Indigenous Justice Issues

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course in applied political theory examines various moral and political issues that are the basis for present conflicts between Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian state. Indigenous and Western philosophies provide contexts for critically examining past and present relationships and for considering how to move into more just relationships. Topics may include: treaty rights, colonization, the Indian Act, residential schools, Aboriginal rights, racism, restorative justice, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Cross-listed: PHIL-2240(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PHIL-2240.