Indigenous People of Southwestern Ontario

• Individuals wanting to enhance their knowledge of Indigenous culture and history in Southwestern Ontario
• Professionals looking to understand the principles of indigenous reconciliation in application to workspaces and policies

Through in-class case studies and discussions, students will develop their understanding of contemporary issues facing local indigenous groups and contextualize the history of colonization on local communities.

Example of Exercises

1. Reconciliation Policy: The groups will be asked to develop a Reconciliation Policy for their place of employment. 
2. The Anishinabe Clan System: This exercise will utilize the Anishinabe Clan system to provide a solution to a problem and provide participants with a personal experience using an Indigenous process to solve a communal problem.  The participants will practice a new process of conflict resolution.

At the end of this course the students will have knowledge of the following:

History, Governance and Culture

• The history of Indigenous people in southwestern Ontario.
• The governance structure of Indigenous people (Anishinabe) in this area pre-contact.
• The cultural practices of Indigenous people (Anishinabe) in this area pre-contact.
• The Indian Act still in effect today

Impacts of Colonization

• The impacts of colonization upon Indigenous people (Anishinabe) in this area.
• The Indian Residential School system.
• The impacts of Indian Residential School system upon Indigenous people.
• Understand how intergenerational trauma has trickled down to subsequent generations and the impacts upon Indigenous people.

Statements, Agreements and Apologies

• The Reconciliation Statement delivered by Hon. Jane Stewart.
• The Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
• The Apology by the Churches within Canada
• The Apology by Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Upcoming Course Schedule

There are no scheduled sections of this course. Please join our interest list for more information about new programs & upcoming sections of this learning.

Format

Online Classroom

Credential

Learners must attend at least 80% of the class to receive a “Certificate of Participation” from the University of Windsor

Technical Requirements for Brightspace

• Learners will require access to a computer to access class materials.

• A link will be provided through email prior to the first day of class so that you will have access to all course resources and streaming functions
• Once you register for this class you will be issued a UWinID. Please activate your UWinID as soon as possible. Document your UWinID and password as you will need it to access Brightspace. If you have any issues, please contact continue@uwindsor.ca.
• Visit this site for Brightspace technical requirements

Course Fees

$350 + HST

A portion of tuition from Indigenous People of Southwestern Ontario will benefit programs at the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor, Ontario.  For more information about CAIFC, please visit their website: caifc.ca.

Full refund 7 days before the start of the course, minus a $25.00 administration fee.  Please review our Registration and Refund Policies for more information.

Discounts

For leaders in their organization who wish to send their team, group rates are available. Please visit our registration page for more details.

UWindsor Staff, Students, Alumni, and Hire UWindsor Partners are eligible for a discount. Email continue@uwindsor.ca for details.

Funding

OSAP-MC

• This program is eligible for the OSAP Micro-credential application (OSAPMC).
• Participants must be registered into the program prior to applying for OSAPMC.
• Participants are obligated to pay their fees in full, at least 10 days before the class start date
  • If you wish to withdraw from the program, you must email your drop request to our team at continue@uwindsor.ca at least one week before the course start date to receive a full refund (less the $25.00 administrative fee)
• Register for this program accordingly to allow ample time for your application to be processed. It takes approximately 10-15 business days for the OSAPMC application to be processed

Russell Nahdee

Russell Nahdee holds the position of Indigenous Learning Specialist at the Office of Open Learning, University of Windsor, and serves as an adjunct Lecturer at the University of Windsor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology. His research endeavors focus on collaborative projects with Indigenous communities, with a particular emphasis on facilitating cross-cultural exchanges and the respectful sharing of Indigenous Knowledge.

Russell A. Evans

Dr. Russell A. Evans is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor. He is Anishnaabe with roots in both Temagami First Nation (Bear Island) and Matachewan First Nation communities in northeastern Ontario. His dissertation research focused on financial accountability relationships between Indigenous communities and their various stakeholders, including the Government of Canada. He completed his PhD in Behavioural and Social Accounting at the J.R. Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His current projects include research involving Indigenous governance, economic development within Indigenous communities, Indigenous research methodology, and EDI issues related to the Indigenization of post-secondary education in Canada. He has received several internal and external grants for his research and was awarded the CPA Ontario Best Paper Award in 2018 for his paper titled "Budgeting Practices in Canadian First Nations Settings: A Study of Their Role in the Persistence of arbitrary-set Social Hierarchies."