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S.92-45

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Office of the Vice-President, Academic

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate ?

From: ?

J. M. Munro

Chair, Senate Committee

on Academic Planning

Subject: ?

Minor in First Nations Studies ?

Date ?

June 11, 1992

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and the Senate

Committee on Academic Planning (SCAP 92 - 22) gives rise to the following motion:

Motion: ?

"That Senate a

pvrove and recommend approval to the Board of Governors, as set

forth in S. 92-45 , the proposed Minor in First Nations Studies, including

New courses ?

FNST 101 -3

The Cultures, Languages and Origins

of Canada's First Peoples

FNST 201 -3

Canadian Aboriginal Peoples's

Perspectives on History

FNST 301 -3

Issues in Applied FirstNations Studies

Research

FNST

401

-3

Aboriginal Rights and Government

Relations

FNST 402 - 3

The Discourse of Native Peoples"

Note: SCUS, acting under delegated authority and subject to Senate and the Board of Governors

approval of the overall proposal, waived the usual waiting period to allow FNST 101 to be first

offered in 92-3 and FNST 201 to be first offered in 93 - I at the Kamloops site only-

June, 1992

PROPOSAL FOR A MINOR IN

FIRST NATIONS STUDIES

Background

In mid-1991, the Vice President (Academic) struck the SFU Committee on

First Nations* Programming, consisting of SFU faculty members and Native

leaders, educators and students, assigned to make a set of recommendations

regardin g

the direction of SFU's future involvement in Native education.

One of the specific mandates of the Committee was to explore options, and

make recommendations, regarding Native education at the SF0 main

campus.

(1) ?

At a relatively early stage in the Committee's work, it was decided that

a proposal for a Minor program was the preferred direction to take. A

Certificate was viewed as too uncoordinated; also one member of the

Committee on the SF0 side, Prof. John Richards (Business Administration),

had recently done some research regarding Native education at other

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universities (largely in the Prairies), and found that Native students were

desirous of programs leading to degrees rather than certificates or diplomas. A

Major program was felt to be too ambitious at this time, given SFU's lack of

involvement with Native education on campus. A Minor program was

preferred as a "stage setting" program, and one which would allow students

to combine work with their chosen Majors.

(2)

It was also decided that the program be made available and receptive to

non-Native students as well, as there is a lack of knowledge of aboriginal

issues and viewpoints among non-Natives. Also, a Minor in First Nations

studies has a "natural fit" with many Major disciplinary areas such as

archaeology, anthropology, sociology, history, political science, geography,

linguistics, etc.

(3)

It was decided that the proposed Minor be made available both at the

SF0 main campus and at the SFU/SCES program in Kamloops, (where there

are 92 (91-3) Native students enrolled and in extension programs. To

disenfranchise these students from pursuing the proposed Minor in First

Nations Studies was unacceptable to the Committee.

* Throughout this document, the terms "First Nations", "Native", and

"aboriginal" are used synonymously.

With regard to student demand on-campus, the Committee is working on

more uncertain terrain. We do not know how many Native students attend

on-campus or the pro

rams /courses they enrol in; unlike many other

universities, SFU did not collect this information until this year (on

Admission Forms). We do know that courses with Native content offered on-

campus by a number of different departments enrol very well, indicating that

both Native and non-Native students are interested in pursuing studies

related to First Nations peoples.

A draft version of the Minor was circulated at a consultative meeting, hosted

by the SPU Committee on First Nations Programming, in Kamloops on 1

November, 1991. Approximately 30 Native educators, leaders, and students

from throughout the province attended this consultative meeting to assist

the SFU Committee with its tasks. The proposed Minor was viewed very

positively by the ad hoc Native advisors, and was approved in a formal

motion. Input from the Native consultants included a). changing "Native

Studies" to "First Nations Studies", and b) informing us of the need for the

Minor program to be housed "on its own", and not subsumed into a larger,

existing unit on campus.

