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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Indigenous Canada by University of Alberta

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About the Course

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face 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....

Top reviews

VM

Aug 1, 2022

This is an excellent course that I would recommend to everyone in Canada. I learnde a lot about the history or colonization and gained a good understanding of Indigenous issues in contemporary Canada.

SS

Nov 19, 2020

I majored in Native Studies during my BA 20 years ago, but I still learned a lot from this course. The units on art, gender roles, and Indigenous people in urban centers were especially interesting.

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By Elizabeth L

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Jun 15, 2021

I found the voices of the female lecturers monotonous at times. Adding some more images of examples as artifacts or art work would stimulate (wake) the interest. I also found the negative and ambiguous questions distracting and of no benefit to my learning experience.

By Tehillah P

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Jul 18, 2021

This class very very well made. I have learned a lot. I would like to thank everyone who work together to create this free course so many can be educated. However, the use of english is a little too advance and at times it was hard for me to understand topics.

By Sandra M

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Sep 29, 2021

The course was excellent and I have learned so much and I believe I have a better awareness of Indigenous People. I found that I was so busy taking notes in hopes of passing the tests that I missed important info as well and the opportunity to just absorb.

By Kerri L

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Oct 3, 2022

Course material was great and I learned a lot. The presenters were strong.

The questions asked in the tests were not always well written. They sometimes seemed intended to confuse vs. teach.

Overall, I enjoyed this program and will recommend it.

By Steven C

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Sep 17, 2022

I really appreciated this course and am a better person for it. But I found the delivery a little flat. Would have preferred a more dynamic content, chock full of hard examples and first person stories of the concepts being shared.

By Everett R

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Mar 2, 2022

Informative, presented from a specific point of view, but reasonably balanced, and easy to access and use.

The presentation style was clear, but repetative and, at times, failed to keep me engaged.

Overall, worthwhile and eye opening.

By Allan T

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Feb 12, 2023

Thought provoking and illuminating. However lectures often seem choppy and are not always engaging. Presenters seem to be reading from overly academic sounding text, the content gets more compelling as the course progresses though.

By Sherry B

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Nov 9, 2020

I think the course was fine. However, I have not received my certificate in the mail yet. I paid $65 for this certificate and completed the course on October 4. Please reply and let me know when it will come.

Thank you,

SherryBaker

By Kaela C

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Aug 23, 2023

Content was wonderful, learned a lot. The questions themselves can be improved to match the language provided in the course work and reading material; many questions were difficult to answer because of the disconnect in language.

By Fatemeh Z

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Dec 10, 2020

The course was totally well-organized, well-developed, comprehensive, and enlightening; however, the tedious presentation of the speakers could have been more dynamic. Moreover, the interviews and artworks were fascinating.

By Aly N

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Oct 27, 2020

The way the questions are written in the quiz's is very confusing. There is no need for that. Even with the course notes right in front of me it sometimes marked my answer as incorrect although stated in the course notes.

By Caroline E

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Mar 27, 2021

It is great to learn about everything that we have learned about, but it is jutst a very tough way to learn. It would have ben nice to have had more questions pop up throughout and have the content be more engaging.

By Jillian P

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Oct 25, 2018

There was a great amount of insightful information; however, I found the quizzes to be rather difficult. Many of the questions were worded in a way that made it nearly impossible to be 100% sure about your answers.

By Quinn J

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Jun 3, 2022

I did find it a bit light on details, so I found I didn't walk away learning much. But it's just an intro course, and I have no talent for sociology so ymmv. But I hope that later courses are more in-depth.

By Merridith T

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Sep 14, 2020

interesting and informative. Would have welcomed more information on worldview, culture and history of Metis and Inuit people with a comparison to Indian people. Perhaps this is offered in another course?

By D P

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Mar 11, 2022

Some information presented was quite predjudice against non-Indig peoples. Some broader perspectives would be good to include. Thank you. I learned some things and will continue to persue the subject.

By Chad B

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Feb 6, 2021

Good Course, I learned a lot.

I hope when they are taking time to review the content, quizzes, etc. there is someone who is able to correct all of the errors that were noted in the discussion forums.

By Leon S

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Oct 20, 2020

Very informative but the presentation is horrible. The lecturers just read out a slightly different version of the pdf instead of presenting freely. Very tiring. The interviews were great tho.

By Bradley S

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Sep 23, 2020

Many sections of the course were interesting (especially the early history related to the fur trade, etc.); however, some of the legal sections were a bit overwhelming and difficult to follow.

By Sara C

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Oct 25, 2021

I think that the course would be stronger with more emphasis on evidence and data than opinion. The first part was much better than the second part, which was nearly all theory and opinion.

By Joan C

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Aug 22, 2021

Most of the course was well done. However, it needs a good editor. Week 7 was particularly frustrating with repetition and disorganized presentations.

Overall, worthwhile. Glad I took it.

By ALBERTO P L

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Dec 17, 2020

He tenido muchas dificultades por NO disponer de los subtítulos en todos los videos Ni en los cuestionarios,por lo que,sintiendolo mucho, he decidido dejar el curso.

Gracias.

Saludos cordiales

By George G

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Sep 16, 2024

Information in later modules could have been presented more concisely. In some topics it seemed like perspectives were limited and controversial information was often glossed over.

By Heather J

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Jun 9, 2022

This course was a great overview of many areas of Indigenous Canada, however I found many of the videos too dull to maintain my attention. When other speakers were used, it helped.