Microprogram in Indigenous Land-Based Education
This program is open for applications for fall/winter semesters (September through April) – The application deadline is August 1.
Learning from the land is a crucial element of Indigenous ways of knowing. In this microprogram, you will gain the skills, knowledge and attitudes that are unique to land-based programs. You will consider the land as both a fundamental source of knowledge and as a learning space capable of reconnecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners to the social relationships, culture, language, knowledge and experiences that arise from it.
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You will:
- Examine the theoretical underpinnings of Indigenous-led, land-based teaching.
- Survey sustainable Indigenous theoretical frameworks and practices that promote economic self-sufficiency.
- Develop land literacy and build awareness of the learners' relationships with the land.
- Participate in land-based activities in the community of Kahnawake.
Program structure
Fall/Winter – 12 Credits
A blend of face-to-face courses, online cultural workshops, in-person field trips and community land-based experiences.
Fall:
FPST 210: Haudenosaunee Peoples
Introduction to Rotinonhsión:ni history, culture and societal structure
ILBE 301: Indigenous Land-Based Field Studies Part I
Explore how the re-emergence of Indigenous land-based education systems provide opportunities for transformative learning that foster community resurgence and sustainability. Indigenous-led, land-based models combined with immersive, hands-on, land-based survival skills in the local community of Kahnawake.
Winter:
ILBE 302: Indigenous Land-Based Field Studies Part II
Immersive land-based activities to further cultivate an integrated understanding of environmental, social and economic issues.
ILBE 403: Integrative Seminar on Indigenous Sustainability and Self-Determination
Students will develop a community-based project proposal reflecting both their own interests and the broader needs of Indigenous communities. This community-based proposal will serve as the program’s capstone project to help students synthesize and demonstrate what they have learned through the entire program.
Admission requirements
This microprogram welcomes candidates with non-traditional career paths or those who do not necessarily possess a university or college degree.
- The microprogram is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents only.
- You do not need a previous degree or diploma to be accepted.