Indigenous Studies

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A minor in Indigenous Studies is available to undergraduate students in all three faculties. This minor offers students flexibility in their choice of disciplinary areas of study while promoting a broad interdisciplinary understanding of Aboriginal / Indigenous topics.

The Indigenous Studies minor has an evolving curriculum, dependent on course offerings in departments and programs.  Since the development of new courses and changes to existing courses is an ongoing process, students interested in Indigenous Studies should consider this list as a guide and consult with the contact person and the BA Advising Centre about their specific program.

Minor in Indigenous Studies

As in interdisciplinary minor, students are required to earn 24 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.00 in Indigenous relevant courses with no more than 12 credit hours from any one discipline or interdisciplinary area and no more than 12 credit hours at the 1000 level.

Applicable courses are posted through the Faculty of Arts web site at http://www.smu.ca/academics/arts-minor-in-indigenous-studies.html.  For students pursuing this minor courses are approved by the Program Coordinator through the BA Advising Centre.

The courses below form a partial list of approved courses for the Indigenous Studies Minor. Other courses may be eligible for credit – please consult the BA Advising Centre.  Please note that not all courses below are offered every year, and some courses may have prerequisites.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Anthropology
ANTH 2273	Who Owns the Past?	3
ANTH 2311	Ethnology: Melanesia	3
ANTH 2316	Indigenous Peoples of Canada	3
ANTH 3371		3
ANTH 3379	The Archaeology of Acadia	3
ANTH/LING 3396	Language Use and Issues in Canada	3
Atlantic Canada Studies
ACST 1207	Mi’kmaw Language – Introductory I	3
ACST 1208	Mi’kmaw Language – Introductory II	3
ACST/HIST 2341	Atlantic Provinces History, to Confederation	3
ACST 3345	First Nations of the Atlantic Region	3
ACST 4543	Indigenous Peoples in Atlantic Canada: Contemporary Issues	3
English
ENGL 2461	Mi’kmaq Storytelling and Literature	3
ENGL 3521	North American Indigenous Literature: United States	3
ENGL 3522	North American Indigenous Literature: Canada	3
ENGL 4465	Indigenous Literature Seminar	3
ENGL 4466	Representations of Indigenous Womanhood	3
History
HIST 2341	Atlantic Provinces History, to Confederation	3
HIST 3475	Indigenous and Settler Histories	3
Religious Studies
RELS 3354	Indigenous Peoples, Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice	3
Social Justice & Community Studies
SJCS 3220	Race, Racism & Colonialism	3
SJCS 4570	Indigenous-Settler Relations	3