Robert M. Nelson, Editor
title of program: Faculty of Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Ellen Bielawski, Dean
degrees granted: B.A. in Native Studies; B.A. (Native Studies) / B.Ed. Five-Year Combined Degree Program (Elementary/Secondary Routes); B.A. in Native Studies (Honors), Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation Sciences/Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies Combined degree.
description of program offerings: Cree Languages, Native Issues and Insights, Aboriginal Government and Politics, Urban Issues, Treaties and Land Claims, Aboriginal Economic Development, Oral Traditions, Native Art, Native Health Issues, Native Land Use, Métis Politics, Aboriginal people and the Canadian state and law.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Indian treaties in Canada, Northwest and Yukon territories, Fort Chipewyan, Blackfoot, Cree, women in Native history, Canadian history and politics, post-1870 historical geographies of Aboriginal people, justice issues and Métis history.
resources available: Native Studies Student Association, Native Studies Alumni Association, Research Reading Room at the Faculty.
financial aid available to students: (780) 492-3483; students may also contact the Aboriginal Student Services Centre at (780) 492-5677 for information.
number of students in program: 160 for 2006/2007.
title of program: First Nations Studies
name\title of head\director: Linc Kesler, Director
degree(s) granted: B.A. major and minor
description of program offerings: Curriculum is interdisciplinary and students are able to choose from a wide variety of courses across the university. Core curriculum is designed to assist students in integrating their studies around core issues in Indigenous thought, and towards developing their capacity to complete the capstone fourth-year research practicum. The research practicum partners students with community organizations that identify research needs that students address by designing projects. negotiating their terms, and completing their implementation.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Core faculty currently have expertise in media and critical theory and in documentary and oral history, especially in support of land claims.
resources available: [Information not provided.]
financial aid available to students: Financial aid is available through university sources.
number of students in program: Approximately 70, with about 20 registered majors.
title of program: Mi'kmaq Studies
department in which housed: School of Arts and Community Studies, Department of Heritage and Culture
name\title of head\director: Ian Brodie, Department Chair; Lindsay Marshall, Director, Mi'kmaq College Institute. The Mi'kmaq College Institute, which
was instituted July 2000, oversees all academic matters associated with Mi'kmaq initiatives, issues and University Courses. It is the umbrella for the
following Programs and Services at University College of Cape Breton:
Aboriginal Programming, Director Ms. Ann C. Denny
Mi'kmaq Student Services, Director Patrick Johnson.
Mi'kmaq Resource Centre, Director Patrick Johnson
degrees granted: B.A. (major and minor) in Mi'kmaq Studies; B.A.C.S. Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (concentration in Mi'kmaq Studies); B.Sc. Mi'kmaq Component; B.B.A. Mi'kmaq Component; Mi'kmaq Science Advantage Program; Mi'kmaq Business Development Program; Natural Resources Certificate; Court Workers Certificate; Certificate in Public Administration, Concentration in First Nations Affairs.
description of program offerings: Mi'kmaq Studies, Linguistics, Native Art and Music, Mi'kmaq English, Mi'kmaq Ethnobotany, Conversational Mi'kmaq, Mi'kmaq History, Introduction to Mi'kmaq Literacy, Mi'kmaq Government, Lexicology, Peoples of Native North America, Cross Cultural Perspective, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canadian Constitution, Race and Ethnic Relations, Race Relations in North America, Contemporary Mi'kmaq Issues.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Student Services, Mi'kmaq courses.
resources available: Mi'kmaq Cultural Centre, Mi'kmaq Student Services, Mi'kmaq Student Centre, Mi'kmaq Student Advisor, Mi'kmaq Student Association, Mi'kmaq Access Program, Mi'kmaq Resource Centre, tutoring is available to all Mi'kmaq students.
financial aid available to students: Mi'kmaq students are usually funded by their home reserves through their education programs; Mi'kmaq students are eligible to apply for Student Loans. Mi'kmaq students are eligible to apply for University entrance scholarships and bursaries to help offset the cost of getting an education..
number of students in program: 200 full-time, 20 part-time students.
title of program: Indigenous Studies
name\title of head\director: William Asikinack, Department Head
degrees granted: B.A.; B.A. w/ Honours.
