0014 - Decolonizing Education Certificate, Module 3 "Introduction to Indigenous Perspectives and Knowledge: Social Control"
Course Description
This module offers a critical Indigenous perspective related to the policies of social control of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800 to 1900s. It may cover topics such as child welfare, foster care, residential schools, criminal justice, and intergenerational trauma. It continues to deepen one's understanding of specific social policies, their impacts, and challenges.
Course Outline
This module will:
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Examine policy development in Canada from confederation and its impacts on Indigenous life.
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Critically analyze key social, political, and economic policies.
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Explore how to process and integrate the emotionally and psychologically challenging insights that come with learning about Indigenous social policies.
Learner Outcomes
Participants will:
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Develop an understanding of colonial social policy development in Canada.
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Apply critical analysis to historical and contemporary Indigenous policies.
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Gain greater insight into the contemporary social, political, and economic terrain that confronts Indigenous people and communities.
Notes
This workshop is developed and delivered by the Centre for Indigegogy. To learn more about the Centre for Indigegogy, please visit our website wlu.ca/fsw/indigegogy.
Due to the sensitive nature of our programming, we do not permit Zoom recordings or the use of AI note-taking technology.
Questions? Please contact us at indigegogy@wlu.ca.
Recommendations
This workshop makes up 14 out of 84 hours required to receive the Decolonizing Education Certificate.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Decolonizing Education Certificate : Decolonizing Education Certificate