ASKI 106
Decolonizing the Land Indigenous Histories Cultures and Relationships with the Land
This course explores the complex and evolving relationships between Indigenous Peoples and land in what is now known as Canada. With a focus on land management, governance systems, and stewardship, students will critically examine how Indigenous communities have understood, shaped, and defended their territories across time. The course covers the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada while interrogating colonial land policies, treaties, land theft, environmental dispossession, and the resurgence of Indigenous land-based practices. Emphasis will be placed on Indigenous knowledge systems, legal orders, and contemporary struggles for land rights, self-determination, and environmental justice.