Another version was circulated to a large number of SF1.3 faculty on 5

December, 1991, and feedback has been incorporated here. (See Attachment A

- letters of support)

SFU's Background in Native Education:

After two attempts to deliver courses to Native communities (Bella Coola

and Klemtu), we are now completing the fourth year of a highly successful

program of partnership with the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society

(Shuswap) in Kamloops. (See Annual Reports for the first three years,

available through Continuing Studies or the S.A. Department.) SFU's Faculty

of Education has a long record of success in Native teacher education (1973-8,

Mount Currie; 1977-81, Spallumcheen, 1981-85, Prince Rupert; 1986-90, Alert

Bay). In'addition, the Northern Justice Society (housed in the School of

Criminology) has offered noncredit courses in Native-oriented topics.

However, SFU has never attempted any curricular moves to include First

Nations Studies on campus. Although the SFU/SCES model of course

delivery, and the on-site delivery of teacher education have been successful,

there is also the need to offer an on-campus program, given that a substantial

proportion of Native people lives in the Lower Mainland and that such a

program is of interest to non-Native students as well. A research report, done

in the second year of the SFU/SCES program by then-S.A. graduate student

Ron McGivern (funded jointly by President Saywell and Dr. Steve Duguid,

then of Continuing Studies), investigating models of Native education and

including a number of site visits to universities in western Canada, revealed

that SFU is far behind other universities in on-campus curriculum and

programs dealing with Native Studies.

The following table provides some comparative data:

Table: Students and Enrolments in Native Studies Programs

(1991-92)

MAJORS

MINORS

ENROLMENTS

University of Lethbridge

(Native Studies Dept.)

telecourse,

280 enrolments)

University of Alberta

(affiliated with U of

declared)

Regina)

Thus, the proposal for a Minor in First Nations Studies is really a "catch-up

step for S.F.U.

Implementati

At the consultative meeting, it was made very clear, by people who know far

more about Native education than we, that a First Nations programs must

exist as an autonomous unit*. The McGivern Report also states that the most

successful First Nations programs in other universities have an independent

status. The SF0 side of the Committee senses that this has to do, at least in

part, with the symbolism of autonomy (vs. colonization and

marginalization). Be that as it may, we cannot ignore the powerful message

and data, and propose that the Minor Program in First Nations Studies be

housed as a separate unit on the main campus, headed by one of the proposed

new CFL positions (see Resources). Although some courses may, from time to

time, be offered at the Harbour Centre, we feel it appropriate that the program

itself be housed at the Burnaby campus.

The program would be guided by a Steering Committee of approximately 10

members, with equal representation by SFU faculty and Native

educators/ leaders, and appointed by the Vice-President Academic.

The proposed on-campus Minor needs the support and expertise of (non-

Native) current faculty members who have knowledge of Native issues - for

guidance, for creating momentum for the program, for liaison with their

home departments, to help with unforeseen difficulties, etc. The attached

letter indicates that such persons are available and willing to assist with the

Program either as Steering Committee members or as ad hoc advisors. (See

Attachment B)

Resources:

On the instructional side, there is need for two CFL positions on-

campus and one CFL position in Kamloops. Of the two on-campus positions,

one should be full-time; the other could be a joint appointment with, for

example, Linguistics, Sociology and Anthropology, History, etc. One new

faculty member on-campus will serve as the Faculty Administrator of the

program. There may also be the need for occasional sessional stipends to assist

departnents offer the optional courses in the Minor.

Other on-campus personnel include a full-time secretary /receptionist,

a full-time Program Coordinator, and a full-time Advisor-counsellor. Our

experience in Kamloops, and that of other universities, indicates that the

latter position is crucial to the success of Native students in the university

setting.

* i.e., as a unit that functions independently of any existing university department(s) and with

rights and responsibilities equivalent to, but not exceeding, those of departments, e.g.,

analagous to the Women's Studies program (prior to departmental status), and the Canadian

Studies Centre.

