Introduction to Indigenous Spirituality
Religion and Culture · 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.
REL-2801 prerequisites
Taking REL-2801 is a prerequisite for 8 courses directly.
Where REL-2801 counts
Counts toward 15 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IL 3-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL 4-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN ANISHINAABEMOWIN
- REL 3-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL 4-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL HONOURS BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 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 the plurality of Indigenous religious traditions in North America and the diversity, complexity, and vitality of these traditions. Included in the course content is an understanding of traditional ceremonies, cosmology or worldview, creation stories and other narrative forms, cultural values, healers, and medicine. Special attention is given to Anishinaabe, Omushkego, and Dakota traditions.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.