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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Indigenous Canada by University of Alberta

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About the Course

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions....

Top reviews

BE

Nov 18, 2020

Thank you so much for this course. Also thanks to Dan Levy for suggesting it. The course and weekly chats helped educate me in Canada's true history, information that I should have received in school.

DH

Sep 21, 2021

T​o truly heal as a nation, we must all walk the path of reconciliation. The first step is education. Gratitude to University of Alberta for lighting the way by unpacking Canada's complicated history.

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By Paul W

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Feb 17, 2023

I thought the course was very inclusive and I learned many new aspects of collective history that I had wished was taught earlier in my life. Well done.

By Sherri A S

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Jan 17, 2023

Excellent primer course - sparks interest in learning even more! Thank you to the University of Alberta for putting this together for the general public!

By SANDRA G

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Nov 27, 2022

Thank You - I am 67 years old and I needed to know some of my country history and this did help me to understand some of what took place in Canada's past

By Monique S

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Sep 4, 2022

An amazing and multimedia way of learning about Indigenous History in Canada. I feel much more aware of the history and resilience of Indigenous peoples.

By Rajneesh K

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Aug 10, 2022

Well organized and nicely orated. Thank you!! I learnt so much more through this course. I will continue my learnings and try to find more such programs.

By Travis F

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Apr 23, 2022

This was a great introductory course. I didn't know a lot about Indigenous issues so I'm very grateful I got an opportunity to learn a bit more about it.

By Alysia M

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Nov 14, 2021

I learned our nation's history in a new and different perspective that I feel I should have learned in elementary school. Thank you for this opportunity!

By Roger M

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Sep 15, 2021

By far the most interesting and important independent learning I have ever done. I said many times during this course " I never knew what I didn't know"!

By Scott J

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Sep 11, 2021

This was an excellent, wide ranging course. All Canadians should take it to increase their understanding of Indigenous peoples, cultures and struggles.

By Sarah-Jean S

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May 18, 2021

Very thankful to have been able to take this course. It provided education aspects of Indigenous People and I will take what I learnt in my work forward.

By Lyndsey

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Feb 23, 2021

I am so grateful to have taken this course. I am an elementary teacher with much more to learn, and this course has given me a starting point. Thank you.

By Robert M

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Dec 19, 2020

Well worth doing. Every Canadian needs to understand our history in order that true reconciliation can take place. Too many have suffered for too long.

By Robert W

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Oct 13, 2020

I am not a young man but have had a my beliefs challenged and questioned which needed for growth

I am greatfull that seeds have been planted

Meegwetch

By Megan C

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May 16, 2025

A great overview and starting point for examining historical and contemporary Indigenous issues and how the past influences current (mis)understandings.

By Valerie U

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Aug 28, 2024

Though it was a lengthy course, it was very informative. What helped me get through it was the transcripts since I preferred reading to watching videos.

By Sue L

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May 24, 2023

Exceptional course, very informative and stimulating. Great videos made the learning better. I fell much more informed about this important subject now.

By Tom V

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Dec 27, 2021

this is the first time for myself to try and learn more about indigenous canada and to broaden my knowledge and not be too one sided in my understanding

By Katie L

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Nov 12, 2021

The depth of learning was priceless. I have more clarity on my role as a treaty person and my responsibility in truth and reconciliation. Kinanaskomitin

By Sue R

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Oct 4, 2021

What an incredible experience! Thanks to all of you who presented, wrote and created this course! It was emotional as well as intellectual! Incredible!

By Marj B

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Aug 22, 2021

I was able to learn and retain a lot from the course. I know feel better equipped to have an intelligent conversation about the First Nations in Canada

By Simon D

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Mar 19, 2021

If you live in Canada, especially if like me you have little formal and Indigenous generated knowledge about Canadian history, this is an absolute must!

By Shannon H

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Feb 4, 2021

This was an amazing course, I have learnt a ton about the indigenous people and their culture. Thank you for all the hard work of putting this together.

By Chelsea F

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Dec 26, 2020

I really enjoyed taking this course. There was a lot of information to take in but they way it was laid out made it easy to work through and learn from.

By Katarina O

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Dec 23, 2020

This was a masterful course and Prof. Tracy Bear is one of the best profs I have ever had and I've never even met her. I am so thankful for this course.

By SHAWN L

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Dec 11, 2020

While sometimes difficult and uncomfortable to learn, I appreciated the opportunity to learn about the history of our country the way it should be told.