HIST 369 is a cross-listed course—a course available under two different disciplines—with INST 369. HIST 369 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NTST 369 or INST 369.
HIST 369 introduces themes and events in the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada from 1830 to the present. Throughout the course, we see the conflicts between government and Indigenous Peoples’ objectives and world views. Among topics approached are the conflicting views of governments and Indigenous Peoples regarding the meaning of treaties, the conflict between European-Canadian goals of economic development and Indigenous Peoples’ efforts to maintain control over their traditional lands, and the political and cultural efforts of Indigenous Peoples over time to assert their rights within Canada.
Outline
Unit 1: Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples in Western Canada, 1830–1900
Unit 2: Residential Schools
Unit 3: Indigenous Women’s Agency in the Fur Trade and under Colonialism
Unit 4: Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples in the North, Central Canada, and the Atlantic Region, 1830–1900
Unit 5: Indigenous Peoples Confront Twentieth-Century Canada
Unit 6: Indigenous Resistance and Ongoing Struggles
Evaluation
To receive credit for HIST 369, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a mark of at least 50 percent on the final exam, and obtain a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1 (Units 1 & 2)
30%
Assignment 2 (Units 3, 4, & 5)
30%
Final Exam (All Units)
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
Ray, Arthur J. An Illustrated History of Canada’s Native People: I Have Lived Here since the World Began. 4th ed., Montreal: McGill-Queen’s UP, 2016. (eBook)
Other Resources
Online materials include a Course Information, a Study Guide, and additional readings.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the HIST 369 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent)on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.