Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Business

3 cr · Undergraduate

(Lab required) This course will provide business students with the foundational knowledge necessary to develop and maintain positive business relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. An overview of the emerging and rapidly growing Indigenous economy in Canada will be examined. Students will learn about the past, present, and future aspects of Indigenous peoples and settler society, and how these shape Indigenous business and economic development. The course will encompass treaty-making relationships, assimilation attempts, reconciliation, and a future-oriented state of a reconciled Canada. Economic and social contributions of Indigenous businesses will also be discussed. Course is restricted to students in Year 2 and above.