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Indian and Northern Education
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
EIND 220.6
Advanced Oral and Written Cree
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CREE 120 or permission of the Department of Curriculum Studies.

Presents the development of oral and written Cree language. Standard Roman Orthography will be used to compose original writings such as poetry, verse, changes, legends and stories. Elders and traditional storytellers will be a main resource.

Note: Students who are non-Cree speakers who have completed CREE 101 and 120 will have acquired the appropriate oral and written proficiency for this class. This is an External course offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EIND 360.3
Aboriginal Education in Cross Cultural Context
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EFDT 335.

Offers a cross-cultural contextual framework for addressing the education of Aboriginal students within school system. It focuses on the ideological foundations of traditional Aboriginality and modern schooling, the educational implications for meeting the needs of Aboriginal students, and the creation and adaptation of cross-cultural appropriate pedagogy and curriculum.

EIND 375.3
Teaching English as Second Language or Dialect I
1/2(2L-1P)

Designed for teachers who are employed to teach English as second language/dialect to Indian and native students. Emphasis is on methods appropriate for coping with the linguistic difficulties encountered in school by children whose first language is one spoken by Aboriginal peoples.

Note: Offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EIND 380.3
Incorporating Cultural Arts of Indian Metis and Inuit People into School Programs
1/2(3L)

Informs students about the rich and varied cultural arts of the Indian, Métis and Inuit people of North America. Emphasizes understanding and aesthetic appreciation as well as on practical aspects of cultural arts inclusion in school programs.

Note: Offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EIND 450.3
Aboriginal Epistemology and Pedagogy
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EFDT 335.

This course features salient Aboriginal learning styles and teaching strategies which underpin the survival and resiliency of Aboriginal people. It provides an opportunity through seminar, collaborative investigations and critical exploration to analyse Aboriginal ways of knowing and an art of teaching respecting Aboriginal protocols and knowledge.




Special Topics

These courses are offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations. Students interested in these courses should contact the department for more information.
EIND 498.3

1/2(3S)

GRADUATE COURSES
Department of Educational Foundations, College of Graduate Studies & Research
EIND 800.3
History of Indian and Native Education in Central and Atlantic Canada
1/2(3L)

The nature of history as it pertains to Indian and Inuit people. Describes and analyzes the chronological development of schooling for the indigenous people in Central and Atlantic Canada. Historical origins of contemporary issues in education are examined.

EIND 810.3
History of Indian and Native Education in Western and Northern Canada
1/2(3L)

A review and examination of educational practices of Indian and Inuit people of Western and Northern Canada both before and after the arrival of Europeans. The course outlines the involvement in schooling of the Hudson's Bay Company, missionaries and governments. Contemporary developments in education for Indian, Metis and Inuit people are discussed.

EIND 851.3
Decolonizing Aboriginal Education
1(3S)

Intended to address colonization and imperialism among Aboriginal peoples, focusing specifically on the role education has played in achieving cognitive imperialism, critique the tenets of cognitive imperialism in English language, and education policy, politics, and practice, and evaluate international options for restoring Aboriginal communities.

EIND 855.3
Cross Cultural Research Methodology
1/2(2L-1P)

A methodology course dealing with the adaptation of various research approaches to the study of variables across cultures. Students are expected to become involved in the design and conduct of a cross-cultural research study.

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