This course explores pre-colonial to modern styles of Indigenous Leadership and focuses on the ways in which Indigenous leaders have shaped, and continue to shape, the cultural, political, and economic fabric of modern Canada. Topics may include but are not limited to the following: Indigenous political bodies, human rights, resource development, global pressures, customary law, treaties, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada (TRC) and Supreme Court cases. 2026/01/14-2026/04/22 Lecture Wednesday 02:00PM - 05:00PM, 4155 Belshaw, Room U011
- Instructor: Jenny Stirling