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On-campus space requirements are 4 offices: 2 offices for the faculty

positions; 1 office for the secretary and Program Coordinator, and 1 office for

the Advisor-counsellor (this cannot be a shared office, given confidentiality

concerns and the need for no noise interruptions and other distractions). (As

an aside, an office has already been dedicated by SFU for the First Nations

Students Society; this office is independent of the 4 required). All offices will

be equipped to university standards for their particular purposes/ functions.

Library resources:

At the Kamloops Centre, where students have full access to the

University College of the Cariboo (UCC) library, approximately $22,000 has

been allocated towards acquisitions until March 31, 1993. In addition, SCES

houses an operational resource library/ archives of primary and secondary

materials on the First Nations of the B.C. Interior; there is an on-going search

and collection of journal articles in Native Studies and Native Education;

equipment is now in place to access on-line cataloguing services.

While additional Library resources and services will be needed, the?

current resources are sufficient to start up the Minor Program in First Nations

Studies in Kamloops.

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On the SFU main campus, verbal information provided by Sharon

Thomas is that our library holds most of the required library materials.

However, they are already highly subscribed; at a minimum, and duplicate

copies will be required. In the future, the First Nations Studies Program will

also require core holdings of new materials in this fast-growing field. We

estimate that approximately $25,000 will be required initially, and that $10,000

will be required per annum to maintain adequate holdings.

NB re: Implementation and Resources

The proposal at this time (June, 1992) is that the Minor in First Nations

Studies be implemented starting 92-3 in Kamloops oiii. (The senior cohort

[approximately 30 students] in the SCES/SFU program is at such a stage in

their university career that a postponement would make it

impossible 

for

them to complete this Minor, a program that they are most desirous of

pursuing). The resources are basically in place in Kamloops save for the

conversion of a limited-term Assistant Professor position to a CFL position.

The support staff for the existing SCES/SFU program is sufficient. Especially

important in this regard is the Tutor

/Counsellor who has established ties and 

arrangements with SFU advising. The existing space in Kamloops will suffice.

Current library resources, facilitated by an arrangement between SF0 and

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UCC, are sufficient for start-up. At the present time, the V.P., Academic and-

the Dean of Arts are involved in negotiations with the Ministry of Advanced

Education, and SCES representatives with the Ministry of Indian Affairs, with

regard to special funding for the educational program in Kamloops.

The existing Steering Committee for the Certificate in Native Studies

Research can serve as the Steering Committee for the Minor, at least initially.

Implementation of the on-campus Minor is contingent upon adequate

matching of needs and resources. It is hoped that the Report of the SF0 Task

Force on First Nations Programming will facilitate the allocation of

university resources to the proposed Minor; it is also possible that special

funding from the provincial government will assist with on-campus

implementation in the long-run.

DRAFT: CALENDAR ENTRY

Minor in First Nations Studies

The minor program in First Nations Studies offers courses for students

wishing to gain expertise in the study of traditional and contemporary issues

involving the aboriginal peoples of North America and Canada in particular.

Designed for both First Nations students and non-Native students, its focus is

on the study of the traditional cultures, languages and histories of First

Nations, as well as such issues as "Indian-White" relations, the development

of federal and provincial policy towards Native peoples, aboriginal rights and

title questions, and issues of economic development and self-government as

well as gender and intergenerational issues. The objective of the minor is to

present and examine critically the above issues, taking into account the

perspectives of aboriginal peoples. In addition, it will expose students to

research methods pertinent to past, present and future issues affecting

abor.ginal peoples. In this respect, it is especially relevant for First Nations

students who wish to put knowledge of Native issues and research skills to

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practice in serving their communities and nations.

The minor program in First Nations Studies may be taken in conjunction

with any major or honors Bachelor's degree, or with a Bachelor of General

Studies degree. It is expected that First Nations Studies courses will be taught

by faculty with appointments in First Nations or joint appointments in First

Nations and other disciplines. The Minor in First Nations Studies is available

for students on the Burnaby campus, as well as students in the Secwepemc

Cultural Education Society/SFU program in Kamloops and extension

programs.

