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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Indigenous Canada by University of Alberta

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About the Course

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions....

Top reviews

JH

Feb 13, 2021

Highly recommended - I have recommended it some of my staff who are interested in both taking the course and reading the materials. I should note they are First Nations and are as interested as I was.

JB

Oct 10, 2021

This is a must for anyone, non-indigenous to Indigenous to complete. Should also be a part of the process to become a Canadian citizen. Very well done. I thank you for opening my eyes, mind and heart.

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By Karen L C

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Jun 17, 2018

Good info on the early years of contact and the fur trade. Nice imagery. I was not in agreement with some of the material, finding a fraction of it inaccurate. For example, the statement made that there was less logging since certain indigenous / provincial / federal agreements were made on the northwest coast is not accurate.

By dragonsong86@hotmail.com

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Jan 9, 2020

Was hoping to learn more about the First Nations peoples and cultures, but instead, I feel I only earned about them in relation to Europeans and racism. I know how they were cheated, mistreated, oppressed, and assimilated, but I know almost nothing new about the core of the people themselves. I'm quite disappointed.

By Linda L

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Sep 19, 2021

This is not an engaging course. The videos are very dull and the speakers are reciting the reading for that module. There are a few videos that feature people who speak more naturally and it is presented in an interview style. This would be much more engaging if all of the videos were presented that way.

By Mark B

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Nov 16, 2020

I appreciate the content and effort put into this course and am glad I took this, but some of your questions are quite confusing, especially the use of negatives (eg. "Which of this is NOT..."). And sometimes the questions do not even correlate to the material presented, which was frustrating.

By Beverly a

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Nov 1, 2020

I have found it very informative. History is written from many points of view and I had not heard this POV before. I found myself frustrated that the course had not been updated with more current information. I would have appreciated a more scholarly approach on both content and exams.

By Paula v R

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Dec 31, 2020

Very important and relevant historic and contemporary knowledge of Indigenous Peoples is shared in a very academic way. I found it a bit dry and dispassionate at times and so my engagement was sometimes hard to maintain. I really do appreciate this free and informative offering.

By Elizabeth L

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Jun 15, 2021

I found the voices of the female lecturers monotonous at times. Adding some more images of examples as artifacts or art work would stimulate (wake) the interest. I also found the negative and ambiguous questions distracting and of no benefit to my learning experience.

By Tehillah P

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Jul 18, 2021

This class very very well made. I have learned a lot. I would like to thank everyone who work together to create this free course so many can be educated. However, the use of english is a little too advance and at times it was hard for me to understand topics.

By Sandra M

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Sep 29, 2021

The course was excellent and I have learned so much and I believe I have a better awareness of Indigenous People. I found that I was so busy taking notes in hopes of passing the tests that I missed important info as well and the opportunity to just absorb.

By Kerri L

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Oct 3, 2022

Course material was great and I learned a lot. The presenters were strong.

The questions asked in the tests were not always well written. They sometimes seemed intended to confuse vs. teach.

Overall, I enjoyed this program and will recommend it.

By Steven C

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Sep 16, 2022

I really appreciated this course and am a better person for it. But I found the delivery a little flat. Would have preferred a more dynamic content, chock full of hard examples and first person stories of the concepts being shared.

By Everett R

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Mar 2, 2022

Informative, presented from a specific point of view, but reasonably balanced, and easy to access and use.

The presentation style was clear, but repetative and, at times, failed to keep me engaged.

Overall, worthwhile and eye opening.

By Allan T

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Feb 11, 2023

Thought provoking and illuminating. However lectures often seem choppy and are not always engaging. Presenters seem to be reading from overly academic sounding text, the content gets more compelling as the course progresses though.

By Sherry B

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Nov 8, 2020

I think the course was fine. However, I have not received my certificate in the mail yet. I paid $65 for this certificate and completed the course on October 4. Please reply and let me know when it will come.

Thank you,

SherryBaker

By Kaela C

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Aug 23, 2023

Content was wonderful, learned a lot. The questions themselves can be improved to match the language provided in the course work and reading material; many questions were difficult to answer because of the disconnect in language.

By Fatemeh Z

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Dec 10, 2020

The course was totally well-organized, well-developed, comprehensive, and enlightening; however, the tedious presentation of the speakers could have been more dynamic. Moreover, the interviews and artworks were fascinating.

By Aly N

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Oct 27, 2020

The way the questions are written in the quiz's is very confusing. There is no need for that. Even with the course notes right in front of me it sometimes marked my answer as incorrect although stated in the course notes.

By Caroline E

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Mar 27, 2021

It is great to learn about everything that we have learned about, but it is jutst a very tough way to learn. It would have ben nice to have had more questions pop up throughout and have the content be more engaging.

By Jillian P

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Oct 25, 2018

There was a great amount of insightful information; however, I found the quizzes to be rather difficult. Many of the questions were worded in a way that made it nearly impossible to be 100% sure about your answers.

By Quinn J

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Jun 2, 2022

I did find it a bit light on details, so I found I didn't walk away learning much. But it's just an intro course, and I have no talent for sociology so ymmv. But I hope that later courses are more in-depth.

By Merridith T

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Sep 13, 2020

interesting and informative. Would have welcomed more information on worldview, culture and history of Metis and Inuit people with a comparison to Indian people. Perhaps this is offered in another course?

By D P

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Mar 10, 2022

Some information presented was quite predjudice against non-Indig peoples. Some broader perspectives would be good to include. Thank you. I learned some things and will continue to persue the subject.

By Chad B

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Feb 6, 2021

Good Course, I learned a lot.

I hope when they are taking time to review the content, quizzes, etc. there is someone who is able to correct all of the errors that were noted in the discussion forums.

By Leon S

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Oct 20, 2020

Very informative but the presentation is horrible. The lecturers just read out a slightly different version of the pdf instead of presenting freely. Very tiring. The interviews were great tho.