GC
Oct 14, 2021
This was one of the best online courses I have taken. It was well written, great material related to my own personal development and gave me a better understanding of the Indigenous Peoples in 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.
By Susan E B
•Oct 22, 2017
This was a well presented, interesting and very informative course. I learned much that i did not know before and will be sharing information about this course and the programme offered at the University of Alberta with friends and colleagues. Thanks so much!
By Emma C
•Sep 29, 2022
We learned so much from taking this course, helping overcome the deep ignorance we had regarding Indigenous culture and the history of how Indigenous peoples were treated in Canadian law, society, economics, etc. Thank you for putting this course together.
By Kathy S
•Oct 26, 2021
I worked with the federal government on specific claims for about a decade. What a difference it would have made had I known everything I learned here going into that work. Thank you so much for an excellent course. I enjoyed it thoroughly and learned a lot.
By Paul B
•Sep 22, 2021
I knew so little about Indigenous Canada prior to taking this course. I appreciate the time, thought and material that was put forward to provide me with what is likely still just a basic understanding, but much better than what I had coming in to the course
By Victoria R
•Sep 14, 2021
I have learned so much from this course. Being an immigrant I must say that I knew very little about Canada's history. I now have knowledge that I feel ready to build on and share with others. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is living in Canada!
By Susan d S J
•Aug 25, 2021
I am so grateful that this course exists - I've learned a lot and I feel hopeful that the Indigenous community in Canada will thrive in future and that the horrors of the past may someday be healed, never to be forgotten but never to be repeated. Thank you.
By Gabrielle B
•Jul 21, 2021
I think this course or parts of it should become part of all school curriculums - the truth needs to be told to our young kids now. I am 67 and am just learning so much thru courses like this and resulting discussions and further exploration . Thank you!!!
By Nick L
•Jul 14, 2021
The course opened my eyes much wider than I anticipated. I feel more educated and I am very appreciative of the information outlined in this course. Thank you to all the folks at UofA Faculty of Native Studies for taking the time to put all of this together.
By Gerry L
•Mar 15, 2021
Very interesting and informative,just when I thought I knew quite a bit about the Indigenous People of North America, I was floored by what I have never been taught. Great Course and congratulations to all involved in the delivery of the course.Gerry LeBlanc
By Lavonne R
•Mar 15, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was easy to do the modules at my own pace. Loved the artwork at the end of each module. Enjoyed the interviews throughout the course. Have a better understanding of some of the Indigenous issues. Thank you to all involved.
By Erin M
•Mar 14, 2021
This course showed me a side of indigenous history that was never taught in schools in Canada. I plan on furthering my education and learning more about indigenous peoples and the culture that has been taught in this course. Well done to all of the teachers.
By Beverly W
•Jan 19, 2021
Thank you for this introductory course. I especially appreciated beginning to learn about the history, culture, spirituality, education, social movements, thinking about gender, racism, prejudice, art, urbanicity, and I will want to keep learning. Take care.
By Nicholas T
•Dec 21, 2020
I learned a lot with this course. It did not know a lot from an Indigenous perspective and it did open my eyes to many issues I was not even aware of. I wished the course included more details regarding the history of Indigenous people prior to colonization.
By Alison W
•Nov 22, 2020
Thank you, as an immigrant I had very limited knowledge of Indigenous Canada and what it truly means . There is so much more to learn still, I particularly enjoyed the art stories. As a person of colour it gives me an appreciation of the constant struggles.
By Pam M
•Nov 18, 2020
As a 47 year old settler I had a lot to learn about Indigenous peoples in Canada, and I did. My experience in school learning about First Nations pretty much began and ended with pre-settler contact. Miigwetch for this course, it has educated and changed me.
By Kerry L M
•Nov 8, 2020
This course was truly amazing. I feel so ignorant about all the things I did not know about colonization. I hope more people take this course and understand what has happened here and how we can work together (as was the intent in 1763) to share this land.
By Susan F
•Nov 7, 2020
This course was enjoyable and enlightening. It was well presented and I am glad it was available for me to take part in. It will e difficult to source materials from where I live but I shall continue to learn what I can. Congratulations on a job well done!
By Karlene E
•Aug 29, 2020
Such an excellent course. Refreshing to have an indigenous perspective when discussing historical Canada. It should be mandatory for every educator to take this course! Thank you Professor Tracey Bear and your colleagues for bringing this to so many of us.
By Scott C
•Dec 8, 2019
Thank you for this course. I learned so much and will continue to educate myself as a result. I'm also goign to recommend others take this course. The instructors ended with a few hopes that they had for the course. You were entirely successful. Thanks again
By Barry R
•Jun 13, 2022
exceptional course. Furthered my understanding of the complex history of indigenous relations here in Canada going back to the time the settlers arrived to the present day challenges our indigenous communities face today. Would highly recommend to others.
By Liz T
•Feb 14, 2022
wow, this was an amazing course, I learned so much over the past 12 weeks. I would like to offer my gratitude to everyone who put this together. It was a very emotional experience. I loved the interpretive paintings by Leah Dorion every week. Thank you!
By Barb S
•Jan 26, 2022
i really enjoyed the course, a lot of realmy goid information presented in a video format. The only issue i had was several conflicting deadlines about when the last couple of modules needed to done as well as the end date of the course made it confusing.
By Danny L
•Jan 13, 2022
Excellent course, really gave me the other side (indigenous view) from the western view. This course will support me in my current role and provide a different mind frame of what I thought I new. Will give better understanding to working with my colleagues.
By Kristy H
•Nov 2, 2021
Very informative, material was laid out in a manner that was easy to understand and the quiz at the end of each module helped to retain key knowledge. Facilitators were engaging and liked the use of different formats of storytelling, lecture and interviews.