Thank you so much for such a comprehensive, uncompromisingly honest, and educational course. As a Social Studies teacher who has worked hard over the years to more fully include Indigenous histories, ways of knowing, and art, I am so looking forward to revamping my lessons further. I already can't wait to read through course content again and begin further research and exploration. Thank you thank you.

As a seventy year old settler I had no idea about Colonization and the horrible way Indigenous people were treated. I hope more information is included in our education system so people can begin to know and address all these issues. Decolonization is not a metaphor. Thank you for enlightening me.

An easy to follow course. Each week built on the previous weeks’ lessons. I just wish there was a part two.

This is an excellent course and it hits one right between the eyes and in one's heart about the history of Indigenous peoples not only in Canada, but also in all of North America. Sometimes it was hard to choose best answers on quizzes as some of the answers were very similar, but the quizzes were fair and the lectures were excellent. I really enjoyed the discussion of the arts. Highly recommend this

I took The Indigenous Canada course to help increase my understanding. The course did not disappoint. Though some sections were difficult from the emotional responses they invoked, they were presented respectfully and clearly built a picture of a part of Canada I did not recognize. The addition of the paintings at the end of each section was brilliantly done. Thank you for helping be better informed.

Very informative, some of videos were a little boring to be honest, I found it easier to learn by printing the notes and reading them by myself, I was not able to retain as much information from the videos. I admired the art work and learning of the stories of our people, I am happy that we are being taught the truth!! Finally. Thank you for putting this course together, I would recommend it to anyone.

Tremendous insights into our founding nation. I needed to have a working concept of their history, issues, culture and current movements to call myself a Canadian. This course covered so many angles and topics. A door has been opened just a bit in a general way to the basics about our Indigenous founders. A wonderful, complex, deeper dive into this broad topic. Would highly recommend to everyone!

Excellent course! I have learned things I never knew about our history. I had mixed feelings throughout the course such as curiousity, proud of the native history, anger at what was done to the natives throughout the years and a new appreciation for their voices in standing up for their culture. Thank you all for all the work that went into this course. I will be sharing this course with others.

This course opened your mind and your views to the lands and its peoples and their contribution to protect this land for generations and the truth about reconciliation to all the hurt the settlers have done. It is time to show our gratitude to these peoples and their unceded land and acknowledge that we are but visitors and settlers who will respect the land, the waters, the animals and the peoples.

I received a Native Studies degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1999. I took this course to refresh my knowledge and introduce more contemporary information that has happened since 1999. This course was comprehensive and informative. This course helped me to continue to live in a space of reconciliation so that I can always learn more and be better. Truly a wonderful course! Thank you!

Excellent course that accurately represents the the good and the bad of Canadian history through the eyes of the Indigenous peoples. This course has very much piqued my interest to know more about the history, culture, and world views of the indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. I am also committed to reading the TRC Calls to Action, and doing what I can to help restore Indigenous culture and rights.

I really enjoyed this course, very informative and enlightening. When I went to school I lived very close to Blue Quills residential school. I had no idea what happened there, makes me sad to know I was so close. I am also saddened by the fact that our present UCP government wants to take out this history from the new school curriculum. All the presenters in this course were excellent, thank you!

Thanks for providing this experience. I have some basic knowledge of Indigenous issues, but I wanted to understand at a deeper level. I found the topics were really well presented as an introduction to the complex world of indigenous experience that I cannot know as a white immigrant to Canada. I have learned a lot and will continue to learn so that I can be an ally to support indigenous rights.

My sincere thanks and complete congratulations goes to Dr. Tracy Bear, Alannah Mandamin-Shawanda, Isaac Twinn, and everyone involved in this course. This brought together so many aspects of the past, present, and future of Indigenous peoples in Canada with such skill, humility, and complexity. I am grateful to have learned through them all and I am motivated to continue this ongoing learning process.

I have grown up in the colonial system in Canada and lived beside indigenous peoples for the entire time. This course really filled in many blanks in my understanding and I would urge others to take it. I take away a much better appreciation for the injustices done over the years of colonialism and for the skills and culture of the Indigenous people. Well done, U of A for establishing this program.

Excellent Course - well presented and a thorough primer on the historical and cultural context of our Indigenous People in Canada. It provided great insight and reaffirmation as to why we need to re-decolonize current well established business practices are are barriers to effective engagement with Indigenous communities. Thanks you for this foundational learning that I can continue to build from.

Thank you for offering this course. I was able to re-learn about the history of Canada and how big a role Indigenous people have played and continue to play in shaping our society. These are not lessons I was taught growing up and it has been refreshing to discuss the learnings of this course with my 10-year-old son and wife, who both also took the course. We are better people because of this course.

Endlessly grateful to the individuals that put this incredible course together. Informative, eye-opening, highly educational and filled in a lot of the holes that I feel grade school social studies leaves. I have a deepened reverence for the perseverance of Indigenous peoples and am prepared to take this information forward in life to be a better advocate, listener and ally. Thank you all very much.

I was more than impressed with how this course was presented, through the narration, videos and the prepared quizzes. It was excellent. The knowledge that I have gained through this course, will greatly help me in all areas. I highly recommend this course for others and I commend those who worked to create this course. Overall, it was outstanding and the best online course that I have completed.

I liked how this course started with the indigenous culture before contact. It helps me to understand how colonialism really impacted the Indigenous people in a very negative way. Some of the stories were hard to hear and made me feel very sad that this could happen in the past and keeps happening to our first nations people. I am better informed of the history of our country because of this course.

What an excellent primer to continue my learning on present day Indigenous communities, issues, social activism, and governance, as well as the historical, ongoing, and insidious role of colonialism in Canada. I'm so glad that I embarked on this course as a starting point, and am very appreciative of the academic and emotional labour, that went into the creation and delivery of this course material.

An amazing learning journey! Thank you to all of the Instructors for providing me with a different perspective of Canada's history. A well laid out and thoughtful course. This learning journey does not end here but rather, an inspiration to continue learning and educating those around me. This knowledge will stay with me, and I will encourage others to do the same. Thank you so much!

Sonya Reid

This is an excellent primer for anyone living in Canada who is interested in learning more about Indigenous histories, cultures and communities. This course should be mandatory and incorporated into all history lessons in schools across Canada. In deep gratitude to the University of Alberta for offering this robust and insightful course. I will be recommending it to many moving forward. Many thanks!

I am a new Canadian and want to connect with my country. I haven't taken a course in a long time and this one gave me a good overview of Canadian Indigenous history; it also peaked my interests to explore more. I'm glad that I did not go for a grade because sometimes I felt like a dunce (and I know I'm not). I truly appreciate the work involved in providing this course and the instructor's efforts.

I am grateful to the Faculty of Native Studies for creating this course. It renewed an interest in history that I have not had for a long time. Its presentation truly represented 'ways of knowing' and self-reflection. I would recommend this course to anyone wishing to have a greater understanding of Canadian Politics and the important information, history and values Indigenous peoples have to share.