Lower Division Requirements

At least 9 semester hours of lower division courses, including the following:

FNST 101-3

The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's

First Peoples

FNST 201-3

Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on

History

and at least one course from the following:

ARCH 332-31

Special Topics in Archaeology I and II, Readings

Native Cultures of North America

ARCH 386-3

Archaeological Resource Management

ARCH 474-3

Regional Studies in Archaeology: North America-

Southwest

ARCH 476-5

Regional Studies in Archaeology: North America-

Northwest Pacific

CRIM 419-3

Native North Americans: Crime, Deviance and

Criminal Justice

I-lIST 326-3

This History of Native Peoples in Canada

LING 430-3

North American Languages

LING 431-3

Language Structures I**

ARCH 200-3

Ancient Peoples and Places*

ARCH 223-3

The Prehistory of Canada

BISC 272-3

Special Topics in Biology**

HIST 201-3

The History of Western Canada

LING 231-3

Introduction to an Amerindian Language I

LING 232-3

Introduction to an Amerindian Language II

LING 260-3

Language, Culture, and Society***

SA 286-4

Native Cultures of British Columbia

* ?

when topic is Ancient Peoples of British Columbia

* * ?

when topic is Native Ethnobotany

* * * when topic appropriate

STAT 103 (or equivalent) and SA 255-4 (or equivalent course in

research methods) are strongly recommended.

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Other courses which have First Nations content may be applied toward the

minor as an elective, subject to approval by the Steering Committee.

Upp.r Division Requirements

At least 15 semester hours of upper division courses, including the following:

At least 6 credit hours from:

FNST 301-3

Issues in Applied Native Studies Research

FNST 401-3

Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations

FNST 402-3

The Discourse of Native Peoples

and the balance of 15 credit hours selected from the following:**

LING 432-3

Language Structures

SA 386-4

Native Peoples and Public Policy

SA 387-4 ?

Canadian Native Peoples

SA 388-4 ?

Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous

Peoples

* when offered as Archaeological Field School. This combination

counts as only one course for satisfying requirements for the minor

**when topic is a Native language

***Other courses which have First Nations content may be applied

toward the minor as electives, subject to approval by the Steering

Committee.

Notes:

Certificate in Native Studies Research:

Credit accumulated in the Certificate in Native Studies Research may be

applied toward the minor in First Nations Studies.

Co-operative Education:

In conjunction with other departments in the Faculty of Arts and other

Faculties offering the Co-op Education Program, eligible students wishing to

undertake a minor in First Nations Studies may apply to participate in the

Co-op Program for work placements in Native organizations or with

employers in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

SENATE 

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(proposed) First Nations 

Unit 

Calendar      

?

Department 

Abbreviation Code 

?

Course 'Number: 

unber: 101 

?

Credit Hours: 

?

vector: 2-1-0 

Title of Course: The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples 

Calendar Description of Course: 

An introduction to the nature and goals of First Nations Studies as an academic 

discipline; survey of prehistory, traditional cultures and aboriginal languages 

of Canada's First Nations. 

Nature of Course lecture/seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): no prerequisite 

eing dropped from 

the

calendar if this course is 

What course (courses), if any, is b 

approved: 

2.

dulin 

he co 

How frequently will t 

?

?

urse be offered? Twice per 

y

ear (once in Kn1coPs once on 

?

cpusY 

Semester in which the course will first b offe 

red? 923 (Kmloops) 

Which of your present faculty would be available to rnake the proposed offering 

possible? M.B. Ignace 

3.

ectiVES of the Course 

Basic introduction to the 

interdisciplinary sdy of First Nations peoples, focussing 

on culture and language. 

4.

Budgetar 

y

and Space Requirements (for nforati0fl only) 

What additional resources will be recuirad in the following areas: 

--.-. 

Staff  

(see pages 4-5 of proposal for Minor Programme in First Nations Studies) 

Library 

Audio Visua 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

-/

Ch ir 

?

