This is a very interesting and informative course that was thorough and well presented. It touched on a wide variety of areas regarding the Indigenous people of Canada. The reading material before answering the questions was excellent. Much better than another course that I have taken. A couple of questions on two quizzes were ambiguous, but that would be the only aspect that was negative.

This course had excellent content. I am baffled and outraged at how Indigenous people have been treated in the past and continue to be treated, and that the majority of Canadians (myself included) are not educated on this history. My only complaint is that the course notes do not always match the spoken dialogue in the videos (ex: Rebecca Belmore's "Trace" was called "Fringe" in the notes).

I really enjoyed the content of this course and learned a lot! The assessments did make my learning experience a bit more challenging. I found that the multiple-choice questions tended to be a bit confusing, ambiguous, poorly worded, or too memorization-based (as opposed to deeply testing knowledge). If possible, I think it would be very helpful to students for the quizzes to be reviewed.

Extremely informative, insightful, and equally shocking. There are so many dimensions to the history of the Indigenous, Inuit and Metis. We all need to educate ourselves and this course is very good start. There needs to be much discussion around this topic in our high schools, post secondary education institutions and in our living rooms. Hearing the story first hand was very moving.

This course is insightful, and a reset to the way history is taught in Canadian schools. It has changed my perspective, and highlighted how much more is to be learned about who they are, and what they have been up against to retain their right to their sovereignty. Thank you for sharing your stories as to what Indigenous people have endured . May we all move forward in peace and love.

a great course, fabulous information and thoughtful forms of presentation The art mural was a brilliant way to capture the diversity of issues and their import to Indigenous peoples and Canadians. I would recommend the insertion of additional or supplementary readings, if possible, to broaden the scope of what the course addresses. But overall the quality was superb and well delivered.

The course was really well presented, very informative. There were parts where the pop quiz in the middle of the course popped up before the information was shared. Other than that the course was great. I learnt the number of Indigenous people is in Canada vast and diverse, and how the Canadian government has to do a better job in consultation and inclusion of our First Nation People.

I found the assessments were not well written at all. There were many negatively worded questions which test how well students can read the questions; they don't test knowledge.

The presentation of the material was good.

I'd suggest adding in visuals in the last lesson when you are talking about art. That way we can tie names of the artists to their art instead of just a list of names.

I found this course to be very informative however the testing often doesn't relate to the lessons. I felt I had learned and understood the material, the wording in the questions made me feel like I didn't absorb anything.

I would love to learn more and I hope more courses can be made available in time.

Thank you very much for putting this together and I hope it brings more awareness.

I enjoyed the course quite a bit. As a history buff the fur trade portion was very informative. It's important to confront our failures to honour commitments made in treaties and failures to negotiate treaties. It's doubly important to work toward resolving outstanding issues on reserve and in treaties. For many Canadians that work starts with information in courses such as this.

I really enjoyed this course. However, I feel that it was difficult to follow along and concentrate with multiple dates and organizations were named. Also, I found that in some areas, the information randomly skipped back and forth. I think some of the information could be re-arranged to prevent back and forth skipping and a more detailed learning. But otherwise I enjoyed this!

I think this course was put together in a very interesting way. I found I was learning some new concepts along the way. Old information, previously learned, was strengthened. I enjoyed being able to read as I listened to the lessons. thanks for putting together such a great program. I will take these new and deepened learnings with me in my teaching to elementary children.

I enjoyed the Indigenous Canada course. I highly recommend it. It should be thought in all the schools across Canada. Our history books when I went to school did not cover indigenous people.

thank you for offering this course. I struggled on one module test...? I do not do well on multiple choices so this was a challenge for me.

be well blessings

Louise Farr

Keswick Ridge NB

Informative and timely. Imagine how much better a viewpoint I had to bring to the recent news about "modest livelihood" activities in the east coast fishing industry last month! I loved the art interpretation features at the end of each module. (But I'm not a great fan of multiple choice quizzes as a way to "prove learning" in social science and cultural courses. meh ... ;-)

I really appreciate the content and that so many people are taking this course as a "primer". It will make it much easier to discuss reconciliation, reparations and what future we want in Canada when more of us have a shared understanding. More visuals would enhance the course, especially when speaking of indigenous art. Also, I loved Leah Dorion's explanations of her work!

This course was a very good way for me to review, update and challenge my own knowledge and understanding of Indigenous history in Canada. The format was very accessible. I especially benefitted from the later modules that focused on the more recent time period that highlighted what the very diverse Indigeous groups of Canada have evolved, linking the past to the present.

I am grateful that I heard about this course (thank you Eugene Levy) and that it was offered without cost. I think it is so important to learn about Canada from the Indigenous perspective and how colonialism still impacts all of our lives. I would love to learn more about the road to reconciliation and how we can all live together in harmony like the original wampum belt.

as a Caucasian male in his late 40' s it was humbling to learn and experience First Nations history, struggles and culture. Although I have been raised to respect all people regardless of race, creed, sex and culture , this course has given me insight and knowledge on how to better interact and accept First Nations culture and their past and future contributions to Canada

This course was informative, well thought out and I learned so much, I appreciated all the extra material that I can take to read more of and further my knowledge and help to be an ally to the indigenous community by spreading the knowledge I have learned. There was many things I was unaware of.

I appreciate this course, and hope there will be more like this in the future.

I wish that this was a mandatory course for all Canadians. There is so much detailed information that I was unaware of and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to learn. Thank you for making this course available and low cost/free. I appreciate the hard work that was put into these materials, I will definitely be recommending this course to my friends and family.

Very informative course that I am pleased to have been offered free. I learned A LOT! Format was good. Very happy that you included notes to review during each lecture prior to test. I am 67 yrs and don’t know school curriculums today but should be part of every Canadian child’s learning. Thank you.

4 stars because some very big issues compressed

Some of the language used in the exams were difficult for someone with a learning disability. There were a couple of Modules that messed me up on the exams because I didn't know what the question was asking. Some of the questions I had to google definitions as they were in the material from the module. I really enjoyed Module 9. The information was new and interesting.

I learned so so much and really appreciated the many perspectives and first-hand stories presented. I found it difficult to reckon with the complete absence of Black people and Black stories, especially as we considered topics of racialization and politicization. It feels like an incomplete telling to ignore afro-indigenous folks and their stories and contributions.

i loved the course! I would have enjoyed seeing more examples of the art discussed in the 12th module, but I will follow up for interest sake on my own. My only complaint is some of the wording on quizzes was confusing. I am a Metis descendant and feel I have scratched the surface and now want to learn more about my ancestory. Thank you for offering this course!

Good place to start with an understanding of Indigenous in Canada. There is more to know to address current concerns around racism, culture, and why Indigenous need better living conditions, and access to their own lands and resources to living in the city. An explanation for non-Indigenous to know how monies are distributed to bands\reserves needs to be included.