Indigenous Women's History

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course examines Métis, Inuit and First Nations women's history in Canada. The course covers a variety of themes, including Indigenous women's health, labour and education history; histories of sexual, legal, and social regulation of Indigenous women; and formal, informal, local and national women's organizations. Students also engage in historical interpretation of a variety of different kinds of historical evidence and consider the creative work of Indigenous women in diverse cultural fields including art, film, music and literature. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3523, IS-3523, or WGS-3523