Academic Calendar 2021-22 
    
    Oct 07, 2024  
Academic Calendar 2021-22 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IST 243 - Comparative Indigenous Rights


Credits: 3 Total Hours: 45
Students will examine historical and contemporary practices and perspectives concerning Indigenous peoples’ rights in Canada, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Students will engage with foundational concepts of Indigenous rights as well as identify and analyze commonalities and differences between these international contexts. Indigenous movements toward self-determination and selfgovernment will be explored by students through a range of rights issues. These include the role of domestic and international law, land title and jurisdiction, treaties and social policy such as education and child welfare. 

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