Indigenous Peoples as Collaborators
Description
This course introduces students to principles for collaborating well with Indigenous communities. Course content provides learners with tools to ethically conduct community-based research with Indigenous communities by gaining deeper awareness of the historical context and becoming familiar with current guidelines and standards. Students will gain appreciation for the importance of data sovereignty, co-design, structural barriers and dialogue-based approaches to engagement. The course highlights leading Indigenous scientists and successful case studies to provide real life examples and expose students to the exciting work being done in Indigenous technoscience.
Instructors
Course Certification
Microcredential Details
Course Cost
$349 + GST (per course)
Delivery Format
Online, self-directed (asynchronous)
Record of Completion
Printable certificate; non-credit transcript; digital badge
Next Offering
April 3 - June 27
Level
Beginner
Completion Requirements
10 hours
Textbooks
All material is available online and no textbooks are required.
Transferable Course Credit
TBD
Learning Outcomes
- Gain introductory knowledge about how research has been conducted with Indigenous peoples in ways that have been harmful and describe community-based participatory research.
- Understand the principles of Indigenous data sovereignty, DNA on loan, and consider how this contributes to Indigenous governance being strengthened.
- Compare Indigenous research guidelines and policy enforcement in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
- Describe principles of Indigenous sovereignty in research by learning from a case study in co-design.
- Understand how Indigenous and scientific knowledges are both situated and drawn upon to solve challenges.
- Describe principles of Indigenous navigation, transindigeneity and movement that enable respectful and strategic relationships with place and peoples.
- Learn how to collaborate with local Indigenous peoples by undertaking intercultural practices that are needed when working on Indigenous lands, gaining awareness of structural barriers, and identifying how dialogue-based approaches can be used to decentralize power.
Course / Module Outline
- Research Ethics
- Data Sovereignty
- Governance Through Sustainable Technology Development
- Indigenous Navigation
Contact Us
Email nsonline@ualberta.ca with any questions.