I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to learn so much more about the history of my home. This course provided so much information and practical examples on the topics of law, history, social justice, gender, art, and language, very little of which I learned in school growing up. I highly recommend this course.

This was a wonderful course, the educators were incredible. As an immigrant to Canada, the journey into Canada's history as well as current day, has given me a much deeper understanding of the many layers and richness of indigenous peoples. I am so grateful for the experience and I will definitely recommend to others.

This was a very good course because it showed a number of sides of the issue. It gave me a greater understanding of the issues surrounding land claims and native rights. My grandmother was Metis and never was comfortable with it and unfortunately never talked to us about it. She was a baby in the uprising at Batoche.

The content was really engaging and I really liked how it was presented. I liked the flexibility of the modules and how there was always encouragement to look past the material like the discussion boards, and the stories about the paintings after each module. Thank you for the informative class I really enjoyed it!

I found the material to be thought provoking. It was interesting and presented in a beautiful manner. Having the 3 different narrators was a nice touch. The art work in this course is magnificent, I really enjoyed it. Overall, I discovered many things, some of which were painful to hear, but necessary for me to know.

This was an exceptional overview of Indigenous history and current events. I feel so much more empowered now that I better understand history and the current issues. I will now challenge my beliefs and views while considering the impact and influence of our settler patriarchal history. Very informative and well done!

Exceptional presentation of essential information for all inhabitants of North America. This course improved my education in ways I know I will be discovering for years. Thanks so much to Dr. Tracy Bear, Dr. Paul Gareau, all the incredible guest presenters and everyone who helped to create such a phenomenal course.

Absolutely amazing! Every single Canadian should have to take this course, for a better understanding of Indigeneity in Canada. The knowledge I gained from these modules is powerful, and I truly believe that more understanding, more education can foster compassion. Thank you so much to everyone involved in this MOOC.

Being indigeneous , coast Salish , but with both parents who survived residential school, I didn’t learn much of our culture or history. I only learned what was taught in school. This program has given me information I can take and now really understand why we must continue on our fight for our ancestors.

Thank you!!

What you don't know is sometimes shocking. An absolutely great course. It allowed me to gain a better understanding of the Indigenous Peoples/Culture in Canada and a number of issues they have faced. I would highly recommend this course to anyone and genuinely wish it was made part of the learning process in schools.

Very well done. I had no technical issues. The pace and presentation of the course is great. The content was very informative and factual. I really appreciated this course and it contributed significantly to my understanding of colonialism, First Nations, and some of the issues that need to be addressed as Canadians.

So grateful for this course! Answered many of my questions about past and present Indigenous cultures. Appreciated the mix of auditory and visual components and the overviews to review. Loved the paintings. It seemed like a lot of information at first but it is very accessible. I hope to review the content again.

Excellent course. This should be a mandatory course for every student in school because when i went to school back in the day none of this information was every taught. As a result you have a lot of adult non indigenous population living today not knowing the truth for a path forward in reconciliation. Thank you!

Great overview of Indigenous history and current issues in Canada. As someone who immigrated to Canada a few years ago, this serves as a good introduction to the diversity of Indigenous Peoples and their cultures. It gives me more context and a better understanding of my knowledge gaps and where to focus my actions.

Easy to follow course. Great learning and a step toward reconciliation and understanding my white privilege. Learned a lot about the country I call home and how we still live on unceded land. Would highly recommend as course only requires 1 hour of weekly work for 12 weeks and teaches a lot of material in that time.

Great course to understand Indigenous history and perspectives. Through this course I was able to appreciate and explore the various cultural, spiritual, philosophical and political themes in Indigenous worldviews. I highly recommend this course and kudos to the The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Native Studies!

This was a very well presented course. I have always had much respect for our Indigenous Peoples and have wanted to know the truth about how and why history played out like it did. This course has done just that. I am so grateful to be walking away with the knowledge I have gained. Thank you Indigenous Canada.

I found the course to be excellent. I appreciated the Written Notes that accompanied each week.

I felt that the presenters were clear & provided information in a succinct fashion. I am coming away

from this course with a much clearer appreciation of the issues.

Thank you for making it available.

Take care - Susan Mintz

I learned so much.

Could you create a course for students? There were so many important ideas I need my grade 8’s to understand in relation to Canadian confederation which is their history curriculum. I can speak to the ignored Indigenous voices a little better now, but your videos and lessons are far more powerful

This course was incredibly informative, eye opening and helped me to continue my knowledge pursuit for Indigenous histories, cultures, practices, etc. The one thing I wish would be that they incorporated more traditional ways of learning, such as story-telling, rather than only lecture. Regardless, 10/10 recommend.

Excellent course that presents a lot of information. I had to do some background reading in a few lessons because (as an American) my knowledge of Canadian history is limited. I especially appreciate how this course covers largely the 20th century and into the 21st, and covers the arts as well as treaties and laws.

Thank you for this opportunity to learn what I have never been taught. I feel this course has opened my mind to what indigenous people have dealt with for 100’s of years. It will make me more mindful and informative of what the Canada I want to live in looks like moving forward. I hope to build on this foundation.

Great overview of just how little we learn in our school systems about the peoples and cultures of this country. I wish this was a course offered in high schools all across Canada, so that we may come into adulthood as better people.

Very interesting course; gave me something to look forward to during the pandemic!

Not only does this course effectively dive into so many concepts that were either misrepresented or simply glossed over in K-12 education, it was also designed to easily be one of the best, if not the best online course I have taken. The delivery is very well done, easy to digest, but also impactful and engaging.