POLSCI 3C03 - Government, Politics, and Indigenous Peoples Rights

3 unit(s)

An historical examination of the leadership and politics in Canada’s indigenous communities, with a particular focus on pre-contact political structures, the Indian Act and its consequences, and contemporary social questions. Course content will consider political themes in relation to the impacts upon individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Three hours; (lectures and discussion); one term
Prerequisite(s): Three units of Level II Indigenous Studies or permission of the instructor or registration in Honours Political Science Specialization in Public Law and Judicial Studies.
Cross-list(s): INDIGST 3J03
This course is administered by the Department of Indigenous Studies.