Documentation:Aboriginal Leadership/Indigenous Courses

Indigenous Leadership.pdf

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YEAR ONE: SEMESTER 1

Pre-Program Orientation (Mandatory) (Course Credit) 1.5 days Monday evening and Saturday

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.

YEAR ONE: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2

BILS 1000/1001	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
BILS 1100/1101	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.

YEAR TWO: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2

BILS 2000/2001	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
BILS 2100/2101	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.

YEAR THREE: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2

BILS 3000/3001

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.

BILS 3100/3101

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

YEAR FOUR: SEMESTERS 1 AND 2

BILS 4000/4001	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.
BILS 4100/4101	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.