Here are 2 short courses being offered this fall. They are online. They are open to everyone. Renison College at the University of Waterloo is presenting them. They are not for university credit, and excellent ways to learn.
Reconciliation: Discussions and Implications for Settler Peoples in Canada
Wednesdays 6pm-8pm September 22-November 10 (8 weeks) $275+HST
This is a journey of sharing and discussing how Indigenous and Settler peoples know each other through the stories that have been told of each other in the past and which continue in the present. These stories carry the ideologies, knowledge, beliefs, values and assumptions that form the basis of their interactions with one another. A critique of the notion of ‘Settler’ will be an ongoing dialogue. A discussion of the implications of oneself in these stories is discussed within the context of the reconciliation process that is underway in Canada. The course will include lively community engagement through readings, virtual meetings, discussion posts and videos all available online. There will be three on-line virtual meetings.
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Myth-Busting: Deconstructing Indigenous-Canadian Relationships
Part 1
Thursdays 7pm-8pm September 23-October 28 (6 weeks) $200+HST
This course will give you skills to start:
Immersing yourself in local Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history and teachings.
Learning how colonization happened,
and how it has shaped modern myths about Indigenous peoples.
Taking apart some concepts to help build better relationships as allies.
Using what you've learned to actively engage in decolonization.
Later, Part 2 of the course will dig deeper into these issues.
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