I want to thank all who have participated in creating this course. There was material that I knew but so much that I learned. It was presented in a very understandable and clear fashion. I clearly have much more to learn and unconscious biases that I hope will become clearer to me.

Thanks so much

David Levangie

Saint John, New Brunswick

It was a pleasure to learn about these sophisticated cultures, it was inspiring to see their perserverance in the face of so much adversity. The course itself was engagingly composed and presented, from the interviews with people and academics to the stories conveyed in the commisioned art it felt like many perspectives were conveyed.

I am so grateful to participate in this learning.Previously, I have been taught history and indigenous experiences through the lens of white settlers. This learning regarding history and contemporary Canadian and Indigenous issues from Indigenous perspectives, is so crucial. I highly recommend this course to all people living in Canada.

This course gave me a much deeper understanding and knowledge of the history of "Canada" that I was not taught in the BC school system. I also gained valuable insight into Indigenous cultures, practices, language, politics, worldview, and art, and the ways that these have remained resilient/intact despite ongoing oppression and erasure.

It's a great overview of the history of Indigenous people in Canada. I really enjoyed learning about what life was like for the various aboriginal nations before the settlers came and what issues came up when the settlers arrived. Now I feel like I have a bit of background on the residential schools to understand the horrors behind it.

Phenomenal! As a child of settlers, I recognize the importance of understanding Canada’s Indigenous history. This course was well organized & the instructors were wonderful. This course should be part of Canada’s early childhood learning curriculum as a step in reconciliation. All living in Canada should know this history. Thank you 💛

This was fantastic. I've wanted to become more educated about Native culture, people and territory, colonialism and the history or so called Canada and didn't know where to start. This was SO good. A great start. I am so thankful for all the people who put in all the time and effort to educate so many people. Thank you, Thank you.

Insightful, thought-provoking and often heartbreaking, truthful, well-presented...I enjoyed each and every module and interactive painting that followed. I thank you over and over again for the development of the University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies Indigenous Canada program and for the opportunity to open my mind and heart.

Loved every minute of this - distant memories of the settler view of canadian history are much richer and accurate because of what I've learned here. And it has brought to life many of the core issues and resilience within indigenous cultures. Much respect to all of the instructors and interviewees and many thanks for your generousity.

This course really opened my eyes to the poor education given to the children of settlers even today. We need some of these stories to make it into the current education system to help break the cycle of continuing colonialization thinking to a more truthful and collaborative way of being and living with all the first nations peoples.

The course was very interesting and had comprehensive information. The videos were presented well and I have learned many things. It was definitely one of the best courses I have taken and has peaked my interest to learn more. I very much appreciate all the work that went into creation of this. Thank you to all who made this possible.

This course provided really opened my eyes to a version of Canadian history I'm ashamed to say I didn't grow up knowing much about. I am so pleased to have something like this available and to keep learning, growing and moving forward. The course notes will also serve as a valuable reference and talking points with my kids. Thank you!

This was extremely interesting and informative. The course contained much detail without being too "heavy." It was a solid start to me becoming more educated about my own history, and hearing some of the first "truth" I have ever been exposed to regarding the First Nations. I highly recommend this course for all non-native Canadians.

This is an excellent course; all parts of it are amazing! I have learned so much about Indigenous history and I'm very grateful to have had this opportunity. Thank you very very much to everyone who worked at putting this all together. I'm excited to recommend this course to all of my family and friends.

Sincerely,

Lindsey F. Salkeld

This was an amazing course! The content was very complete, I took copious notes. The weekly quizzes and class notes were well done and the video delivery was excellent. The weekly youtube discussions also provided more insight into the topics and I loved seeing the development of the relationship between participants. Very well done.

Super informational! Lots more legal and socio-cultural impact analysis than I was expecting, or usually receive in my education. Super insightful and teaches much more in-depth than I've ever gotten through the school system. Would love to learn more about the scientific and medical advances that were made or buried with colonialism

Fascinating course with great instructors. Each unit goes into plenty of depth on each topic, it doesn't just skim. I especially liked the last unit on modern indigenous art which I knew nothing about, now I have a lot of new artists to enjoy. I will definitely be checking out more courses from the University of Alberta. Thank you!

It was one of the best courses I have taken. I have learned a lot about Indigenous peoples and history of Canada related to the First Nation peoples. I would love to continue studying this topic in the future. I highly recommended this course to everybody. In my opinion, it should be mandatory in Grade 12 for all students in Canada.

I am a transplanted European settler (in Canada 3 generations) with a lifelong Metis partner and 2 wonderful daughters who are diverse and proud of their heritage. Both daughters have careers supporting Indigenous programs and they have taught me much. I am so glad to have had this opportunity to add to my learnings......thank you!

An extremely interesting and informative course on the history of Canada. I learned a lot of new things for myself! Carefully selected material, lecturers' style of speech, musical and graphic-artistic accompaniment create a special atmosphere during training. I saw a lot of common analogies with the history of my country, Ukraine.

I think this Course is a really complete way of dealing with complex topics inside the greater subject of Aboriginal matters in Canada. It gives all kind of people a clear and detailed explanation of the concepts involved in every subtopic. For me, it was interesting, challenging, surprising and I liked the way it was organized.

Every Canadian should take the time to take this course. It was refreshing to learn the history from Indigenous peoples' point of view. It is definitely an overview but gives on lots of information to think about. I have learned so much and will start exploring and learning more about many of the points brought up in the lectures.

This 12-week course takes the learner on a journey of understanding of the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. Elaborating enough on the history and current issues to encourage the learned to delve into a deeper understanding of the past, current issues, and forge toward activism for future change. I highly recommend this course.