description of program offerings: The Department fosters the intellectual study of First Nations and Aboriginal peoples and their cultures, with emphasis first on Saskatchewan, then Canada, North America, the western hemisphere and the world. This is accomplished through an examination of extant and emerging cultures, methods and theories concerning Indian peoples and their cultures, both from Aboriginal viewpoints and through comparisons.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Inuit, and Métis cultures and histories; Indian economic, environmental, and geographic systems; principles of Indian governance; North American Indian religious philosophies; research theory and methodology.
resources available: The Indian Studies program is one of several majors offered at FNUC, a University College whose mission is to enhance the quality of life, and to preserve, protect and interpret the history, language, culture and artistic heritage of First Nations; accordingly, all of FNUC's resources are at the disposal of all FNUC students.
financial aid available to students: Contact FNUC Student Services.
number of students in program: c. 1300 Indian students at FNUC's three campuses.
title of program: Department of Indigenous Learning
name\title of head\director: Professor D.H. McPherson, Chair
degree(s) granted: B.A. Indigenous Learning Major; H.B.A. Indigenous Learning Major; H.B.A. Indigenous Learning with major concentration in Women's Studies; H.B.A. of Social Work with a major concentration in Indigenous Learning; Minor Program in Indigenous Learning; Certificate in Indigenous Learning, Native Language Minor Program.
description of program offerings: The Department of Indigenous Learning is committed to providing both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students with a fundamental understanding of Aboriginal History, Culture and Values. The Department subscribes to the concept that a well rounded educational experience is acquired through a combination of traditional academic disciplines and culturally relevant/sensitive activites. Our Goals are to provide increasing awarness and appreciation of the life experience of Aboriginal Peoples, with the view to creating an environment of understanding and trust amongst all Peoples. Evolving out of the Native Studies Program, the Department was established by Lakehead University in 1994. Assuming the responsibility for the development and delivery of academic programs, the Department offers both a Bachelor of Arts and an Honours bachelor of Arts Program as well as the Certificate in Indigenous Learning Program. The Indigenous Learning Program features fifty Indigenous Learning courses of which twenty four courses are shared with other associated programs and departments. These include the following courses: Introduction to Ojibwe I, Introduction to Cree I, Introduction to Ojibwe II, Introduction to Cree II, Introduction to Indigenous Learning, Methods/Approaches Applied to Indigenous Learning, Native Arts and Crafts, The Archaeology of North America, Special Topics, Transfer of Educational Jurisdiction, Native Peoples and Newcomers, Native People and the North, Native Peoples and the Urban Community, Metis peoples of Canada, Community Well-Being and Native Peoples, Native Imagery, Introduction to Native Canadian Studies, Native People and the Past, Native People and the Government, Latin America and the Carribean, Literature of Canada's First Nations, Indigenous Peoples Myth and Drama, Native Canadian World Views, Corporations and the Status Indian, Research Methodology, The North American Fur Trade, Native Peoples and Community, Shelter in Native Communities, Aboriginal Peoples and the Law, Native People and the Land, Native People and the Issues, Native Narratives Myths Legends and Ceremonies, Gender Relations in the First Nations' Community, Indigenous Women and Health, Indigenous Women and their Changing Roles, The Rights of Aboriginal Peoples in S.35, Taxation and the Status Indian, Honours Project 1, Honours Project II, Politics in the Canadian North, Indigenous Peoples and the World, Social Work Practice and Aboriginal People, Aboriginal Self-Government in International Law.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: see http://indigenouslearning.lakeheadu.ca/staff.php?h=1
resources available: The Department of Indigenous Learning is supported by the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives, affiliated with Student Affairs and the Aboriginal Management Council, is headed by Vice-Provost, Aboriginal Initiatives. See http://aboriginalinitiatives.lakeheadu.ca/. Besides the Oral History Collection maintained by the Department of Indigenous Learning Library resources on campus include the Northern Studies Resource Center. See http://library.lakeheadu.ca/wp/?pg=57.
financial aid available to students: Government funding, bursaries, scholarships.
number of students in program: Currently 286 students enrolled in courses offered by the Department of Indigenous Learning.
title of program: Certificat en études autochtones
name\title of head\director: Sylvie Poirier, Director of Undergraduate Programs
degree(s) granted: Certificate
description of program offerings: see the web site (http://www.ant.ulaval.ca) and list of courses included in the certificate (Certificat en études autochtones).
