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IS-10163 credit hours

Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Art, Culture and History

Indigenous Studies · 3 hrs Lecture

Offering schedule: contact department

The calendar doesn't say which term this runs in. The sections below show the terms it actually runs in this year.

No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.

IS-1016 prerequisites

Taking IS-1016 is a prerequisite for 22 courses directly.

  • HR-4025Indigenous Languages: Culture, Rights, and Conflicts
  • IS-2001Special Topics in Indigenous Studies I
  • IS-2030Management and Financial Administration for Community Leadership
  • IS-2040Indigenous Women and Resilience
  • IS-2050Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources
  • IS-2060Ago'idiwinan miskwaadesi-miinising (Treaties on Turtle Island)
  • IS-3001Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • IS-3010Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • IS-3012Ethnoecology As a Research Approach
  • IS-3100International Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • IS-3125The Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools
  • IS-3901Directed Readings
  • and 10 more.

Where IS-1016 counts

Required by 2 programs:

  • IS 3-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES
  • IS 4-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This course provides an introduction to Indigenous art, culture and history in North America. Starting with the pre-contact indigenous societies, students explore the richness and diversity of indigenous cultures as they evolved out of different eco-systems from Central America up to Canada's Arctic. Using Indigenous ontologies and epistemologies as a starting point, the course provides an alternative view of colonial history as well as the post-colonial struggle of indigenous peoples for their own identity, place and belonging in contemporary society.

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-1009 | IS-1015.

Cross-listed

HIST-1009.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.