IS-40216 credit hours

Pathways to Indigenous Wisdom

Indigenous Studies · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall/Winter Only, Every Year

IS-4021 prerequisites

3 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

Part of this course's requisite text couldn't be parsed into structure, so the chain below may be incomplete. The full wording is under “Requisite courses”.

Show the chain

all of

any one of

IS-1016Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Art, Culture and History
HIST-1009Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Art, Culture and History

any one of

IS-1017Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Politics and Governance

the former IS-1015

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Where IS-4021 counts

Counts toward 1 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • 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

In this course, students' assumptions and world views are challenged and enriched by a deep and complex understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing. By decolonizing and indigenizing the mind, students are open to imagining and, later, implementing strategies that are embedded in indigenous teachings. The course emphasizes the importance of critical thinking through the examination and immersion into indigenous epistemologies and brings to the program the instructor's expertise in First Nations governance, development efforts and systems. Cannot receive credit in IS 4021 if previous credit in GIS 4021 or GIS 7021.

Requisite courses

IS-1016 (or HIST-1009) and IS-1017, or the former IS-1015 [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Honours Form Required.

Lecture

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