Virtual Canadian Studies Online Seminar
October 24, 2011 - February 20, 2012
Native Studies: First Nations, Eskimo, and Inuit of North-Eastern Canada
The aim of this course is to give an overview of the First Nations, Eskimo, and Inuit Nations of North-Eastern Canada (Labrador, Québec, Ontario, and Manitoba) - their culture, their present activities for survival and revival, and their relationship with Canadian and Provincial Governments.
Based on the Handbook of North American Indians (Vol. 5: Arctic / Vol. 6: Subarctic / Vol. 4: History of Indian-White Relations / Vol. 3: Environment, Origin, and Population) the following Nations with their tribal subgroups will be discussed: Labrador Coast Eskimo, Inuit of Quebec, Montagnais, Naskapi, Cree, Attikamek, Ojibwa, Chipewayan, Salteaux.
Further topics of the course are:
• Canadian, French and British Indian Policy (incl. Indian Treaties, Indian Act, Jay Treaty)
• Fur Trade, Hudson Bay Company
• Roman Catholic Mission in New France
• Survival and Revival (e.g. residential schools, Indian gaming)
Registration Deadline: October 17 2011
Course begins on: October 24, 2011
Renate Bartl, MA, Munich (bartl@american-indian-workshop.org)
Registration Information
Information and Registration: GKS VCS
May 2 - August 1, 2011
Native Studies: First Nations of Eastern Canada [course closed]
The aim of this course is to give an overview of the First Nations of Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, and Ontario) - their culture, their present activities for survival and revival, and their relationship with the Canadian and Provincial Governments.
Based on the Handbook of North American Indians (Vol. 15: Northeast/vol. 4: History of Indian-White Relations) the following Nations with their tribal subgroups will be discussed: Beothuk, Micmac, Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, Western Abenaki, Iroquois, Huron, Khionontateronon, Chippewa-Ojibwa, Ottawa, Nipissing, and Algonquin.
Further topics of the course are:
• Canadian, French and British Indian Policy (e.g. Indian Act, Jay Treaty)
• Survival and Revival (e.g. residential schools, Indian gaming)
• Native languages
Registration Deadline: May 2, 2011
Course begins on: May 9, 2011
Renate Bartl, MA, Munich (bartl@american-indian-workshop.org)
Registration Information
Information and Registration: GKS VCS
October 18, 2010 - February 14, 2011
Native Studies: The Northwest Coast [course closed]
The aim of this course is to give an overview on the First Nations of the Northwest Coast (British Columbia) - their culture and present activities for survival and revival. Moreover the relationship of the Northwest Coast First Nations with Canada and British Columbia will be analyzed.
The following Nations with their tribal subgroups will be discussed: Salish, Nootkans, Kwakiutl, Oowekeeno, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Haishais, Haisla, Haida, Tsimshian, Gitskan, Nishga, and Tlingit.
Further topics of the course are:
• Mythology and Religion (incl. Indian Shaker Church Movement)
• Survival and Revival (e.g. residential schools)
• Art
• Tourism
• Indian gaming
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