The Master of Indigenous Education degree aims to:

• prepare students as leaders in pedagogical practice in Indigenous Education;
• provide students with the required skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to become effective Indigenous educators;
• prepare students to conduct research with Indigenous peoples;
• provide students with opportunities to learn, to understand, and to experience different forms and systems of Indigenous knowledge; and
• equip students with the competencies and abilities to integrate Indigenous knowledge into school curricula.

Sample Courses

ED 817 Research Methods with Indigenous Peoples (3)

This course, through readings and discussion, will examine issues and research methods particular to research with Indigenous peoples including ethical considerations and protocols. Students will examine the developing paradigm in Indigenous research and explore research methodologies proposed by Indigenous researchers.

EFDN 804 Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in to School Curricula and Educational Practices (3)

Through readings, interaction with cultural experts, and discussion students will examine oral and written forms of Indigenous knowledge. Students will apply learnings of Indigenous knowledge systems to the integration of Aboriginal content and perspectives into school curricula and educational practice.

Co-requisite: EFDN 805.

EFDN 805 Indigenous Epistemology: Traditional Knowledge Systems (3)

This course takes place in a cultural camp setting where students will interact with Elders and cultural experts to explore different forms and systems of Indigenous knowledge. Students will practice Indigenous ways of being, learning, and teaching, and compare their learning with the research.

Co-requisite: EFDN 804

EC&I 821 The Impacts of Cultural Concepts on the Design of Aboriginal Education Programs (3)

This course will explore perspectives of various Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Topics will include traditional gender relations, spiritual interpretation, Aboriginal science and the impact of colonialism. The cultural concepts deducted from the discussions of the topics and from Aboriginal curricula will be explored as the basis for Aboriginal education programs.

EC&I 823 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Effective Teaching Practice for Aboriginal students (3)

This course examines culturally relevant pedagogy for Aboriginal students in relation to theories of decolonization.  Participants engage in activities and discussions of readings to analyze effective teaching practices and to reflect on their own professional beliefs and actions to advance the theory and practice of Aboriginal education.