The course opened my eyes and mind to a history that I had never heard of in my many years of being a Canadian. I was completely engaged throughout and hated to hit the pause button. Thank you for taking the time and effort to create such an amazing tool for people like me who were never taught about Indigenous history in school, and for making it available at no cost. I will certainly refer my friends and family!

This course was done with great attention in giving true facts of our history with First Nations and how it greated the outcome and present state of our relationship with them in Canada. It was very well organized with attention allowing the student to work at their own timetable. It was an eye opener and allowed the student to truly understand the dynamics of colonalism and its devestating effects.

5 STAR rating!

This course was amazing. I have always considered myself informed and understanding of experiences of our Indigenous population and thought I was doing a good job advocating for my clients. I work in Health Care. I admit, I was ignorant. Thank you for your comprehensive, informative delivery of our Canadian history. I was impressed by your presentation of the historical facts in such an unbiased manner. Thank you.

The course offered me fresh perspectives on both historical and contemporary issues. I particularly appreciated having a different lens placed on the history I learned in school—so many things make more sense now. This is still the beginning of my learning journey, and the course laid important foundations for understanding various aspects, from political and judicial issues to treaty rights and systemic racism.

I learned a great deal in this foundational course. It covered the same periods of Canadian history that I learned about in an Ontario school more than fifty years ago, but from the very different Indigenous perspective. The presenters were articulate role models; the art works both educational and inspiring. Canadians have a right and a responsibility to know our own history. I will be pursuing more like this.

I am a 70 year old woman and have lived in Canada my whole life. I knew so little about the Indigenous of this country. I have been enlightened. This has also brought me terrible sadness but it is important to know this history. The settlers of this country have so much to learn about being good "caretakers of this land". I hope you can teach us. Thank you so much for this course. I plan on continuing to learn.

This was such an engaging and informative course. I enjoyed the videos and found the addition of course notes each week to be very helpful to really absorb the learning objectives. I also really enjoyed watching the Sunday discussion group. The art for each week was absolutely stunning and I loved that she broke down each painting to explain it to the viewers. This was an excellent course, thank you for offering!

A great foundation for beginning to grasp the issues that Indigenous peoples face and how much diversity exists within Indigenous communities.

The historical context helped to open our eyes, us as white people living in the USA, to the resiliency of First Nations and other Indigenous people.

Even more, the course was a celebration of Indigenous artists and activists.

Will definitely recommend to friends and family!

The content was thoughtfully put together and presented. I really enjoyed the interviews with varoius experts and the interactive painting content.

Some of the quiz questions were phrased a little confusingly (I occasionally found it difficult to understand what the question was asking).

The course is well designed to provide you with the appropriate historical context needed as you progress through each module.

This was an excellent course!!!

Every born, and new Canadian should be required to complete this and other courses. This important history of Indigenous Canada was never taught in our Canadian History classes. With a better understanding of this knowledge, we can no longer stand by and observe, we must be active participants in righting the injustices of yesterday, currently and be pro-active for the future.

With all of the current events sparking anger and miscommunication in the media, I wanted to find real, unbiased information and acquire the knowledge I needed in order to be a source of education for my children but also to be a responsible and reliable ally. This course provided with me with a plethora of information that I did not have prior to signing up. I would recommend this program to anyone. Thank you!!

I AM A 64 YEAR OLD INDIGENOUS WOMAN FROM TREATY 8 LIVING IN TREATY 6 TERRITORTY AND HAVE MANY. INUIT, METIS, ALL NATIONS FRIENDS. I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A WALK THROUGH THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE HISTORY AND FOR MAKING THE COURSE UNDERSTANDABLE. I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE QUIZ QUESTIONS /ANSWERS ATTAINABLE IN ORDER TO PASS THEM. I RECOMMEND THIS COURSE TO PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION .

HIY HIY !

MARJORIE R LALONDE

This course contained an abundance of important recognitions and acknowledgements of Indigenous innovation, resiliency, and longevity. It also demonstrates an accurate portrayal of the settlers ongoing impact on First Nations communities in Canada. This is an excellent course to inform my own teaching, and to really educate learners on a much more complete history of our country. Thank you, this was excellent!

This course covered a wide range of topics relevant to helping non-Indigenous Canadians develop an understanding of the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada, and also covered important contemporary topics. I appreciated that it was well paced, informative, and interactive. I wish I had learned more about Indigenous perspectives in school, but since I didn't, I'm glad I had the opportunity to take this course.

It was great to have a course from the perspective of those who were colonized. Too often, history is "written by the winning side," and today we, as a society, have much to learn from the ways of other cultures who were not wrong in what they believed. This is especially relevant now in a time when the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of the individual, and the fabric of society is being torn apart.

Excellent course, gave some fabulous insights into the perspective of indigenous North Americans and the impact that "settlers" had and continues to have. Uncomfortable listening at times, more than once did I think "Are you kidding", knowing that there was no kidding involved.

I'd like to think institutional racism was a piece of history. I worry that it's contemporary news, on both sides of the North Atlantic.

This course was deeply informative and moving. I should have (we all should have) learned this decades earlier as a mandatory part of the Canadian school curriculum. So I'm grateful that a course like this exists and that I've had the opportunity to begin to learn about the richness of the cultures that have existed for thousands of years before contact and that continue to exist proudly to this day and beyond.

I did not want to write my last test because that meant it was over. I cannot tell you the passion and love it has brought me and the highet respect for Dr Bear and Dr Gareau. I wish to continue with the Faculty and will be forever grateful for this wonderful time. In a very dark 2020 this was a time that brought me so much happiness. I have learned so much, and now we as a class know better and will do better.

I found this course informative and interesting. It left me feeling like I need to find out more. My husband and sons are Metis and my husband is very knowledgeable but there is always more to learn and more to listen to. Thank you so much for your many efforts in putting this course together. I particularly loved the art and it's ability to beautifullly and sometimes communally express need, protest and love.

Interesting, amazing and excellent information on the history and culture of Indigenous Peoples of Canada. It well put together. I'm looking forward to learning more about Indigenous Peoples. Thank you to Dr Tracy Bear, Dr Paul Gareau, The faculty of Native Studies of University of Alberta for their knowledge and passion. Thanks to Coursera and Actor Dan Levy for raising awareness of this educational course.

Extraordinary "prise de conscience". I thought I was relatively well informed on Indigenous history and current culture. How wrong I was. Each module was a great discovery. How I wish that this was compulsory teaching in all schools throughout Canada. Also would greatly benefit new immigrants who often don't know that history and thus don't understand the current fights led by Indigenous people in the country.

This course is excellent. I have enjoyed every lesson. I have laughed out loud, I have cried or maybe sobbed, I have felt deep shame and I have reflected. I feel truly grateful for the knowledge I have gained. I have shared my new knowledge with my young children and we continue to have conversations about indigenous individuals and cultures. I recommend this course to everyone. It is truly life changing.

I absolutely feel that the content of the course should be taught to everyone as it teaches greater knowledge and awareness of the past and how it relates to the present. The instructors were well-versed and engaging. Thank you for this opportunity to learn more so that I may take these teachings and pass along knowledge to others I will engage with in the future. With deep appreciation and respect, thank you.

Made me laugh, made me cry, stirred and surprised me! The course opened my mind and filled me with wisdom and understanding. This experience marked me for life in ways that I will be forever grateful to know the stories and struggles of the First Nations people both then and now. Take this course if you're ready to be elevated and soar to higher heights mentally, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually :D