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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

DN

Aug 30, 2020

This is a great survey course about Indigenous Canada. As a participant, I have learned and unlearned so much about Indigenous Canadians, and more important, this course has inspired me to learn more.

JH

Feb 13, 2021

Highly recommended - I have recommended it some of my staff who are interested in both taking the course and reading the materials. I should note they are First Nations and are as interested as I was.

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By John W C

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Jun 8, 2017

Lectures and course material were good. Content was very informative and educational. Some of the test questions were poorly constructed and inconsistent with the wording/context of the course material and lectures.

By Lista G

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Mar 28, 2020

A very informative and enjoyable course. This was definitely an area where I lacked knowledge. I now feel I have a much better understanding and grasp of the history, issues , and concerns of our Indigenous people.

By Joel P

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Nov 22, 2020

Great content, I will share this course opportunity with as many people as I can. Non-Indigenous and Indigenous. Some of the video's in the last couple chapters 10&11 wer a little glitchy, couls have been my Mac.

By Jesse K

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Oct 2, 2020

Very informative course. Provided a unique look into past and current issues from a perspective that is not easy to access or understand. Thank you for all the hard work that must have went into this presentation.

By Nicole L

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Jul 16, 2020

This is a great introductory course for those with limited background knowledge about Canada's indigenous groups. I would have liked to see a bit more content about the Inuit people; especially in the arts module.

By Sean R

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Apr 3, 2019

I really enjoyed this course. I learned a lot about indigenous culture. I would like to see more on-line course that expand on the modules in this course. One thing I would have like to have seen in the course was

By Laura C

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Sep 10, 2021

Thoroughly enjoyed the course - For the last Week/Module, it would have been nice to see the art they were discussing, instead of having to Google it myself. Otherwise it was great - great content and presenters.

By Kali K

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Oct 28, 2020

The course was extremely educational on the Indigenous people of Canada and their history.

Some weeks were a review if you have taken Indigenous studies course before.

Overall great course and would recommend it

By Hazel L S

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Oct 5, 2020

I appreciate getting this great summary on Indigenous Canada. My goal is to learn more to assist in my prosecutions so I am dealing fairly with the Indigenous people in my court.

Thanks so much, H. Lynne Stewart

By Wendi B

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Nov 18, 2020

Great foundational knowledge and information. Authentically delivered. Quizzes were helpful to anchor information. Notes were also helpful. More interaction throughout the lectures would have been useful too.

By katherine e

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Jan 14, 2022

Found the course very interesting and it certainly upped my understanding of the Indigenous in Canada. In Week 12 would have loved to see more pictures of the Indigenous works attributed to the various artists

By Roberta C

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Sep 19, 2020

I learned a lot from the course. Sometimes I found the quiz questions were not clear or had two or so answers that could be right and that was confusing.

Thank you very much for this enlightening course.

Roberta

By John P

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Aug 29, 2020

very informative, lots of video editing errors and I noticed that in some of the quizzes the answers I selected were marked as wrong even though the notes say that they're right.

I would take this course again.

By Stephen M

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Aug 22, 2020

Great course. Lots of information presented with a fair voice. Highly recommend for anyone who is curious about and willing to hear "The other side of the story". A big THANK YOU to all who made this possible.

By Ashley J

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Jun 21, 2020

Excellent overview and a really good intro to Native Issues in Canada. Will definitely be recommending to friends and family. However, the transcripts provided with the videos are in serious need of editing

By Mark C

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Mar 13, 2018

Was a good hard look at what Canada was and is from a different perspective than one I usually see it from. I was challenged to think about Canadian history and the relationships between people living here.

By Jody P

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Aug 24, 2021

As this course was online, additional pictures, stories, examples, etc. (something to help retain information as there is a lot of speaking) would be helpful. I can't believe how much I learned! Thank you!

By Cindy A F

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Nov 23, 2020

This was a great introductory course with lots of interesting content. The interviews were incredible. I would have appreciated more visuals and videos especially when coverning more contemporary content.

By Phillippa D

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Oct 29, 2020

Thank you for a well organized, comprehensive course. There is so much I did not know and I feel as if I have just scratched the surface. I will continue to make an effort to learn more.

Phillippa Doherty

By Michele C B

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Dec 10, 2021

This course was very interesting, but there were two issues. First, the writing of the summaries was very poor. Ambiguous statements, poor grammar, etc. And the questions on the test were often misleading

By Kent R

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Apr 14, 2021

Living in western Canada pretty much my whole life, I have been able to learn a bit more about the culture and history of the Indigenous community in canada. Overall an interesting and informative course.

By Carnelle S

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May 20, 2020

I learned a lot about different perspectives with this course. At times I felt a little attacked as a settler when I have not knowingly engage in some of the discriminatory and racist behviours described.

By Ejofon E

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Aug 2, 2020

Quite informative given its scope. The information is well cited which allows for further, personal research and exploration. My only complaint is the "Reading" document for some modules has some typos.

By Sally F

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Jan 15, 2021

Overall, the course was great. Some information and videos could use updating, but great introductory class and would recommend any Canadians to take to get a different perspective of Canadian history.

By Esther B

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Jan 6, 2020

I learned so much and realize I know less than what I thought I did . I enjoyed the different mediums to bring about the content which can be dense at times. Thank you for putting this course together!