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VCS eLearing Course: Native Studies: First Nations of Canada – Plateau (15.4.2015.)

By mmarsic in Obavijesti za naslovnicu on 14/04/2015.

Virtual Canadian Studies eLearing Course
Native Studies: First Nations of Canada – Plateau

www.kanada-studien.org/angebote-fur-studierende/virtual-canadian-studies/
Registration fee: 50 Euro (participants outside the Euro Zone: 60 Euro)
Registration by email: metzanne@uni-trier.de
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2014

This course is designed for students, Ph.D. candidates, school and university teachers, who need an additional qualification in Canadian Aboriginal Studies.
The aim of this course is to give an overview on the Native population of the Canadian Plateau Region (British Columbia) – their culture and present activities for survival and revival.
The following First Nations will be discuss:

Ktunaxa / Kootenai
Nlaka’pamux / Thompson
Scw’exmx / Spaxomin / Nicola
Secwepemc / Shuswap
Sinixt / Lakes
St’at’imc / Lillooet
Syilx / Northern Okanagan

The topics of the course are:

Culture & History of Plateau First Nations
Canadian Aboriginal Policy
Plateau Aboriginal Ecology & Economy
Plateau Aboriginal Mythology and Religion

All reading material will be provided online for download. The reading material will be discussed in biweekly online chat sessions in ILIAS (ILIAS eLearning platform will be accessible for all registered participants).
Tutor: Renate Bartl, MA, Munich/Germany (bartl@american-indian-workshop.org)
Registration Deadline:   April 15, 2014
Course begins on:       April 19, 2015 / 09 – 11 a.m. CEST (s.t.)
Online Chat Sessions:     Sundays, 09 – 11 a.m. CEST (s.t.)
(2015: 19.04. / 03.05. / 17.05. / 31.05. / 14.06. / 28.06. / 12.07.)