6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies are required for all degree programs in Native Studies and are the prerequisites to all other Native Studies courses unless otherwise noted in the course descriptions. In special circumstances, prerequisites for senior Native Studies courses may be waived; see the course instructor to secure a waiver. Students may only receive credit for 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies. Students with credit for NATST 100.3 may not take NS 106.3 for credit.
1/2(3L)
Studies the Aboriginal communities of Saskatchewan and adjacent regions. Each of linguistic group will be considered as will the state and status of culture and language in these communities. The course also aims to give students the skills and the background to take advanced Native Studies courses.
Note: Students will credit for NATST 110 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Presents an overview of Aboriginal society across Canada and links the processes of the past to contemporary issues. Issues of concern to Aboriginal society will be considered and the choice of issues may vary from year to year.
Note: Students with credit for NATST 110 or 100 may not take NS 106 for credit.
2(2L-1S)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level Native Studies.
Traces the evolution of Western Canadian Indians from earliest contact to the present era. Includes the peoples of the Pacific coast, the Cordillera, the Western Subarctic and the prairies.
Note: Last offered 2005-2006 for students at Gabriel Dumont College (Prince Albert) only.
1&2(3S)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
Examines how the various historical and contemporary images or representations emerged and changed over time and the cultural world views, ideas and values behind the images. Further discussion will centre around how these images affect our relationships with each other. After critical analysis of images, strategies for changing images will be explored. This will be done through interactive lectures, presentations, group and individual activities, critical viewing and analysis of photographs, films, videos, magazines, newspapers, and other popular media forms.
Note: Last offered 2005-2006 for NORTEP students only.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
An introduction to basic research concepts applicable to Native Studies as a unique area of interdisciplinary study. The main emphasis will be on secondary research: framing research problems, library strategies, organizing information, writing literature reviews and expositions.
Note: Last offered 2005-2006 for NORTEP students only.
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
An analysis of contemporary Canadian political and administrative processes as they affect Native Peoples. Emphasis will be placed on the Federal system of government and its effects on Native identity, community programs and local autonomy.
Note: Students with credit for NATST 207 may not take NS 263 for credit.
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
Surveys literature (folklore, biography, drama, poetry and novels) about and by the Indigenous Peoples of North America. A multifaceted approach (aesthetic, linguistic, historical, and cultural) will be employed in examining this literature.
Note: Students with credit for NATST 211 may not take NS 270 for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
Examination of the position of women in traditional, pre-contact Native society, the changes to that position wrought by contact with Europeans, and contemporary issues of concern to Native women.
Note: Students with credit for NATST 225 may not take NS 271 for credit.
1&2(2L-1S)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Native Studies.
Through lectures and seminar readings, the origin and development of the Metis is analyzed. Emphasizes the historical significance of the Metis in the development of Western Canada. Discusses contemporary issues of the Metis.
Note: Students with credit for NATST 200 may not take NS 280 for credit.