areas of faculty interest\expertise: indigenous studies from the perspective of social and cultural anthropology; a focus on Inuit studies and North-East Amerindians; expertise also on South America and Mexico, issues of development, and environmental studies, among other interests.
resources available: A number of professors from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the department of Anthropology, the CIERA (Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochtones).
financial aid available to students: None.
number of students in program: 10-15.
title of program: Native American Studies
name\title of head\director: Leroy Little Bear, Chair
degrees granted: B.A. major; Special Case Masters.
description of program offerings: The Department of Native American Studies is a multi-disciplinary department that offers courses from a Native
perspective in Native history, art, law, politics, language, and literature. It concerns itself with Native peoples of North America, their cultures, and the
various relationships that have developed between Natives and non-Natives from the fifteenth century to the present day.
Recently, the NAS Department and Management worked together to reinvent the old BESS program (Business Enterprises and Self-governing Systems of
Indian, Inuit, and Métis Peoples), which is now called the FNG (First Nations Governance) program in which Management now offers a Bachelor of
Management degree with a major in Native American Studies.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: See website for faculty bios and research interests at http://www.uleth.ca/fas/nas/listPeople.
resources available: Native Counsellor/Advisor (http://www.uleth.ca/ross/aboriginal/index.html); Native American Students Association (http://www.uleth.ca/fas/nas/clubs.html); various other student resources (http://www.uleth.ca/reg/stuserv/index.html).
financial aid available to students: No.
number of students in program: Approximately 60.
title of program: Department of Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Wanda Wuttunee, Head
degree(s) granted: B.A. Major and Minor, M.A., (tentative 2008/2009) Ph.D.
description of program offerings: Language: Instruction in Cree and Ojibway Language, introductory and advanced; Literature: Indigenous Literature and Humanities, both Canadian and International; Governance: Designed to be offered on campus and in communities, this program includes a Business Minor General Studies: includes politics, history, spirituality, healing, community economic development, images/stereotypes in art, writing, movies.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Native Societies and the Political Process; Images of Indian People in North America; Aboriginal Title; History and Culture in Cumberland Sound; Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Justice System; Canadian Law and Aboriginal Peoples; Colonialism and Post-Colonial Theory; Dene Self Government; Oral History of Manitoba Treaties; theories of decolonization in relation to Aboriginal literatures in Canada and Indigenous literatures globally; colonial interference and Aboriginal resistance strategies in the areas of literature, historiography, representation, identity, gender roles, industrial encroachment on Aboriginal (Indian and Métis) lands and resources, and governance; Métis History and political issues of the Inuit, First Nations and Métis people; Inuit Kinship and Social Organization; Analysis of Inuit Myth and Oral Traditions; Anglican Missionaries and Religious Change in the Eastern Arctic; Impact of the Nunavut Settlement on Smaller Arctic Communities; Continuing Land use Patterns among the people of Cumberland Sound; Aboriginal economy, economic development, community economic development, participatory research methodologies, governance and leadership; Metis Harvesting Claims and Historical Land Use Patterns; Land Use and Occupancy Mapping (Map Biographies); Historical Analysis of Aboriginal Agriculture in Northern Manitoba; Aboriginal Material Culture & Hide Tanning Techniques; Issues Concerning Aboriginal Artifact Repatriation; Community Economic Development.
resources available: Aboriginal Student Centre; Aboriginal Students Association; Elder in Residence; Office of University Accessibility; Annual Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering; Annual Graduation Powwow. Other Academic departments: Aboriginal Business Education Program; Aboriginal Focus Program; Access Program.
financial aid available to students: Grants and Bursaries from various sources; information available through the Department of Native Studies and the Aboriginal Student Centre.
number of students in program: n/a
title of program: Indigenous Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill
degree(s) granted: B.A., M.A., Ph.D
description of program offerings: Three-year Combined BA in Indigenous Studies and another subject; Indigenous Studies Minor
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Anthropology, Social Justice, Political Science, History, Native Literatures, Native Languages.
resources available: Student Club, Indigenous Student Counsellor, Resource Library, Computer Lab, Student Lounge all located in the Indigenous Studies Program.
financial aid available to students: Government funding, bursaries, scholarships and Paul R. MacPherson Bursary.