, SCUS ?      

Dean 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see 'Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5. Approvai 

/M

b

-

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Date. 

SENATE CO2iITTEE ON

•N.7y,

COURSEPR0PO          

Proposed First Nations 

Department 

Calendar Infornat0fl 

,

Nu.ber: 201 

?

Credit Hours: 3 

?

Vector: 2-1-0 

reviation Code: FNST 

?

Course 

itla of Course: Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History 

?

?

Calendar Descriptio 

n

of Course: 

?

An examination of 

of fact and ideology in history and 

historic events involving contact between native and European peoples. The course will also 

address questions of research methodologies in studying Native/European relations, such as the 

evaluation of oral history and written ethnohistOric sources. An additional focus will be on 

gender as it influences perspectives. 

Nature of Course lecture/seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions) 

:

or corequisite: FNST 101 

is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

What course (courses), if any, 

approved: 

2.

Scheduling 

be offered Twice per year 

..

(Once in 

,

Kamloops; once.on campus 

How frequently, will the course 

)

Semester in which the course will first be offered 

?

93-1 (KamlOops). 

Which of your present faculty would be available to take the proposed offering 

possible? M.B. Ignace 

3.

ObectiVe of the Course 

examination of history and historic events 

'

fr0m the persective(s) 

p

of First Nations 

Oeoples. 

4.

4etarY and Space Requireme 

?

(for nforati0Th only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas 

(see pages 4-5 of proposal for Minor PrograJTJfle in 

First Nations Studies) 

:

Chair ? 

Dean • 

?

C air 

?

, SCUS 

Depart 

Sc(

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandu 

m

cus

73-34a. 

tach course outline). 

rts 78-3 

FNST

Course

201-3

Title: Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspective on History

From the perspective of Canadian Aboriginal people this course will lead

students to a critical examination of what is history and of assessing what

took place during various periods of contact between First Nations and

European Society.

A problematic issue in examining Native-European relations throughout

various periods of contact and colonization is that virtually all primary

written sources, and to date, the bulk of secondary sources on native people,

have been compiled by non-native people. Native people, in turn, have often

challenged the ideological bases as well as the factual detail of non-native

views of history. Since all First Nations' history, was largely oral, Western

society has, in turn, challenged its reliability and. validity.

Usin

an in

erdisciplinary approach and historical, written ethnohistorical, as

well as ethnographic and oral sources, this course will provide a critical

comparison and evaluation of ethnohistorical writing and sources by non-

natives with oral histories and ethnographic data reflecting aboriginal

peoples' versions of historic events. It will also examine the issue of

interpretation of particular events in light of aboriginal peoples' cultural

value systems.

Organizatiofl

Two hours of lecture and

one hour

of seminar per week

Suggested textbooks:

to be selected from the list of reading

NEW COURSE ?ROPOSL FORM

(proposed) First Nations 

Department unit 

Calendar Informti0fl 

bbreviation Code:RT 

?

Course Number 

?

301

?

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 2-1-0 

?

Witie of Course: Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research 

Calendar Description of Course: An ex 

a

inati0fl of research strateg 

ies and issues involving 

he study of methodology and ethical issues 

contemporary 

involving research on native 

First 

peoples, 

Nations 

students will 

communities. 

critically examine a 

Besides 

number of case 

t

studies and carry out a small scale research project under the supervision of the 

instructor. 

Nature 'of Course lecture/seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instruction 

?

s): FNST 101 and 201; S.A. 253 or equivalent loer 

w

division research methods course highly recommended. 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

2.

Schedulin g 

.

er year (once i.n 

KamloOpS;

once 

ca

How frequently will the course be offered 

.

? Twice 

pp.u.S)

Semester in 

which

the course will first be offered? 93-3 XKamlooPS) 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offerIng 

ossible? M.B. Ignace 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

Familiarization with research methods in the s 

h

tudy of First Nations peoples. 

4.

