This course was a great opportunity to learn about Canada's history in a lens not clouded by colonialism. It gave me so much more insight into the culture of Canada's Indigenous People and the role they played in shaping the Canada I live in now. I wish I had learned these things going through grade school but am thankful to have had the opportunity to learn them now.

Thank you so much for offering this course. I enjoyed it immensely and am sad to be finishing it as I still have a lot to learn. It is a long time since I have been to school as I am 74! The course was so informative and presented so well. it is the perfect thing to do during a pandemic! Take care all of you and thank you again so much. Best wishes, Elizabeth DalBello

I am humbled and grateful to have taken this course and to have this opportunity to further my understanding of indigenous culture, and hardships. I am sadden for those who attended residential schools. I am thankful for the sharing of information from the past, good and bad, and those that are trying to reconnect to their cultural heritage and share their journey.

This course was eye opening for me, and made me more aware of the current struggles our First Nations face in Canada. They are leading the way with demanding greater protection to our land and resources.

This is not what we learnt in school, not even close. it is time that the truth be told. This was really well done, and should be a requirement for all Canadians.

I really enjoyed the course. There is a broad cross section of information covered. I learned so much about the Indian Act and Treaties, which is very helpful in understanding current issues affecting Indigenous People today. The module on Indigenous Women was insightful. Overall, every module was well presented and so interesting. The Art by Leah Dorian was amazing!

A really honest look at the history of Canada through the eyes of the Indigenous people. Very thought provoking and has provided me with a new perspective and appreciation for our neighbors struggles to overcome genocide and marginalization. I highly recommend this course for anyone who thinks the Indigenous are just a bunch of lazy people wanting another hand out.

I recommend this course to anyone wanting an insight into the past, present, and future concerns of Indigenous individuals and communities in Canada. I feel that this course should be taught at the high school level, as a stand alone 3 credit course. It would give future generations the knowledge they need to understand and respect First Nations people across Canada.

This is one of the best courses I have ever done. This course exceeded my expectations in delivering engaging content in a way that was easy to consume. It provided me with a valuable foundational knowledge of our Indigenous history and Indigenous culture. From start to finish this course is amazing and a must for everyone in Canada to learn more. Highly recommend.

Very informative and interesting! I'm very happy to have the opportunity to learn more about the history of where I live, as much of the history I was taught in school was white-washed. Taking this course has pushed me to learn more by reading the Truth and Reconciliation Comission's report on Residential Schools. This course gave me some extra context to my reading.

I have learned so much and especially about how treaties and land claims have been so unfairly interpreted and not honoured. I like how well the material was presented, I was worried that the part about women may be shocking. It was, but not graphic. It took me a few days to work up the courage to hear that part and it was well presented, as all of this course was.

Definitely a course that all should take. I"m a proud First Nations women, this course has helped me to understand the impact Society has brought to our brother and sisters; as well it taught me how strong the First Nations community is; sharing and working together to let the world know we will never back down. Thank you to everyone that made this course possible.

I'm so pleased I took this course. Growing up Northern Manitoba in the 60s and 70s, I was surrounded by indigenous Canadians, but was encouraged to keep separate from them. Their history, heritage and culture was not celebrated, and we were never taught anything about it. I'm very grateful to have a whole new perspective, and I will try to continue in my learning.

This course was such an eye opener on Colonial injustise and the manipulation of Canadian History.

I feel sickened by the treatment of the Patriarchial system towards Indigenous peoples. I'm so glad I took this course. I've gained so much insight into the Indigenous culture and traditions. The amazing artist work and stories was beautiful. Thank You for this course.

Discovered so much about our past history not taught in school curriculums. It was eye opening and heart breaking at the same time. This course introduced me to new authors, new artists and new thinking, which has helped my understanding of Indigenous culture and current news events happening today. Thank you to all involved for your time and thoughtful presentation.

I have started my journey to listen. I will continue to study the content from this amazing 1st course about Indigenous Canada. The broad range of topics were the perfect way to steer me in the right direction. An excellent 12 weeks of learning from the Native Studies team. Thank you so much for offering this free course. Is the an Indigenous Canada 2 on the horizon?

A very, moving and powerful course, that caused me to reflect, pause, and challenge myseld to 'do better' and educate myself and honour the Indigenous brother and sisters and lands that we live upon. It was a committment of 30+ hour over two months but it was something I had to do and complete. This shoud be mandaory eduation for every single Canadain across Kanata.

I enjoyed the course and loved learning more about Indigenous history and current challenges. I would suggest an editor review all module notes for edits and corrections. I would also suggest the quiz question be reviewed. Some of the questions require a synthesis of the material rather than fact-based. For non-trad learners, this might be a challenge.

Great course!

Thank you for offering this eye-opening course. It has allowed me to learn about our First Nation's struggle to maintain their culture and identity in a world that has tried to assimilate and annihilate their culture, beliefs, and traditions for over 500 years. It has also shown me the resilience and vitality of a people proud of their past and love of their land.

Thanks so much to Dr Bear, Dr Gareau and the wonderful team that put this course together. Every person living in what some call Canada should take it. Having the weekend discussion groups initiated by Dan Levy certainly added a personal warmth, humour and special empathy that might otherwise have been missing. It has left me wanting to continue my learning journey.

This was an important learning for me, to bring the history into the contemporary world we all live in. The course material was clear and accessible with various ways to learn (auditory and visual). The online/mobile app was also useful to be able to keep up the course work. I will recommend this course to my colleagues, friends and family. Thank you. Sharon Stevens

As an Indigenous person, I found this course to be very informative and helpful for not only having a better understanding of the past, but it also gave me tools to utilize when talking about hot topic issues involving First Nations peoples.

I definitely feel more empowered to go out and be of help and service to my fellow humans.

Knowledge is power.

Thank you.

K.L.

This course is outstanding in its engagement factor. The rich cultural views and immersive paintings along with live viewpoints allows for experiential learning. I am grateful to have had this opportunity to learn and grow from such an exceptionally well done course. Thank you to all those who dedicated their time and effort and experiences and for the raw sharing.

This history should be part of all Canadian curricula. Thank you to those who put this course together to help us understand the damages done by colonialism, and our opportunities to listen, work to heal the past, and create better relationships with all our relations, especially the Original Peoples who deserve better than they have received these last 500+ years.

An incredible course filled with extensive and thought provoking knowledge of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. While there is a lot more to learn and understand I believe this course is an incredible stepping stone to ones personal education on Indigenous Studies. Thank you to the Faculty of Native Studies at UA for this wonderfully well presented and FREE course.

This was a wonderful course. I thought I knew about things but not the depth needed to understand more fully the perspective of indigenous peoples. It was presented very well without the negativity that could impede the communication and living and growing together. I respect the dignity and history of indigenous peoples as a culture that can teach us so much.