number of students in program: currently 280 students enrolled in courses offered by the Indigenous Studies Program
title of program: First Nations Studies
name\title of head\director: Fyre Jean Graveline, Chair
degree(s) granted: M.A., B.A., 8 Certificates, 2 Diplomas.
description of program offerings: [See website.]
areas of faculty interest\expertise: We have 4 tenure/tenure track faculty and approximately 29 adjunct faculty members and/or instructors the majority of whom are community members (Elders, etcetera). A full list of their areas of expertise is on our web site.
resources available: First Nations Centre, Northern Advancement Program; FNST undergrad student advisor Carmen Slater; MA grad advisor, Dr. Ross Hoffman.
financial aid available to students: Various scholarships, fellowships, and awards.
number of students in program: 52 B.A. full time equivalents (FTE), 12 M.A. FTE
title of program: Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Roger Maaka, Head
degrees granted: B.A.; Honours; M.A.; special case Ph.D.
description of program offerings: Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan actively supports the promotion and definition of Native Studies as an independent field of study that has at its core the scholarly enquiry into Aboriginal society and societies. The Department of Native Studies seeks to provide an intellectual milieu where teaching and research are well grounded in the priorities and knowledge of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal communities, all the while placing them within the larger fabric of the Canadian Aboriginal experience and the emergent global, social phenomenon of indigeneity. Researchers and students in Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan explore and seek to understand the fundamental nature of Aboriginal society. As a centre of academic inquiry based on sound pedagogical and research principles, the Department of Native Studies is striving to develop more expansive and innovative views on Indigenous Knowledge, going well beyond simple binaries like juxtaposing Indigenous knowledge in opposition to Western scholarship. Rather the Department has taken on the more challenging task of demanding excellence in conventional scholarship in addition to developing new andculturally appropriate methodologies and theories sourced in the Aboriginal life.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: The department has eight faculty member (all are Indigenous) and focus on First Nations and Métis history; northern development and resource issues; health; politics and law; labour; urban, international Indigenous issues, research methods; Cree language.
resources available: The Institute for Aboriginal and Indigenous Graduate Studies and Research, Aboriginal Students' Centre; Native Law Centre of Canada; National Native Access Program to Nursing (NNAPN); Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP); Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP); The Aboriginal First Year Experience Program (AFYEP); Native Studies Review.
financial aid available to students: Good.
number of students in program: over 2000 students in courses, with between 35 - 50 majors, 6 M.A.
title of program: First Nations Studies
department in which housed: Archaeology
name\title of head\director: Dr. David Burley
degree(s) granted: B.A. minor; Archaeology/First Nations Studies joint major
description of program offerings: Minor programme in the faculty of arts and sciences, but no stand alone major.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Archaeology; Contemporary Arts/Literature-autobiography
resources available: First Nations Students Association; First Nations Students Centre.
financial aid available to students: Scholarships and awards dedicated to First Nations students are available through the awards office.
number of students in program: n/a
title of program: Department of Native Studies
name\title of head\director: Dr. Roger Spielmann and Mary Ann Corbiere, Co-Chairs
degrees granted: B.A. (General and Honours); 1-year Native Pre-Law Certificate.
description of program offerings: Courses on tradition and culture, legal and political issues, Cree and Ojibwe, community organization, education, and research.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Culture (Nishinaabe, Haudenosaunee), political and legal issues, Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe/Ottawa), education.
resources available: Native Students Association, Native Student Lounge, Native Student Services. The University of Sudbury library has an extensive collection of books on Native American culture, history, languages, and politics.
financial aid available to students: Many entrance and in-course scholarships are available from both Laurentian University and the University of Sudbury; financial aid is also available.
number of students in program: 60
title of program: Aboriginal Studies Program
name\title of head\director: Eileen Antone, Program Director
degrees granted: B.A. specialist, major and minor.
description of program offerings: Aboriginal Studies opened its doors at the University of Toronto in the fall of 1994. Aboriginal Studies focuses on the languages, cultures, histories, creativity and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and on their knowledge within Canada and globally. The program has a focus on critical analysis and logical and creative thinking, and is concerned with the reconceptualization of knowledge, requiring all of its students to examine their own knowledge and experiences from different perspectives. Courses include Ojibwa Language, Oneida Language, Inuktitut, Aboriginal Visual Arts, Traditional Environmental Knowledge, Archaelogy, Sub-Arctic Issues, Contemporary Native North American Literature, The Iroquoian Peoples, Native and Other Americans, First Nations Issues in Health and Healing, Arctic International Politics, Aboriginal Religion, First Nations' Perspective on Canada, Politics of Aboriginal Self-Government, Music, Aboriginal Spirituality, Media Representation, Aboriginal Health Systems, Law and Politics, and others.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Literature, language, cultures, history, anthropology, geography.
