0385 - Uncovering the Truth: Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Course Description
Offered by the FHSS Laurier Brantford Centre for Professional Development - FHSSPD@wlu.ca
This online course provides historical and contemporary context to help better understand Indigenous injustice in Canada. This includes reviewing explanations of intergenerational trauma and learning about interrelated forms of colonial oppression, including “Indian” legislation, the imposed reserve system, and the pass system. The realities of residential schools and the lingering impacts and interrelated wrongs of the colonial state, including the “Sixties Scoop” and Indian hospitals, are reviewed. A look at the contemporary context, such as current educational realities, the ongoing “Millennial Scoop,” and gendered violence affecting Indigenous peoples, including the crisis of those who have gone missing and been murdered, are considered. Truth and reconciliation, which involves looking closer at which calls to action concerning justice from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have been acted upon, are also explored.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Self-Location & Introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Canada
- Historical and Contemporary Context
This course is asynchronous (work at your own pace). There are no set days or times you are required to be online. Please email FHSSPD@wlu.ca with any questions with regard to delivery.
Start date: Continuous
Delivery: Online
Fee: $175
Time: Approximately 15 hours
Certificate of completion: Yes