Very informative and an eye opener for those, like myself, wanting to know more about the Indigenous history that our School System does not include in the history of Canada during my HS years. Loved how you can either watch the lesson and listen, or scroll down and read along while the video is minimized still in view. After certain lessons, I wanted to get a hold of the Bill of Rights and read everything that involves the Treaties, I know there's so much more to know!

This is a good introduction to Indigenous Canada. It has wet my appetite to look further into topics covered in this course. It is very interesting and even uncomfortable at times learning about the Indigenous perspective of Canada. In order for Canada to move forward in a constructive way the truth has to be acknowledged and the gloss has to be removed. Thank you for having this course available in such an accessable platform. I highly recommend this to all Canadians.

This course was beyond educational! I think spaces for showing a more accurate depictions of what we now know as Canada are crucial. I would love to see more courses available going in-depth, I would gladly enrol for free or with a fee. It felt like some of the video questions came up a little early in the videos but that's the only critique I'd have if any! Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort, both physically and emotionally, in to making this course.

This was a really great course!! I found it easy to navigate, and depending on where I was at with my learning, the videos were helpful to watch/listen to and the readings helped to solidify information. I enrolled in this course because of Dan Levy AND because I felt the need to strengthen my knowledge of Aboriginal peoples, their culture, and how Canada has formed around First Peoples use, appreciation, and cultivation of the land. Thank you for creating this course!

I was ashamed to say I knew little about Canada's Indigenous people despite emigrating here a couple of decades ago. This informative and thought-provoking course allowed me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and better understand the effects colonialism had on Canada's Indigenous people. It opened my eyes to a different perspective and view Canada through a different lens. Much appreciation to Coursera and the Faculty of Native Studies at University of Alberta.

This course has been an amazing way to learn about the history and culture of Canada's Indigenous people. I have taken some Canadian History courses in university, and I appreciate the new knowledge that I have of Canada's first people. I wanted to take this course as a way to honour the reconciliation with Indigenous people, and I feel the information in this course has made me much more understanding of their oppression and struggles since colonization. Thank you!

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learning about Indigenous Canada. The videos and readings complemented themselves and allowed for a better understanding of the material. I also enjoyed the various speakers included in the course videos that gave insight into their knowledge and experiences. Overall I am so thankful that this course was offered as I was eager to learn more about Indigenous history in Canada and will definitely be recommending this course to others!

This course really exploded my perspective on what it means to be a Canadian. When I enrolled, I was highly motivated to actively contribute to justice in my country, but I was confused about my place as a settler, and I felt my awareness level was inadequate and underserved by mainstream education and media. Now, I have a whole new vocabulary and theoretical framework at my disposal and I feel empowered to continue in my quest of decolonizing myself and my community.

Indigenous Canada is an OUTSTANDING course. The lectures were presented in an engaging and professional manner and I appreciated the thought-provoking interviews throughout, as well as the art depiction/description at the end of each module.

This course left me with many emotions, which in turn, has placed within me the desire to delve deeper into the histories and stories of Indigenous people.

Thank you, I am grateful for the opportunity to have taken this course.

I found this course to be extremely educational and well done. I came into it knowing a fair amount about Indigenous history in Canada, but I still found it to be time well spent. Quality is high, subject matter is wide ... I'm very grateful that it's offered. It led me to a much deeper understanding of such a critically important topic. I'll do my best to honor this offering by being a better ally and a more compassionate human being. Woliwon / Wela'lin / Thank you.

This was a highly informative course that should be mandatory in our public school systems. I have learned a lot over the course of the summer, things I had no idea of and practises that are still happening in todays society. This course needs to be taught in the younger generations to help future generations so that maybe people will truly understand the truth about what happened and is still happening to Indigenous people all over Canada today. What a great course!

I loved how each week's lessons layered context and understanding. I feel deep gratitude to have been able to hear Indigenous voices tell their story. My eyes and my heart have been opened and my empathy has grown for the struggles of Indigenous Canadians. I have felt more empowered to participate in discussions about Indigenous topics and the silence that was my default because I had fear of the unknown has been replaced with the courage to learn more and do better.

