while we can find the artwork referenced in the lectures on the Net, it would be great to get a view while they are being discussed.

I was craving being able to see examples of the art while the prof was speaking about each artist's work. I would gladly have exchanged the 1491 video for some of the art of Morrisseau, Odjig, Belcourt... Belmore...Bill Reid...

Archeological visuals related to different areas would have been amazing. I know I can pursue this on the internet.

The lecturers spoke clearly and the printed words were helpful.

I am left with a feeling of an overwhelming sense of the negative, about the past, and no direction for future positive personal actions.

Very informative and a great overview of indigenous culture. However, there were parts of the course that were convoluted and hard to understand. A few exam questions were poorly worded and left a lot of confusion as to which answer it was seeking. Overall, a very good introductory Indigenous course that covers most of Canada's colonization to modern day. Would have loved to have heard more indigenous stories and lived experiences throughout the course, and the arts class at the end definitely left me wanting more.

I found this course extremely interesting and felt that much of this information should be included in our school curriculum. My criticism of the course is in the presentation. I found that the presenters ( 2 of the 3 especially), were very hard to follow because of the obvious reading they were doing. At times I had to turn the sound down and read for myself as their sentences were broken and lost meaning. The material would have been easier to retain if the sentences had flowed and had proper inflection.

Insufficient explanation of the difference / unique nature of Indigenous life, in a format that is comprehensible to a non-Indigenous person. Significant lost opportunity in module 12, when speaking of Indigenous art, to NOT show samples of major works. Discourse was excessively and unnecessarily laden with academic jargon, to the point of distracting from the message being conveyed. The three main speakers were very eloquent, but their delivery would benefit from less pap reading from the prompter.

There is a clear slant towards the Western Provinces and very little mention of Indigenous peoples and communities in Ontario. Just based on the urban setting alone, it would be beneficial to see information from Ontario in understanding how current political environments and pop culture and art are different. Additionally, there was no touch on shows such as North of 60 where an Indigenous woman is an RCMP officer and how that protrayle impacted the perception of Indigenous people.

Loved most of the material but the political overtones lead to me missing some key components of understanding idiegenous people.

I was hoping to get an understanding of their interactions wth the system,particularly healthcare and t understand their needs in the system. I got history which I had already read,but still not the essence of the culture and insight of their worldview and how they are able or not to interact today with Canada 2020. This is where we are missing a link.

I learned a lot of information that was new and very thought provoking. Much of it very well thought through and well presented. Some of the fairly provocative information felt unsubstantiated and left me wishing there had been more factual information provided. I wasn't persuaded to accept all the information asserted because of what seemed like broad statements that felt more like indoctrination than learning. I enjoyed first person interviews and segments - very well done.

Thank you, I did learn a good deal more than I had ever understood or was taught in grade school. It was all very eye opening, but it felt like the last few weeks were stretched out too much? I found some of the content hard to follow, some outdated, and the last quiz had me completely stumped. In the end, it provided additional knowledge that I would not have had and I really wanted to learn more. Appreciate the work that went into building the course.

I really enjoyed the first portion that provided the history, however, I felt some of the later modules where a little less authentic. Like they were tryign to hard to tie indigenous cultures and worldviews to current events. But perhaps this is still some of my lingereing sterotypes that I still need to change as part of my journey in relearning what I was taught about our indigienous peoples. All in all I'm grateful for the new lersings.

As was stated in the beginning it is from an Indian point of view. The course outlines all the bad that the white man has wrongfully set upon Indigenous people, but has not metioned any good that has come from it. Until the trading started there were no rifles used in hunting for one, and then all of a sudden becomes tradition to use it. As with any history being written, it is always biased to the belief of the person writing it.

Some really interesting material. It changed my views on things like the economy of Canada in its earliest days and the relationship between resource extraction and colonialism. I really appreciated the inclusion of first nations feminists and of queer indigenous people. It felt a bit shallow though, and I would have appreciate greater depth. I hope there will more MOOCs on indigenous issues.

I was disappointed that the course did not focus on all the indigenous people of Canada. I live in Treaty 3 area and there was barely a mention of the Anishinabe (Ojibwe). It was touched on in the numbered treaty section and the indigenous artists section but not much else. I would have liked to have learned more about the indigenous peoples in eastern Canada as well.

Listening to a lecturer is not the easiest way for me to learn. I appreciate the information and the speakers are engaging, but I preferred the audiovisual portions and the interviews. Talking about art without being shown art is a bit counterintuitive. The most difficult section for me was the module about treaties. I think I have to review it to get a clearer picture.

Content was not always well presented and I found it very challenging to stay engaged with the videos. Quizzes, sometimes focuses too much on word meanings and not on the content of the course. Course content seemed to shy away from many pertinent details of the events that unfolded, in such a way that always benefited the narrative of the settler government.

On an online learning course, it would have been nice to take advantage of more video, photographs, and interactive learning opportunities. For example, lesson 12, talked extensively about several works of art,but never showed them. I liked the interviews that were used, but many more could have been included. A good overall introductory course.

Course has potential to be very good with some improvements: Course content to be more engaging during the speaker videos (i.e if a speaker is talking about place names about significant battles, political unrest, trade routes, ect instead of a still background with a person, have relevant maps, or have dot points for the student to skim.

I really learned a lot and I'm inspired to continue learning about Indigenous Canada. The first 3 and last 3 lessons were the most enjoyable for me. Unfortunately, the instructors rely too heavily on presenting list after list. Since this is a virtual presentation, more stories, video clips and interviews would have increased engagement.

I really enjoyed the course and I feel that I learned a lot from it, but I found that the quality of the lectures and the course reading materials, as well as the quizzes, went down toward the end of the course, in particular in the last three modules, and that some of the information presented was superficial and perhaps one-sided.

Good info on the early years of contact and the fur trade. Nice imagery. I was not in agreement with some of the material, finding a fraction of it inaccurate. For example, the statement made that there was less logging since certain indigenous / provincial / federal agreements were made on the northwest coast is not accurate.

Was hoping to learn more about the First Nations peoples and cultures, but instead, I feel I only earned about them in relation to Europeans and racism. I know how they were cheated, mistreated, oppressed, and assimilated, but I know almost nothing new about the core of the people themselves. I'm quite disappointed.

This is not an engaging course. The videos are very dull and the speakers are reciting the reading for that module. There are a few videos that feature people who speak more naturally and it is presented in an interview style. This would be much more engaging if all of the videos were presented that way.

I appreciate the content and effort put into this course and am glad I took this, but some of your questions are quite confusing, especially the use of negatives (eg. "Which of this is NOT..."). And sometimes the questions do not even correlate to the material presented, which was frustrating.

I have found it very informative. History is written from many points of view and I had not heard this POV before. I found myself frustrated that the course had not been updated with more current information. I would have appreciated a more scholarly approach on both content and exams.

Very important and relevant historic and contemporary knowledge of Indigenous Peoples is shared in a very academic way. I found it a bit dry and dispassionate at times and so my engagement was sometimes hard to maintain. I really do appreciate this free and informative offering.