Indigeneity & Decolonization
Overview
• Colonialism, settler colonialism, and Canadian nation building
• Treaties and land claims
• Policies, legislation, and the uneven distribution of resources
• Intersectional forms of oppression
• Anti-Indigenous racism
• Cultural appropriation
• Reconciliation and resurgence
• Indigenous governance structures
• Indigenous social movements, solidarity movements, and allyship
The course will employ a number of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some or all of the following:
• Lectures and guest lectures
• Small and large group discussions
• Seminar presentations
• Experiential and land-based learning
• Readings, audio-visual materials, and case study analysis
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will provide a written course outline with section specific criteria in the first week of classes. This is a graded course.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
Example evaluation schemes:
A:
Attendance and participation 15%
Learning reflection journal 35%
Article review paper 25%
Group Presentation 25%
B:
Attendance and participation 10%
Mini Quizzes 10%
Midterm Exam 20%
Term Paper 30%
Final Exam 30%
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Apply Indigenous theoretical perspectives to decolonization;
• Distinguish Indigenous and settler perspectives concerning treaties and land claims;
• Understand how institutional racism produces social inequality for Indigenous People in Canada;
• Identify dominant national discourses and analyze how they impact Indigeneity;
• Identify and analyze counter-discourses to settler-colonialism;
• Describe the resistance movements and resurgence efforts of Indigenous Peoples against settler colonialism;
• Engage with Indigenous perspectives on self-governance including concepts of justice, sovereignty, and resource stewardship;
• Discuss the possibilities and challenges for decolonization and/or reconciliation;
• Apply Indigenous research methodologies.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Example texts may include:
Alfred, Taiaiake. 2005. Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom. Current Edition. University of Toronto Press.
Alfred, Taiaiake. 2009. Peace, Power, Righteousness : an Indigenous manifesto, 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press.
Battell Lowman, Emma and Adam. J. Barker. 2015. Settler: Identity and Colonialism in 21st century Canada. Current Edition. Fernwood.
Belanger, Yale D. Ways of Knowing: An Introduction to Native Studies in Canada. Current Edition. Nelson.
Cannon, Martin J., and Lina Sunseri. Racism, Colonialism, and Indigeneity in Canada: A Reader. Current Edition. Oxford University Press.
Corntassel, Jeff. 2018. Everyday Acts of Resurgence: People, Places, Practices. Current Edition. Daykeeper Press.
Coulthard, Glen Sean. 2014. Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition. University of Minnesota Press.
Green, Joyce. 2017. Making Space for Indigenous Feminism. Current Edition. Fernwood.
Hill, Gord. 2021. The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book: Revised and Expanded. Arsenal Pulp Press.
Kovach, Margaret. 2021. Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations, and Contexts. Current Edition. University of Toronto Press.
LaDuke , Winona. 2017. The Winona LaDuke Chronicles: Stories from the Front Lines in the Battle for Environmental Justice. Fernwood.
Mackey, Eva. 2016. Unsettled Expectations: Uncertainty, Land and Settler Decolonization. Fernwood.
Manuel, Arthur and Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson. 2021. Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-up Call. Current Edition. Between the Lines.
Maracle, Lee. 2003. I am Woman.: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism. Press Gang.
Nadeau, Denise M. 2020. Unsettling Spirit: A Journey into Decolonization. McGill-Queen's University Press.
Palmater, Pamela. 2015. Indigenous Nationhood Empowering Grassroots Citizens. Fernwood.
Regan, Paulette. 2010. Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliatio in Canada. University of British Columbia Press.
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. 2020. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance. University of Minnesota Press.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for SOCI 3330 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX ANTH 2XX (3) |
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO SOC 2XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU SOC 3XX (3) |
| College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC SOC 2XX (3) |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU SOCI 2XX (3) |
| Emily Carr University of Art & Design (EC) | EC SOCS 300 lev (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU SOCI 2XXX (3) |
| LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV SOC 2XX (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC SOCI 2XX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU SA 3XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 3XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU SOCI 3XX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW SOCI 3XX (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC FNST 217 (3) |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC INDG 2XXX (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU SOCI 2nd (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
17264
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Mon | Instructor last name
Burkowicz
Instructor first name
Jakub
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Course status
Open
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