Week Topic Reading

Week 1 Course syllabus:

Sept 6 Introductions; and
Sharing Circle.
Week 2 What is cultural /societal http://fnpim-cippn.aandc- aadnc.gc.ca/index-eng.html
Sept 13 world view? Literature
review of Yinka Dene https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangere
d_cultures#t-106821

excerpt from Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A brief

history of mankind, pp. 77-88.

Week 3 Early history of the Yinka Michael Crummy – archeology of Chinlac

Sept 20 Dene Fr. A G Morice, Early History of the
Northern Interior of BC

Week 4 Legislation and Yinka Dene Film, No Surrender

Sept 27
Assignment #1 on Moodle
Week 5 Residential We Remember Lejac film
Oct 4 Schools
Assignment #2

Week 6 Residential Schools cont.

Oct 11
Assignment #3

Week 7 Guest Lecturer – Mark Louis,

Oct 18 Nadleh Whut’en

Week 8 Guest Lecturer – Evelyn

Oct 25 George and Desiree Loyie,
Lake Babine Nation
Week 9 Guest Lecturer – Jolene
Nov 1 Prince, Nak’azdli
Whut’en
Week 10 Guest Lecturer – Forgotten Warriors film
Nov 8 Clayton Gauthier,
Video on Tommy Prince & Frances Pegahmagabow
Cree & Dakelh
artist
Week 11 Seasonal round and Sophie Thomas video
Nov 15 traditional life
Lahal
Week 12 Yinka Dene Bahlats system Assignment #4
Nov 22

Week 13 Indigenous art and material

Nov 29 culture

Week 14 Oral traditions Smoke Signals – video clip https://www.youtube.com/

Dec 6 watch?v=kBEhz8vw2AM
Megan
Bertasson Acimowin: to tell a story
https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsioOa4nlk

Thomas King, The Truth about stories (CBC Massey

Lecture)

Week 15 EXAM WEEK

Dec 13