Indigenous *Minors*

Questions and course registration: Contact Kevin Fitzmaurice at kfitzmaurice@laurentian.ca

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For Current Students

The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.

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Minor in Indigenous Story Telling / Debajimowin  (24 credits)

a)     INDI 1001E     Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions

b)     3 credis (1 course) from the following:

               INTE 1046E     Indigenous Ways of Learning

               ISWK 1006E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare

               ISWK 1007E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice

               INDI 1501E     Indigenous Peoples of Canada

c)     15 credits from the following:

               ENGL 3566E     Indigenous Oral Storytelling

               ENGL 3826E     Indigenous Film in Canada

               ENGL 3546E     Media Representations of Indigenous Peoples in North America

               ENGL 3456E     Indigenous Literatures in Canada I

               ENGL 3305E     Postcolonial Literary Studies

               ENGL 3411E     Canadian Indigenous Poetics

d)     ARTS 4006E     Directed Studies

 

Minor in Indigenous Interdisciplinary Studies  (24 credits)

a)     INDI 1001E     Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions

b)     3 credis (1 course) from the following:

               INTE 1046E     Indigenous Ways of Learning

               ISWK 1006E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare

               ISWK 1007E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice

               INDI 1501E     Indigenous Peoples of Canada

c)     15 credits Indigenous content electives

               A minimum of 3 credits in 3 different areas from History, English, Anthropology, Psychology, Indigenous Social Work.

               A minimum of 6 credits must be from the 3000 and 4000 levels.

d)     ARTS 4006E     Directed Studies

 

Minor in Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion  (24 credits)

INDI 2505E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Waabanong: the Eastern Direction

INDI 2515E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Zhaawanong: the Southern Direction

INDI 2525E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: the Western Direction

INDI 2535E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Giiwednong: the Northern Direction

 

 

Certificate in Indigenous Interdisciplinary Studies  (30 credits)

a)     INDI 1001E     Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions

b)     3 credis (1 course) from the following:

               INTE 1046E     Indigenous Ways of Learning

               ISWK 1006E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare

               ISWK 1007E     Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice

               INDI 1501E     Indigenous Peoples of Canada

c)     21 credits Indigenous content electives

               A minimum of 3 credits in 3 different areas from History, English, Anthropology, Psychology, Indigenous Social Work.

               A minimum of 6 credits must be from the 3000 and 4000 levels.

d)     ARTS 4006E     Directed Studies

 

Certificate in Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion  (33 credits)

INDI 2505E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Waabanong: the Eastern Direction

INDI 2515E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Zhaawanong: the Southern Direction

INDI 2525E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: the Western Direction

INDI 2535E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Giiwednong: the Northern Direction

INDI 4594E     Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: At the Center: Shkode

 

 

Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: The Western Direction

Dates: September 17 – 24, 2022

Based within the land-based cultural practices of the Western / Bngishmok direction of the four directions and central hub teaching model, this course focuses on learning to speak Anishnaabemowin through listening to and participating in Anishnaabe teachings and stories within an 8-day camp environment.

Questions and course registration: Contact Kevin Fitzmaurice at kfitzmaurice@laurentian.ca

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