GPHY 351 Geographies of Indigenous and Settler Relations Units: 3.00
An overview of selected elements of the geographies of Aboriginal peoples in Canada with a focus on the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and their environments, urbanization and culture change, and colonialism.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 3 or above and [6.0 units from GPHY 227/3.0; GPHY 228/3.0; GPHY 229/3.0] or [3.0 units at the 200-level or above in DEVS or GNDS]) or permission of the Department.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Gain an enhanced understanding of Geography as a tool for understanding Indigenous-settler relations in Canada.
- Examine in depth various dimensions of settler colonialism (past and present) and Indigenous resistance and self-determination, and their socio-spatial dynamics with respect to Indigenous lands, bodies, families, and homes.
- Identify and critically evaluate the roles of the Social Welfare State and colonial social policy in producing and perpetuating socio-spatial inequities experienced by many Indigenous peoples.
- Engage with diverse Indigenous perspectives on relationships with settlers and the settler state, Truth and Reconciliation, self-determination and Land Back, decolonization and Indigenization, and Indigenous futures.
- Develop skills in critical thinking, reflection, and written and oral communication.