HIST 206

This course introduces learners to a broad outline of environmental history in these lands now known as Canada from time immemorial to the early twenty-first century. Important themes include Indigenous perspectives and relationships with the land; settler colonial impacts on the environment; the transformative effects of industrialization, urbanization, and mass migration; conservationism and environmentalism; and questions of sustainability with the push for truth and reconciliation. Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>This course introduces learners to a broad outline of environmental history in these lands now known as Canada from time immemorial to the early twenty-first century. Important themes include Indigenous perspectives and relationships with the land; settler colonial impacts on the environment; the transformative effects of industrialization, urbanization, and mass migration; conservationism and environmentalism; and questions of sustainability with the push for truth and reconciliation.<br/><strong>Note: </strong>HIST 206 is an approved Self and Society course for Cap Core requirements.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong>none<br/><strong>