Finally an opportunity to learn about the indigenous peoples of this land and the long term, negative effects we colonizers have had on them. This is what we should have been learning all along in our schools but sadly this part of our history was kept a secret from us. Thankyou for this second chance at an educated understanding of the issues that surround us and for the ability to hopefully educate others in our midst. Excellent, eye-opening course.

I really enjoyed this course. It was nothing of which I was expecting. It opened my eyes to a lot of issues that I did not understand as I am not from an Indigenous background. I hate the stigmas that the Government has installed on us towards the Indigenous peoples, I guess it just goes to show that everyone no matter where you are from or what you have been groomed to know should always ask questions on the why's. Thank you for opening up my eyes.

It was fantastic. Challenging enough for me and yet not so daunting that I couldn't do it. I felt like I might not be able to manage the course but, in fact it was very informative and easy to learn.

I liked the presenters very much and especially liked the thank you at the last lesson, because it did feel to me, after 12 weeks together that I knew the presenters. I learned a lot, it just showed me that I can go further, and I will. Thank you again.

I highly recommend this course to anyone interested learning more about the history of our Indigenous peoples. I gained so much respect and knowledge related by the lessons delivered. Presenters were great, material was relevant and the variety made it so interesting. There was so much I didn't know of the past. I'm grateful to my Indigenous friends who have included me in the arts and culture of their history. Thank you for this opportunity to learn.

This was a wonderful experience; the teachings really made me think about how little I actually know and understand about indigenous people, the culture and history up into the modern day and thinking about what my part moving forward is. Thank you for that experience. I realize the course was suggested to be done over a period of weeks, but I couldn't do that as each lesson lead to the next and had me wanting more, I couldn't put it down! Great job.

The Indigenous Canada course by the University of Alberta presented essential knowledge of Canada’s First Nations People’s history in an easy to follow format. I learned many facts and stories that I wish was part of our Kindergarten to Grade 12 school curriculum. I will recommend this course highly as a primer presenting Canadian history without removing the parts that are inconvenient or uncomfortable to government educators authoring curriculum.

I really enjoyed this course, particularly that the format was video lectures as I could then hear the distinct voices of the people speaking. I very much appreciated to the stories, art work, and music incorporated into the lectures. I think this is an important topic for all Canadians, and our responsibility to educate ourselves on the past. Thank you to all who participated in the creation of this course, and thank you to Coursera for offering it.

Fantastic course! appreciated all mediums of learning...videos/audio/written word. thankful one could re do the tests! I learned so much more than expected, it didn't feel I was "in school" except for the module on Treaties! lol

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I have been telling everyone I know to take this, not sure what is taught in primary school, but I hope it was as valuable, interesting as this course!

thanks again for having this! simply Brilliant!!

It gives a beginners approach to learning some of the Indigenous history on this colonised land and helps to begins connections between the present and the past which inspires to seek further information and question the practises that have been in place that has devalued the significance of the Indigenous culture and place value on the colonizers' culture.... I recommend that courses like this should be complusory throughout the Educational Sytems

This course was very helpful to me as I strive to understand Indigenous struggles and concerns. I still have much to learn but, through the program, I have come to feel that Indigenous cultures are vibrant, caring and wise. I feel optimistic that Indigenous people are growing in influence and have wisdom to offer that will benefit all of us. We would do well to honour treaties and allow our Indigenous neighbours to serve as stewards of the land.

An excellent overview of the breadth and depth of issues facing our Indigenous brothers and sisters in Canada. As a non-Indigenous person who's never considered the history and impact of colonialism in Canada, I'm humbled to learn about the truths I was never taught in school, and motivated to be part of a movement for change. Thank you to Dr. Bear, Alannah and Isaac for their wonderful teaching and presentation, and all the work behind this course!

I’m so glad that I took this course and I’ve learned so much. Particularly the history about the beginning of Canada. There was so much that I didn’t know about indigenous people. I discovered about 20 years ago that my great grandmother was a Metis through research that my father had done during his retirement years. I learned so much about my history through this course and I would like to thank all those who participated in putting this together.

