ANTH-214 - Canadian Indigenous People - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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This course serves as an introduction to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada and will examine precolonial, colonial, and current perspectives about political, economic, and cultural practices.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Prerequisites : ENGL 110, or permission of instructor.
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon completion of this course, the student should demonstrate knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes in the following:
ability to compare and contrast the cultural, economical and political differences between First Nation cultures;
identify and understand the factors that result in the development of unique cultural features of selected First Nations;
familiarity with anthropological practices - then and now: ethnography, participant - observation research methods and the comparative perspective;
interpret and assess the issues and concerns raised by anthropological research, within First Nations communities;
undertake and direct research on a specific topic; and
work effectively and cooperatively in groups.
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Text and Materials:
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Dickason, Olive Patricia. (1997). Canada’s First Nation: A History of the Founding Peoples from Earliest Times. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Dyck, Noel. & Waldram, James B. (1993). Anthropology, Public Policy and Native Peoples in Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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Education Council approved August 1999.
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