Geographies of Indigenous and Settler Relations
GPHY 351
300-Level Courses
3 Units
In-person
4
one-way Exclusions
One 2-hour lecture & one 2-hour lab per week
No textbook required.
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Course Description
An overview of selected elements of the geographies of Indigenous peoples in Canada with a focus on the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their environments, urbanization and culture change, and colonialism.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain an enhanced understanding of Geography as a tool for understanding Indigenous-settler relations in Canada.
- Examine in depth various dimensions of settler colonialism (past and present) and Indigenous resistance and self-determination, and their socio-spatial dynamics with respect to Indigenous lands, bodies, families, and homes.
- Identify and critically evaluate the roles of the Social Welfare State and colonial social policy in producing and perpetuating socio-spatial inequities experienced by many Indigenous peoples.
- Engage with diverse Indigenous perspectives on relationships with settlers and the settler state, Truth and Reconciliation, self-determination and Land Back, decolonization and Indigenization, and Indigenous futures.
- Develop skills in critical thinking, reflection, and written and oral communication.
Assessments
Subject to Change
- Lab assignments: 40%
- Quizzes: 30%
- Seminar and project proposal presentations:10%
- Final project report: 15%
- Class participation and discussion: 5%