resources available: First Nations House and Library; Office of Aboriginal Student Services and Programs.
financial aid available to students: Contact Admissions and Awards, 315 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A3.
number of students in program: 10-15 in specialist program.
title of program: Department of Indigenous Studies
name\title of head\director: David Newhouse, Chair
degrees granted: Diploma, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. We offer a program in Native Management and Economic Development in collaboration with the Administrative Studies Program and a program in Indigenous Environmental Studies in collaboration with the Environmental Resources Studies Program.
description of program offerings: Approximately 25 undergraduate courses including General Introduction to Native Studies; Aboriginal Politics,
Aboriginal Governance, Aboriginal Law, Native Identity Development, Oral and Written Ojibway, Oral Mohawk, Iroquoian Culture and Tradition,
Aboriginal Women, Aboriginal Culture and Community, Aboriginal Education, Research Methods (Oral Histories, Community Based Research), History
(Indians in Canada, Metis); Contemporary Aboriginal Organizations (Management and Organization Behaviour); Aboriginal Literatures, Aboriginal
Theatre, Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Environmental Knowledge, Environmental Assessment in Aboriginal Communities.
Graduate courses (Masters and Doctoral) include in seminars in Indigenous Knowledge, Governance, Indigenous Research Methods, Aboriginal
History and Politics and Aboriginal Social and Culture Issues.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Faculty: Shirley Williams (Ojibway Language), Edna Manitowabi (Indigenous Knowledge, Aboriginal Women); Don McCaskill (Education, International Indigenous Peoples); John Milloy (History, Indian Residential Schools); Lynne Davis (Community Education and Development); Kiera Ladner (Aboriginal Politics and Governance); Mark Dockstator (Aboriginal Law and Governance); David Newhouse (Modern Aboriginal Societies and Governance); Leanne Simpson (Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Studies).
resources available: Trent University Native Association, Aboriginal student counsellor, cultural advisor/traditional person in residence, local Aboriginal organizations: Friendship Centre, Women's Centre, Healing Lodge.
financial aid available to students: Government funding, as well as various University Bursaries and scholarships.
number of students in program: 800 students in courses. Approximately 250 Aboriginal students out of total student population of 5000.
title of program: Indigenous Studies
department in which housed: Anthropology
name\title of head\director: Christine O'Bonsawin
degree(s) granted: B.A. Minor
description of program offerings: The Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences jointly offer an interdisciplinary program in Indigenous Studies intended to provide both indigenous and non-indigenous students with a core program incorporating indigenous world views and ways of knowing. This is a General Program leading to the BA degree. Students may obtain a Minor by completing the requirements for the General Program together with a Major or Honours program, or other degree program, in another department or faculty.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Professor O'Bonsawin - Indigenous sport history; colonial/Indian relations and representations at world's fairs and Olympic Games; Indian policy
resources available: Office of Indigenous Affairs; LE, NONET: A Project to Support the Success of Aboriginal Students; First Peoples House.
financial aid available to students: none.
number of students in program: [n/a]
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title of program: Indigenous Governance Programs
department in which housed: Human and Social Development
name\title of head\director: Dr. Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, Chair
degree(s) granted: Certificate in the Administration of Indigenous Governments, Indigenous Governance M.A; Concurrent M.A/LLB and Ph.D.
description of program offerings: The MAIG is an interdisciplinary leadership program that provides students with a strong foundation of basic and applied scholarly research and a path to understanding global and local politics among Indigenous peoples, with a special emphasis on the nature and context of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
areas of faculty interest\expertise: Indigenous self-determination, decolonization, strategies for community regeneration.
resources available: See http://web.uvic.ca/indigenous/programs.html.
financial aid available to students: The program offers one fellowship to the applicant with the highest GPA on entry into the program. Deadline for its application is February 15th, for the following September start date. Information on other scholarships and bursaries is found at this link to student financial aid: http://registrar.uvic.ca/safa/
number of students in program: 25