This course will examine the subsistence organization, social organization and cosmology of both the Cree and Dene. We will further examine the history of the Indigenous-European encounter and the impact of colonialism on contemporary political and land rights struggles. While we will consider the region as a whole, we will specifically focus on the James Bay Cree and Rock Cree of Northern Manitoba, and secondly on the Saysi Dene, north of the Churchill River. This course may include a field trip component [3 credits]
This course will examine the subsistence organization, social organization and cosmology of both the Cree and Dene. We will further examine the history of the Indigenous-European encounter and the impact of colonialism on contemporary political and land rights struggles. While we will consider the region as a whole, we will specifically focus on the James Bay Cree and Rock Cree of Northern Manitoba, and secondly on the Saysi Dene, north of the Churchill River. This course may include a field trip component [3 credits]