Budgetar 

y

and S 

p

ace Recuiremer't! (fornfoati0 

fl

only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Paculty 

Staff ? 

Library ? 

(see pages 4- of proposal for Minor Programme in First 

( ?

Nations Studies) 

Audio Visual• 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date:.2 ?\ .- ? 

.

? —

_______ R

Department Chair- 

Dean ? 

Chair ? 

, SCUS 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

tach course outline). 

l

ots 78-3 

NEW COURSE ?ROPO_i0 

?

Proposed First Nations 

Department Unit 

Calendar Information 

?

-

Abbreviation Code: FNST 

?

Course Number 

?

01

?

Credit Hours: 3 

?

Vector: 2-1-0 

Title of Course: Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations 

Calendar Description of Course: 

?

An examination of First Nations and aboriginal 

peoples' perspectives on political, social and legal issues involving their rights as First 

Citizens of Canada and North America, and the practical and political relations with various 

levels of 

g overnment. ? 

Issues examined include: aboriginal rights and title questions, self? 

government models and concepts, constitutional matters, the impact of Federal Government 

po1iieS, ? 

their impact on women's lives, and native community and First Nations 

lecture/seminar 

?

politics. 

1aLure 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): FNST 101 and 201; Pol. 221 recommended. 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

2.

ShedU4.& 

How frequently will the course be offered 

.

? Twice per )ear. (once ii Kamloops; once on campus) 

Semester in which the course will first ba offered? 94-1 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? ,1.B. Ignace 

3.

objectives of the Course 

Analysis of aboriginal perspectives on socia1 

'

and public policy affecting First Nations 

peoples. ? 

4.

getary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

That additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual    

. ?

(see pages 4-5 of proposal for a Minor programme 

First Nations Studies) 

ramme in 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

_____________________________ 

-

(2c --rt'

C1air, ? 

Dean ? 

Chair 

DeDar 

-

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

Course Title: Aboriginal Rights and 6o

ernment Relations

This course will present First Nations' and aboriginal peoples views

on the history and contemporary developments regarding the

assertion and articulation of their aboriginal rights on

the

one hand,

and the constraints imposed on these by federal and provincial

government legislation and policy on the other. It will present both

native peoples' philosophy behind these issues, as well as their point

of view on the practical Implication these issues have and have had

for their lives.

Particular ises that will be addressed throughout the course

Include aboriginal rights and title as argued through court cases,

federal policy, the Constitution and constitution reform process;

International and national political advocacy; negotiation

self-

government motels, including municipal-tYpe selT-government,

devolution, co-management and schemes stewartshiP, by-law

enactment; provincial - native relations. The resurgence and

reconstruction of First Nations asserting aboriginal rights and title

will be addressed, as will be gender and intergeneratIOnal issues.

Finally, the historical development and contemporary situation of

Federal legislation, in particular the Indian Act, will be discussed,

especially in so far as

impacts on social, economic and

educational Issues.

Organization:

Two hours of lecture/one hour of seminar

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(proposed) First Nations 

-

?

Department 

?

Unit 

Calendar jnforzatiO" 

Abbreviation Code: 

?

ST

?

Course Number: 

Credit Hours: 

3

?

Vector: 

Title of Course: The Discourse of Native Peoples 

Style and content of 

Cal

ndar Description of Course: 

?

e

aboriginal 

discourse about their culture, world view, history and matters affecting their 

peoplelives. 

s,

Includes 

?

the analysis of selections f 

ative 

rom n 

oral literature, uobiographY, 

expository writing, modern poetry, and fiction. 

Nature of Course lecture/seminar 

Prerequisites (or special instructions) 

?

F\-ST 101 and 201 

d from the calendar if this course is 

'What course (courses), if any, is being droppe 

approved 

2.

How frequentlY will the course be 

OZ*

Twice per year (once inK loops; once on campus) 

Semester in whc the 

COUtS

will first b offered? 93-3 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

?

.B. Ignace 

of the Course 

3.

