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Canadian Indigenous History and Cultural Sensitivity
Highest Rated
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(660 ratings)
1,435 students

Canadian Indigenous History and Cultural Sensitivity

A comprehensive course on Canadian Indigenous relations, cultural practices, and the historical impact of colonization.
Highest Rated
Created byNisto Consulting Inc. (Holly Fortier)
Last updated 3/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • What Canada and the First Peoples looked like pre-contact.
  • The historical implications of colonization, Indian reserves, treaties, and residential schools.
  • The proper protocol when working with Indigenous communities.

Course content

4 sections • 17 lectures • 1h 3m total length

  • Pre-Contact5:59
  • Pre-Contact
  • Contact3:34

    Explore how early contact between settlers and Indigenous peoples shaped Canada’s history, revealing promises, treaties, the fur trade, and the distinct First Nations, Métis, and Inuit identities.

  • Contact
  • First Nation, Métis, Inuit7:54

    Examine how First Nation, Métis, and Inuit identities were shaped by the Indian Act, status rules, and later reforms like Bill C-30 affecting registration and rights.

  • First Nation, Métis, Inuit
  • European Trade: Alcohol, Guns, and Furs3:40
  • European Trade: Alcohol, Guns, and Furs
  • Germ Warfare2:20
  • Germ Warfare
  • Indian Reserves: Relocation and Resistance6:32

    Trace how Indian reserves, the pass system, and Indian agents uprooted communities, while resistance movements and evolving portrayals in literature and film reveal enduring cultural resilience.

  • Indian Reserves: Relocation and Resistance
  • Treaties in Canada4:23
  • Treaties in Canada
  • The Indian Act2:26
  • The Indian Act
  • Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters1:57
  • Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters
  • The Impact of Residential School8:46

    Examine the impact of Canadian Indian residential schools, from forced attendance and abuse to reconciliation efforts, apologies, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action.

  • The Impact of Residential School

Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites, but students are encouraged to take notes on the lessons to improve their retention of information.

Description

For the past ten years Holly Fortier (Cree/Dene from Ft. McKay First Nation, Alberta) has traveled across Canada facilitating Indigenous Awareness training courses for government agencies, major corporations, educational institutions and many other groups. 

At the request of individuals who were unable to attend her classroom groups, she has created this comprehensive online course to accommodate those wish to educate themselves in Indigenous relations, cultural practices, and the historical impact of colonization.  

Who this course is for:

  • Those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Canadian Indigenous culture, traditions, and history.
  • Professionals who work closely with Canadian Indigenous communities or individuals.

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