I thoroughly enjoyed the information provided in this course. I also appreciated and enjoyed the three lecturers who came across as sincere and unpretentious. I especially liked how artwork was incorporated into the material. Some of the quiz questions were poorly worded though, causing unnecessary confusion. Based on how the material is presented, the questions did not always make sense, and sometimes two answers were clearly correct, although only one was accepted.

I enjoyed so much learning about Indigenous Canada. This course has taught me so much and given the respect and understanding of our indigenous people in Canada. I am Canadian but originally from Africa. I have lived in Canada over 2 decades and always wanted to learn or work with Indigenous so that I can learn and appreciate the culture. This course have taught me so much and made me happy and sad at the same time. Thank you so much for making this course available

The sequence of the course was good. I realize that it followed a chronological order but each week flowed into the next. One week built on the one before. What I found amazing was hearing and seeing examples as the weeks went by.

I also want to mention the Sunday Zoom meets that brought us into closer contact with the instructors.

I have never participated in a Mooc course before and I found it interesting and manageable for someone working full time. Thank you.

Miigwech! Thank you for this course. As someone of white settler ancestry, who was educated in rural Ontario several decades ago, I was painfully aware that I was missing a great deal of Indigenous history. It was refreshing to hear some of the same histories I was taught from an Indigenous perspective. As an educator, I appreciate the depth and detail offered in this introductory course, and will recommend it to others. -- Dr. Catherine Jenkins , Ryerson University

Excellent series of lectures given in the Indigenous oral tradition. Very eye opening for a Canadian whose knowledge of Indigenous people had primarily come from a few pages of a high school history book. The course only touched on many important and current issues which I am now in a better position to appreciate, and will follow with great interest. I offer my sincerest thanks to the lecturers, and to the University of Alberta for making this course available.

I really valued how fact based and non judgemental this course was. It was laid out beautifully to help me understand the course of history without feeling hopeless for the future. Having grown up in the prairies in the 70's, I was able to recognize my own generational bias and miseducation. Every Canadian (And American. And Australian. And every other colonized citizen) would to well to take this very engaging, intro level course to understanding our people.

This course has challenged me so much. It has built on my personal experience from my visit to the First Nations University of Canada in Regina in 2019, and spending time with some of the cast from Treaty 4, through to attending a conference in Swift Current Know Your Neighbour, I have been moved by my ignorance and wanted to learn more, thank you this is been very insightful. I wish to learn more and one day come and visit your university and faculty from the UK.

I would recommend Indigenous Canada to anyone with an interest in acquiring knowledge about Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relationships and how our collective history shapes our relationships today.

The course is a worthwhile investment of time for those who are interested in seeing matters from an indigenous perspective. It was certainly helpful for me and brought me to a new level of understanding of the complex history of indigenous people and the nation of Canada.

It was fantastic in every way. I highly recommend this course. The format and the quality of the videos and course notes were very high. The actual content was delivered in a concise but thoughtful way. I have taken previous courses on Indigenous history and learned more in this course then I have in all the others combined (including the history classes/courses from high school and university). This is really something every settler in Canada should have to take.

Saying this course was an 'eye-opener' would be an understatement. I found the material to be extremely informative, educational and thought provoking. There was information which I was not aware of. I did find some of the details hard to comprehend - why / how the government (then and now) took the approach to work against the Indigenous population and not with them. I am now more interested in continuing to learn about Canada's Indigenous People. Thank you

This course is excellent and should be adapted for all Canadian schools at all levels. I didn't learn any of this important information in school or university (and I have a degree in Canadian Studies from the University of Calgary). Understanding the culture, world view and histories of the Indigenous people of Turtle Island is a small step towards the yet unachieved reconciliation so important to the success of this nation, our environment and ALL its people.

I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the history of Indigenous Canada through this course. Very engaging and well laid out, and I appreciated the ability to do it on my own time. I also want to thank you for being able to take this course and use the resources for free. I grew up in the United States, and I know that I have a great deal to learn, but for me, this was a really good overview of the things I need to look for as I continue. Thank you.

Helping my daughter with her Canadian History homework made me realize that I missed out on so much information (and was taught misinformation) when I was in school back in the 1980s and 1990s. This course helped fill in those information gaps and also wanted me to learn more. Thank you for putting this course together which I highly recommend especially those of us who are new immigrants or have gone through the Canadian education system more than a decade ago.