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Indigenous Studies
ufv.ca/indigenous-studiesIndigenous Studies major
This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| HALQ 101 | Halq'eméylem Language I | 3 |
| HALQ 102 | Halq'eméylem Language II | 3 |
| IPK 102 | Introduction to Indigenous Peoples Knowledges | 3 |
IPK 202 |
Introduction to Indigenous Resurgence | 3 |
| IPK 275 | Indigenous Education: Contemporary Issues and Policies (formerly FNST 275) | 3 |
| or IPK 277 | Indigenous Art: Stories and Protocols | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| HIST 103 | Stó:lō History | |
| IPK 105 | Introduction to Stó:lō People and Communities (formerly FNST 101) | |
| IPK 106 | Stó:lō Ways of Healing and Helping (formerly FNST 102) | |
| IPK 205 | Stó:lō Social and Governing Structures (formerly FNST 202) | |
| IPK 206 | Stó:lō and Salish Communications and Worldview (formerly FNST 201) | |
Upper-level requirements: 30–32 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| IPK 302 | Colonial Trauma, Residential Schools, and Resilience | 3 |
| IPK 331/ POSC 336 | History of Indigenous Leadership | 4 |
| IPK 332 | Indigenous Governance and Leadership | 3 |
| IPK 344 | Research in Action: Indigenous Meaning Making (formerly also offered as ANTH 344/SOC 344) | 3 |
| IPK 386 | Braiding Indigenous Knowledges, Practices, and Worldviews | 3 |
| IPK 403 | Indigenous Studies Capstone | 3 |
| 12-14 credits selected from: | 12-14 | |
| ADED 365 | Adult Education in Canada: Indigenous Peoples | |
| ANTH 387/ SOC 387 | Aboriginal Peoples of Canada | |
| ANTH 388/ SOC 388 | Global Indigeneity (formerly also offered as LAS 388) | |
| HALQ 301 | Advanced Upriver Halq’eméylem I | |
| HALQ 302 | Advanced Upriver Halq’eméylem II: Introduction to Storytelling | |
| HIST 327 | Settler-Indigenous Relations in New Zealand and Canada | |
| HIST 458/ LAS 458 | History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America | |
| IPK 401 | Indigenous Worldviews and Spirituality | |
| IPK 402 | Indigenous Studies Field Work Practicum | |
| IPK 404 | Directed Studies in Indigenous Studies | |
| IPK 477/ BIO 477 | Traditional Ecological Knowledges | |
Indigenous Studies minor
This section specifies the Indigenous Studies minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements.
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| HALQ 101 | Halq'eméylem Language I | 3 |
| IPK 102 | Introduction to Indigenous Peoples Knowledges | 3 |
| IPK 206 | Stó:lō and Salish Communications and Worldview (formerly FNST 201) | 3 |
| One of: | 3 | |
| HIST 103 | Stó:lō History | |
| IPK 105 | Introduction to Stó:lō People and Communities (formerly FNST 101) | |
| IPK 106 | Stó:lō Ways of Healing and Helping (formerly FNST 102) | |
IPK 202 |
Introduction to Indigenous Resurgence | |
| IPK 205 | Stó:lō Social and Governing Structures (formerly FNST 202) | |
| IPK 275 | Indigenous Education: Contemporary Issues and Policies (formerly FNST 275) | |
| IPK 277 | Indigenous Art: Stories and Protocols | |
Upper-level requirements: 15–17 credits
15–17 credits of upper-level IPK or HALQ, with no more than 8 credits of HALQ.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.