Indigenous Leadership.pdf
YEAR ONE: SEMESTER 1
| Pre-Program Orientation
(Mandatory) (Course Credit)
1.5 days Monday evening and Saturday
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Monday:
- Overview of the program and program courses;
- Meet the teaching facilitators and peers; and,
- Peer introductions and background.
Saturday:
- Program course details;
- The teaching/learning culture and environment;
- Elder stories regarding leadership in Indigenous communities;
- Introduction to the online environment: student social area; and,
- Develop peer support among students.
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YEAR ONE: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2
| BILS 1000/1001
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Indigenous Leadership – Values and World Views
- World View: Indigenous ways of life, identifying and respecting difference and sameness;
- Indigenous – international, national and local perspectives;
- Cultures;
- Historical perspective;
- Values;
- Traditional and contemporary oral stories;
- Spirituality: medicine, ceremonies and protocol; and,
- Indigenous languages
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| BILS 1100/1101
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Indigenous Leadership – Self-Governance
- Community governments and structures: Metis, Friendship Centres and Societies;
- Traditional Indigenous government;
- Indigenous self-governance;
- Indigenous women in leadership;
- Wellness plans;
- Indigenous culinary arts; and,
- Social and educational issues.
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YEAR TWO: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2
| BILS 2000/2001
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Indigenous Leadership: Self-Governance and Independence
- Colonization and decolonization;
- Stewardship of resources;
- Band/Community organization;
- CEO of Indigenous community;
- Land management;
- Contemporary issues in self-governance;
- Negotiation with governments and corporations;
- Conflict resolution;
- Technology: searching for online information; and
- Research methods: interviewing
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| BILS
2100/2101
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Indigenous Leadership: Field Experience I
- Future Planning: foreseeing needs and opportunities;
- Data management and analysis; and
- Field Experience: Students will work directly with leaders in the community or implement a project within a community. This is an immersion based course component. Students would visit the community or implement their project one day per week for 10 weeks of the course.
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YEAR THREE: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2
| BILS
3000/3001
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Indigenous Leadership: Envisioning Self-Governance
- Community planning;
- Community vision and building a vision;
- Human resource issues;
- Opportunity for growth and change in Indigenous communities;
- Coordination of programs and events; and,
- Community engagement.
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| BILS
3100/3101
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Indigenous Leadership: Decolonization and Asserting Indigenous World Views
- Provincial and federal governments: history and policy;
- European influence and post-contact issues;
- What is the impact of federal and provincial governments on Indigenous communities;
- What is the global (federal and provincial) and local (Indigenous community) structures;
- Structures: global and local difference and sameness
- How do the federal, provincial and Indigenous communities work together? ;
- Structure planning;
- Agents of change: education, social and economic; and,
- Strategic planning
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YEAR FOUR: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2
| BILS 4000/4001
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Indigenous Leadership: Advancing and Implementing Self-Government
- Youth and leadership;
- Program development;
- Implementing a vision: applied strategic analysis, administration of programs and services, implementing programs and services;
- Proposal writing;
- Business writing;
- Philosophy;
- Develop a proposal for Field Experience II opportunities; and
- Apply for Field Experience II.
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| BILS 4100/4101
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Indigenous Leadership: Field Experience II
Field Work:
- Implementing a vision in the community
Post-Program Reflection: 2 days
- Student reflection on field experience;
- Student presentation regarding field experience outcomes; and
- Celebrate student accomplishments.
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