Introduction

Aboriginal Studies Programs

Aboriginal Studies (Arts program)

Specialist program

(10 full courses or their equivalents, including at least one 400+level course)

1. ABS201Y1
2. ABS210Y1/ABS220Y1/(ABS230H1, ABS231H1)
3. ABS300Y1 and ABS301Y1
4. ABS460Y1
5. Four additional full-course equivalent from Group A (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)
6. One additional FCE from Group A or Group B below (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)
7. For numbers 5 and 6 above, 2 FCE’s must be at the 300 level.

Major program

(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+level courses)
1. ABS201Y1
2. ABS210Y1/ABS220Y1/ABS230H1 and ABS231H1
3. ABS300Y1 and ABS301Y1
4. Two additional full-course equivalents from ABS, JFP, or JAG designators (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)
5. One additional full-course equivalent from Group A or one full-course equivalent from Group B below (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)
6. Of the courses chosen, at least 2 FCE must be at the 300+ level and .5 FCE at the 400 level.

Minor program

(4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one full-course equivalent at the 300+-level)

1. ABS201Y1
2. ABS300Y1/ABS301Y1
3. One additional full-course equivalent ABS, JFP, or JAG (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)
4. One additional full-course equivalent from Group A below (note: some of these courses have prerequisites)

Group A:
ABS205Y1 Aboriginal Spirituality
ABS210Y1 Introduction to the Ojibwe Language
ABS220Y1 Introduction to an Iroquoian Language
ABS230H1 Introduction to Inuktitut
ABS231H1 Elementary Inuktitut
ABS250H1 Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
ABS302H1 Aboriginal People in the Mass Media
ABS310Y1 Ojibwe Language II
ABS323Y1 Intermediate Iroquoian Language
ABS320Y1/ABS321H1 Aboriginal Visual Expression: Technical and
Theoretical Aspects
ABS330Y1/ABS331H1 Aboriginal Music: Technical and Theoretical
Aspects
ABS341H1 Indigenous Theatre
ABS350Y1 Aboriginal Health Systems
ABS351Y1 Aboriginal Legends and Teaching
ABS352H1 The Indian Act
ABS353H1 Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Politics and Law 1
ABS354H1 Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Politics and Law 2
ABS402H1 Traditional Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
ABS403H1 Aboriginal People in Urban Areas
ABS405Y1 Indigenous Thought and Expression: Creative Non-fiction
ABS460Y1 Methodology in Aboriginal Studies
ABS495Y1 Independent Research
ABS496H1 Independent Research
ABS497H1 Independent Research
ABS498Y1 Independent Research
ANT315H1 Arctic Archaeology
ANT365H1 Native America and the State
ANT353H1 Anthropology of Indigeneity
ANT463H1 Native Rights, Canadian Law
ENG254Y1 Indigenous Literatures of North America
ENG355H1 Indigenous Women’s Literature
HIS369Y1 The Aboriginal Peoples of the Great Lakes
HIS472H1 Topics in Canadian Aboriginal/Non- Aboriginal Relations
HIS493H1 Cultural Encounters in Early Canada
JAG321H1 Aboriginal People and Environmental Issues in Canada
JFP450H1 First Nations Issues in Health and Healing (offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy)
LIN458H1 Revitalizing Languages

Group B:
ANT200Y1 Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
ANT204H1 Social and Cultural Anthropology
ANT319Y1 Archaeology of North America
ANT311Y1 Archaeological Fieldwork
ANT348H1 Anthropology of Health
ANT367Y1 Indigenous Spirituality
ANT410H1 Hunter-Gatherers Past and Present
ANT454H1 The Anthropology of Music
FOR200H1 Conservation of Canada’s Forests
HIS106Y1 Natives, Settlers, and Conquistadors: Colonizing the Americas, 1492-1776
HIS294Y1 Caribbean History and Culture
HIS358H1 How the West was Colonized
HIS384H1 Colonial Canada: The East
HIS402Y1 Indigenous Colonial Cultures in the Spanish and Portuguese Americas
HIS468H1 Atlantic Canada
INI327Y1 Screening Race (pre-requisite required)
LIN351H1 Sociolinguistic Patterns in Language
NEW224Y1 Caribbean Thought I
NEW240Y1 Introduction to Equity Studies
NEW324Y1 Caribbean Thought I

A student who wishes to complete their program in four years should take at least two courses in Aboriginal Studies each year for the first two years, for example, ABS201Y1 and ABS210Y1/ABS220Y1/ ABS230H1 and ABS231H1 the first year; ABS300Y1 and another 300 level course from ABS, or JAG the second year; ABS301Y1 and another 300 level course from ABS, or JAG the third year; and a four hundred level ABS or JFP course; or one 400 level half course and one 300 level course in their final year.

Faculty of Arts & Science Language Citation

Aboriginal Studies participates in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Language Citation Initiative for Ojibwe or Oneida. The study of Ojibwe or Oneida is a demanding and intellectually rewarding educational experience. Successful study of this language demonstrates intelligence, discipline, analytical sophistication, and an excellent memory. The study of any language provides invaluable insights into the varieties of human culture and expression.

In each language the Language Citation recognizes a significant level of achievement in language study with a high level of academic success. The Citation in Ojibwe or Oneida is available to students who complete ABS210Y1 or ABS220Y1 and earn a grade of at least B- in ABS310Y1 or ABS232Y1 and ABS301Y1.

Students should note that the Language Citation is not equivalent to an academic program and that enrolment in a program is not necessary in order to earn the recognition bestowed by the Citation.