An eye-opening overview of the most factual, non-bias, history of our country. Everyone should have to take this course as a high school requirement (this coming from a high school CTS teacher). This content connects on more levels than just facts, as you will gain respect, patience, and understanding for those that have lived and are still living through the ideals set out by our government. Thank you for an inspiring 12-weeks. Never stop learning.

I loved every single aspect of this course and the way it was organised and presented. My ONLY wish was that Week 12 included more glimpses of the art installations and pieces being referred to (i.e.: the Expo 67 exhibit). I looked up most of the references, but I just mean in terms of visualizing the lecture (I really like the little pop ups throughout the other lectures)

Thank you so much for putting this together and making it readily available :)

This is a really great course and I've learnt a lot from it. A few things regarding presentation and the notes could do with tidying up a bit but that didn't take away from the overall message and the amount/quality of the information that they get across. Massive thank you to everyone involved. As a non-Canadian, it has truly been an honour to get such an insight into the indigenous past, present, and future of a country that I love. Thank you.

thank you for having this course available. I now understand more of my heritage and the some of the challenges of being indigenous in this country. How this country needs to grow and learn not only from our past but our present so our future can be so much fuller. How we need to build better relations and how as Canadians we need to understand what our past has done truly to the indigenous of this land and to move foward to correct these wrongs.

The course is powerful. It provides much needed perspective on history, laws and policy, as well as contemporary issues and Indigenous art. The information is invaluable and every Canadian interested in learning the truth about our history and learning how to build a better future, should take an interest in this course. Thank you to the instructors, the artists, and teachers that contributed to this course, it was truly informative and inspiring.

This course was very extensive and an essential part of Canadian education.

This course should be mandatory in learning institutions throughout Canada.

I feel my respect for indigenous cultures has taken on a deeper and more educated view of Native people.

I feel that this course should be mandatory in learning institutions throughout Canada.

We need greater education and greater knowledge of indigenous cultures in non indigenous peoples in Canada.

It was a great course! I have learned a lot about Canada's history as it pertains to the Indigenous peoples and it gave me a chance to re-examine my approach, which I often had to identify as colonialist in nature, to many aspects of Canada's history. I hope that the faculty will have other courses that deal more with the current situation and especially with Indigenous activism. I was very much encouraged by those lectures. Great work! Meegwich.

What an excellent course!

I learned so much and I am beyond grateful for this wonderful and accessible opportunity. I highly recommend it to everyone (especially white settlers such as myself). I wish I had learned all of this much sooner, as this is definitely not what (white-washed) high school social studies textbooks taught me. An invaluable course that should be considered a pre-requisite for every well-meaning Canadian/ally.

Thank you.

This is an excellent course and well presented. Learning is fun and easy, the material is very informative. Being 50% Blood Quantum Moose Cree I learned a lot about myself and I have a stronger sense of belonging. I recommend this course to anyone interested in learning Canadian/Indigenous history. Knowledge is the pathway to understanding, understanding is the pathway to respect, respect is the pathway to reconciliation. Well done U of A.

This course provides a really good foundation for learning about Indigenous cultures and history in Canada. It begins by teaching about Indigenous Worldviews which is critical to set the stage for learning understanding the very essential perspectives that ground various Indigenous cultures. I am looking forward to learning more and I think I will revisit this course content from time to time to refresh and provoke further thought and questions.

very informative, gives great views on other indigenous communities and their struggles. Some parts are a bit hard to read and bring out a lot of different emotions but really opens your eyes to what the world really views native americans as. It also shows how much the world is also supporting the causes and helping to combat colonization. An amazing course for anyone interested in the culture and even for indgenous to learn more of our story.

If you are concerned that the education you received growing up, might, just might have spun, omitted, forgotten, whitewashed, or had some horrific bias; this is the course for you.

Worth every minute, and didn't really take long at all.

Thank you to everyone who gave their time to compile and communicate this knowledge.

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Valuable teachings and lessons learned that need to be heard by every Canadian to deeply appreciate the Truth. It is the only way to reconcile and heal as a country! The delivery of this bold message was made with such kindness, meekness, softness and humility. All presenters were authentic and genuine in their approach in sharing their message which went directly to my heart! Beautiful work which I will be sure to recommend to many. Thank you!