Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies (4 years)

Total 120 credits

SPECIALIZATION IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES (60 INDG credits required)

Required courses*

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 2285E - North American Indigenous People: Tradition and Culture
• INDG 3105E - Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
• INDG 3215E - Indigenous Community-Based Research Methods
• INDG 3226E - Indigenous Critical Theory
  

+ 6 credits from either Language Series A or B
+ 12 INDG credits at the 4000 level
+ 15 upper year INDG credits 
+ 60 elective credits

LANGUAGE SERIES A**

• INDG 1016E - Introductory Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 1017E - Introductory Nishnaabemwin B
• INDG 2516E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 2517E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin B
• INDG 3316E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin C
• INDG 3516E - Advanced Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 3517E - Advanced Nishnaabemwin B

LANGUAGE SERIES B**

• INDG 1025E - Introduction to Cree
• INDG 2035E - Intermediate Cree
  
  

*B.A. requirements (18 credits)
All students are required to take 6 credits of courses promoting linguistic awareness, 6 credits of courses promoting scientific literacy and 6 credits of courses with indigenous content within their B.A., as per the regulations. Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.

**INDG 1016E, 1017E, 2516E, and 2517E are not available for credit to students fluent in Ojibwe.  INDG 1025E and 2035E are note available for credit to students fluent in Cree.

Note: Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Major in Indigenous Studies

MAJOR IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES (42 INDG credits required)

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
  

+ 36 INDG credits (6 of which must be from the 4000 series)
+ 78 elective credits* (must include 6 credits from Social Sciences and/or 6 credits in Sciences if not part of the minor or second major)

*Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their electvice credits.

Note: Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Minor in Indigenous Studies

MINOR IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES (24 INDG credits required)

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood

+ 18 INDG elective credits (6 of which must be from the 3000 and 4000 series)

Minor in Indigenous Healing and Wellness

MINOR IN INDIGENOUS HEALING AND WELLNESS (24 credits)

This minor provides an understanding of Indigenous healing and wellness in the context of history, culture and politics. It emphasizes culturally - relevant ways of knowing, helping and working with Indigenous peoples.

Complete 24 credits in:

• ISWK/NWLF 1006E - Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare
• ISWK/NWLF 1007E - Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice

or

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 2285E - North American Indigenous People: Tradition and Culture
• ISWK/NSWK 2315E -The Helping Relationship in Indigenous Social Work
  (prereq: Admission to the Professional Years of the program or instructor's permission)
• INDG 3256E - Indigenous Health and Wellness
• ISWK/NSWK 4256E - Cultural Specific Helping With Indigenous People
  (prereq: NSWK 2315E, NSWK 3305E, and NSWK 3605E or the instructor's persmission)

Minor in Indigenous Peoples and Mining

MINOR IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MINING (24 credits)

• INDG 2146E - Indigenous Perspectives on Mining
• INDG 2316E - Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
• INDG 3285E - Living with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge in Theory and Practice

+ 3 credits from the following Environmental Studies courses:

• GEOL 1006E
• ENGR 2106E
• ENGR 3466E
• BIOL 3066E
• PHIL 2217E

+ 9 credits from the following Indigenous Studies courses:

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Indigenous Peoplehood
• INDG 2126E - Indigenous Perspectives on Water
• INDG 2136E - Indigenous Political Resistance in Canada: An Integrated Media Analysis
• INDG/ RLST 2285E - North American Indigenous People: Tradition and Culture
• INDG 3105E - Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
• INDG 3256E - Indigenous Health and Wellness
• INDG 4405E - Seeing with an Indigenous Eye
• INDG 4587E - From the Fourth World: International Indigenous Perspectives on Current Global Issues

Minor in Nishnaabemwin

MINOR IN NISHNAABEMWIN (24 credits)

• INDG 1016E - Introductory Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 1017E - Introductory Nishnaabemwin B
• INDG 2516E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 2517E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin B
• INDG 3316E - Intermediate Nishnaabemwin C
• INDG 3516E - Advanced Nishnaabemwin A
• INDG 3517E - Advanced Nishnaabemwin B

+ 3 credits from the following elective courses:

• INDG 2526E - Nishnaabemwin Immersion
• INDG 4006E - Nishnaabemwin Discourse Studies

Minor in Indigenous Environmental Studies

MINOR IN INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (24 credits) 

• INDG 2306E - Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Environmental Studies
• INDG 2316E - Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
• INDG 3285E - Living with the Land: Indigenous Knowledge in Theory and Practice

+ 3 credits from the following Environmental Studies courses:

• ENVI 1507E
• ENVI 2506E
• ENVI 2516E
• ENVI 2526E
• ENVI 2536E
• BIOL 2356E
• BIOL 3376E
• BIOL 3977E
• BIOL 4396E

+ 9 credits from the following Indigenous Studies courses:

• INDG 1116E - Foundations of Aboriginal Peoplehood
• INDG 1117E - Implications of Aboriginal Peoplehood
• INDG 2136E - Aboriginal Political Resistance in Canada: An Integrated Media Analysis
• INDG/ RLST 2285E - North American Native People: Tradition and Culture
• INDG 3256E - Indigenous Health and Wellness
• INDG 4405E -Seeing with a Native Eye