That was exceptional. As a Social Worker for 28 years, I am continually reminded of what I don't know and don't understand. The weaving of history and art throughout, highlights the impacts on the Indigenous peoples and the need to listen and be led by the Indigenous voice. My compliments.

Thank you so much for offering this exceptional course for anyone seeking knowledge on this subject. I've learned so much and it will take a long time to digest it all but I am certain to keep learning and encourage others to take the course. I wish we had a course like this in grade school!

This course opened my eyes to some mistaken beliefs I held and answered many questions I had as a consequence of those mistaken beliefs. It provided me with an overview of so much related to Indigenous Canadians and provided a jumping off point to look further into aspects of this community.

I was raised and educated in Canada and completely unaware of the Indigenous challenges existing in Canada. This course has opened my eyes and left me with a different perspective. Thank you for the course - I believe it should be mandatory for all, both young and not so young. Well done!

This was an excellent course! I learned so much about my Metis culture and all Indigenous people. My mom was a Residential School survivor and unfortunately did not pass on any of our culture ....I understand why now. Heartbreaking but thankful that this course is out there to educate people.

As an American, I knew literally nothing about Indigenous Peoples of Canada and their experiences during European settlement/colonialism until recents news reports about residential schools and the Catholic Church. Thank you for this beutiful course.... and for concluding with young artists.

This course was very well presented with articulate speakers and fabulous course materials, that provoked thought and reflection. It is a must for all people, living in North America and beyond, to get involved in continuous learning, and understand Canada's history. My heartfelt THANK YOU!

Thank You! These 12 weeks have been an odyssey of unlearning and understanding. One can only imagine what Canada and the world might have been had our First Nations been treated as equals. Our journey continues. Thank you for your patience and wisdom. You are the way ahead. Heather Rousselle

This course is invaluable for every Canadian! I hope many more take this course. I took it a couple years ago for free and just refreshed and decided to pay for the certificate. I will continue to go over this information and other resources for more ways to gain knowledge and understanding.

Every Canadian ( young and old) should learn the real history of our country. We must do better. Canada is a great country but we have to learn the truth and be respectful and acknowledge we are the visitors...this land belongs to our Indigenous people.... The First Nations, Inuit and Metis.

I really enjoyed taking this course. It was well organized and easy to read and follow. It was also very interesting and I applaud the designers/writers of this program. I am going to recommend it to other people as a way to learn about the early history of our indigenous people in Canada.

Such a privilege to have the chance to learn about Canada from the Indigenous perspective. As a non-Canadian, this is my first time learning about the country, and I feel it's given me a different lens through which to experience the history and culture than the purely Eurocentric. Thank you.

Thank you so much for providing this course. This has provided me with a completely different lens in which to view Canada and Indigenous Peoples that is not from my white settler glasses. This is what we need to learn in Canada's school systems. I cannot put into words A thousand thank yous.

This course provided me with a information regarding Indigenous Health that will help guide me as a Mental Health Nurse working in Toronto. I wish Indigenous Health and History was mandatory and taught extensively growing up. Thank you for putting this together to help educate future leaders.

Many thanks for this course. It has been very informative and deeply moving. I've spread the word and the link so others may also learn. The wrap up where the three presenters were together to close was sad... I have been privileged to have learned from them. My thanks and appreciation.

I enjoyed the course and the information presented. I learned a lot about the biases that I had and information that will help me correct them. I hope to use the information as a personal growth initiative to understand the settler Indigenous relationship better. Thank you for the course.

I learned so much in completing this course as part of a commitment to better understand the history of Canada. Well put together, it's challenged my previous understanding of colonialism and the impact it has had on indigenous peoples. Thank you for making this available through Coursera.

I am becoming so very aware of how an indigenous culture has been systemically and continuously destroyed by our European ancestors who thought they were more civilized, than those incredilble indigenous populations. More importantly we have alot to learn from them, and I intend to do that!

I have learned in very fundamental ways about the Indigenous communities in Canada, from their beginnings to present day. I wish all Canadians could benefit from this valuable understanding, through participation in this course which I consider excellent in every way. Thank you so very much.

I learned so much about the history of the Indigenous peoples and colonization - I pray Indigenous peoples are finally recognized and these treaty rights and acts are finally fulfilled by the government. it has been so wrong! it needs to be made right! thank you for this enlightening course.

I really enjoyed taking this course. It was an interesting format, it was fair and I like the fact that I could complete it on my own time without pressure. I learned a lot and I thought the way the modules were divided was brilliant, relevant and necessary. Thank you for this experience.

This course was very well organized and informative . The presenters delivered the information in a way that kept me very engaged in the topics. I completed this course with a new awareness and a fresh new perspective of Canada's past and present behaviors towards our indigenous populations.

I enjoyed this course immensely! It was so informative and opened my eyes to many of the injustices I wasn’t fully aware of. I feel much more confident in moving forward to learning and understanding more of the issues the indigenous communities face.

Thank you for sharing this.

Sue Bradbury

This course was outstanding. I was amazed at the depth of material covered. I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in the history of Indigenous Canada. Thank you so much to the writers and presenters for the respectful and insightful information presented throughout the modules.

I thank those who have participated in the making of this course and making it readily available. It has provided a glimpse into the history of Indigenous Canada and a desire to learn so much more. Also a desire to participate in whatever way possible for the reconciliation that is needed.