The following is a list of courses that can be used towards a Specialist, Major, or Minor in Indigenous Studies.
Group A
INS/JIG/JFP/JPI (Indigenous Studies) Courses:
| Course Code | Course Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| INS200H1 | Introduction to Indigenous Truth and Resilience | |
| INS201Y1 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics* | Required pre-requisite for most INS/JIG/JFP/JPI courses* |
| JPI201H1 | Indigenous Politics in Canada | |
| INS205H1 | Indigenous Worldviews, Spiritual and Healing Traditions | |
| INS210Y1 | Introduction to Anishinaabemowin | |
| INS215Y1 | Introduction to an Indigenous Language of Canada | Not offered at present |
| INS220Y1 | Introduction to Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language) | |
| INS230H1 | Introduction to Inuktitut | Not offered at present |
| INS231H1 | Elementary Inuktitut | Not offered at present |
| INS240Y1 | Ecological Interactions: Intro to Indigenous and Western Sciences | Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4) |
| INS250H1 | Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice (Formally: Indigenous Environmental Education) | |
| INS261H1 | Contemporary Challenges Facing Indigenous Communities | |
| INS300Y1 | Worldviews, Indigenous Knowledges, and Oral Tradition | |
| INS301Y1 | Indigenous Language and Culture | |
| INS302H1 | Indigenous Representation in the Mass Media and Society | |
| INS303H1 | Indigenous Language and Indigenous Thought | |
| INS304H1 | Exploring Indigenous Thought Through Language Texts | |
| INS310Y1 | Anishinaabemowin II | |
| INS320Y1 | Kanien’kéha II | |
| INS322H1 | Indigenous Narratives of Empowerment | |
| JIG322H1 | Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment | |
| INS340Y1 | Indigenous Health Science | Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4) |
| INS341H1 | North American Indigenous Theatre | |
| INS350H1 | Indigenous Health Systems | |
| INS352H1 | Indigenous Leadership, Policy and Practices in Canada | |
| INS353H1 | First Nations Politics in Canada | |
| INS354H1 | Indigenous Governance and Self-Determination | |
| INS355H1 | Current Issues in Indigenous Environment and Health | |
| INS360Y1 | Politics and Process of Reconciliation in Canada | |
| INS371H1 | Topics in Indigenous Literatures | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| INS372H1 | Special Topics in Indigenous Language | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| INS380H1 | Special Topics in Indigenous Studies | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| INS390H1 | Research and Ethics in Indigenous Studies | |
| INS398H0, INS398Y0 | Research Excursions | Details at Research Opportunities |
| INS402H1 | Traditional Indigenous Ecological Knowledge | |
| INS403H1 | Indigenous Peoples and the Urban Context | |
| INS404H1 | Anishinaabewin Intellectual Traditions, Narrative and Culture | |
| INS405H1 | Indigenous Thought & Expression: Creative Non-fiction | |
| INS407H1 | Indigenous Environmental Justice | |
| JIG440H1 | Indigenous Geographies | |
| JFP450H1 | Indigenous Issues in Health and Healing | |
| JIH460H1 | Indigenous Histories of North America | |
| INS460H1 | Indigenous Theory, Research and Methods | This course is only open to students enrolled in a Specialist or Major in Indigenous Studies. |
| INS480H1 | Advanced Special Topics in Indigenous Studies | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| INS491Y1 | Topics in International Indigenous Studies | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| INS492H1 | Topics in International Indigenous Studies | Similar to INS491Y1, except INS492H1 is a 0.5 credit course. Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| Independent Experiential Studies |
Students design and implement an independent experiential Indigenous studies research project in consultation with an Indigenous organization and a faculty supervisor. Students must be enrolled in a major or specialist program in Indigenous Studies, and require written permission from a faculty supervisor and the Director of Indigenous Studies. |
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| Independent Research | Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and the supervisor before enrolment in the course. Available only when someone is willing and able to supervise. |
Relevant courses offered in other programs within the Faculty of Arts & Science:
| Course Code | Course Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ANT210H1 | Anthropologists and Indigenous Peoples in North America | |
| ANT315H1 | Arctic Archaeology | |
| ANT327H1 | "Diversity": Critical/Comparative Studies of Indigeneity, Multiculturalism and (Settler) Colonialism | |
| ANT384H1 | Special Topics in Society, Culture and Language | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| ANT458H1 | Indigenous Health Histories and Canadian Settler Colonialism | |
| AST310H1 | Indigenous Worldviews & Astronomy | The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5) |
| CRI364H1 | Indigenous Peoples & Criminal Justice | |
| CRI422H1 | Indigenous Law | |
| CSE341H1 | Theorizing Settler Colonialism, Capitalism and Race | |
| ENG254H1 | Introduction to Indigenous Literatures | |
| ENG355Y1 | Transnational Indigenous Literatures | |
| FAH255H1 | Art of Indigenous North America | |
| FAH452H1 | Contemporary Indigenous Art in Canada and the United States | |
| HIS262H1 | Canada: A Short History of Here | |
| HIS419H1 | Canada By Treaty: Alliances, Title Transfers and Land Claims | |
| LIN458H1 | Revitalizing Languages | |
| RLG331H1 | Creation Narratives and Epistemologies | |
| SDS385H1 | Queer Indigenous Politics and Cultures |
Group B
| Course Code | Course Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ANT200Y1 | Introduction to Archaeology | |
| ANT204H1 | Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues | |
| ANT311Y1 | Archaeology of North America | |
| ANT317H1 | Archaeological Fieldwork | Practical field training through six weeks of excavation on an archaeological site. Basic principles of artifact handling and classification. (Offered only in Summer Session) Not eligible for CR/NCR option. |
| ANT319Y1 | Archaeology of Eastern North America | |
| ANT320H1 | Ancient Cultures of the Andes | |
| ANT348H1 | Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics | |
| ANT366H1 | Anthropology of Activism and Social Justice | |
| ANT407H1 | Inka and Aztec States | |
| ANT410H1 | Hunter-Gatherers Past & Present | |
| CAR225H1 | Caribbean Societies | |
| CAR226H1 | Caribbean Political Thought | |
| CSE240H1 | Introduction to Critical Equity and Solidarity Studies | |
| ENG270H1 | Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Writing | |
| ENG350H1 | Early Canadian Literature | |
| ENG371H1, ENG372H1 | Topics in Indigenous, Postcolonial, Transnational Literatures | Content in any given year depends on the instructors. |
| HIS106Y1 | The African Diaspora in the Americas, 1492-1804 | |
| HIS230H1 | Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History | |
| HIS264H1 | Critical Issues in Canadian History | |
| HIS318H1 | Histories of the "Wild" West | |
| JHN323H1 | Indigeneity in the Caribbean | |
| LAS350H1 | Indigenous Realities in Latin America | |
| LIN351H1 | Sociolinguistic Patterns in Language | |
| RLG307H1 | Museums and Material Religion | |
| SDS382H1 | Intro to Queer of Colour Critique |