Familiarization with aboriginal discourse. 

. ?

(for infoati0n only) 

4

in the following areas: 

What additional resources will be required 

.

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

Space 

(see Pages 4-5 of proposal for a Minor Prograe in 

First Nations Studies) 

5. AroVa 

-- - 

Date: 

?

Chair ? 

-34a. 

cu-

(When completing this form, for instructi0 see Memorandum 

SCUS 73 

SCDS 73-34b-- 

-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

.

OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MEMORANDUM

Simon Fraser University

FACULTY

Associate Dean of Arts

FROM:

Business Administration

II-r-s

Proposed Minor in First Nations Studies

SUBJECT:

This Faculty unqualifiedlY and wholeheartedly supports the proposed minor in

First Nations Studies. We believe this is a long overdue initiative and look

ceptance by the Simon Fraser academic community. We

forward

are also hopeful that at some

Faculty of Business Administration

will be more actively involved than is currently the case in providing

management education to aboriginal groups.

mic merits of your proposed minor could not possibly be disputed. As

ew initiatives, however, we are left with the problem of

this program, one must question the need both for a half-time program assistant

and a full-time secretary/receptionist. Unless support for this program over and

above that provided by normal university funding

somehow made available, it

may be necessary to launch this initiative in a somewhat more modest fashion

than its proponents currently have in mind.

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cc Dr. Had Sharma, Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. John Richards, Business Administration

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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orsement of the proposed minor in First Nat-ions Studies. This propos

enthusiastic

especially timely, and is an appropriate means by which SFU can develop

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programming in the important area of native studies. The minor is a natural and necessary

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complement the very successful

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several existing prografl such as our own.

Certain of my colleagues have already communicate

requires any assistance in

comments on the proposed program

to Ellen Gee. At this time I will add only that if the UrtiversitY

evaluating the propos

or in developing the program further, we shall be pleased to help.

We are delighted to see this proposal go forward, and encourage the UniversitY to authorize

its implementation without delay.

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• SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY?

'INIEMORANDIU-M

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Dr. Ellen Gee,

Associate Dean of Arts

FROM: ?

Dr. Rob Gordon,

Acting Director,

Undergraduate Programmes

RE:

Proposed Minor in First Nations Studies

DATE:

January 15, 1992

The School of Criminology is pleased to lend its full support to the proposed

minor in First Nations Studies.

Professor Curt Griffiths, our First Nations specialists has been asked to

respond separately and will do so in due course.

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We, the undersigned members of SFU faculty, strongly support the

proposal to institute a Programme of Minor in First Nations Studies,

as part of the under-

should be offered both at the SFU main campus and at the SCES/SFU

programme in Kamloops.

We have teaching /research interests in areas relevant to First

Nations Studies and/or native education, and offer our support and

expertise to the proposed Minor.

If called upon, we agree to serve as members of the First Nations

Minor Steering Committe, or as ad hoc advisors to the Steering

Committee, to assist with the implementation of the programme

and/or to help generate momentum for the programme.

jned:

Burtch, Dr. Brian, Criminology

Carlson, Dr. Roy, Archaeology

Duguid, Dr. Steve, Humanities

Dyck, Dr. Noel, Sociology and Anthropology

Fisher, Dr. Robin, History

Gee, Dr. Ellen, Associate Dean of Arts

Griffiths, Dr-Curt, Criminology

Gruben, Prof. Paicia, Cene for ContemporarY Arts

Haig-Brown, Dr. Celia, Ed,-,cation

Hayden, Dr. Brian., ArchaeologY

Hobler, Dr. Philip,chaeologY

Lincoln, Dr. Neville, LinguisticS

'Gothgie, Dr. Michael, Natural Resource Management

McKeown, Dr. Brian, Biological Sciences?

McLaren, Dr. Arlene, Sociology and thrOp0I09Y

Nance, Dr. Jack, ArcllawlOgY

Perry, Dr. Tom, Linguistics

Richards, Dr. John, Business AdxnithSti0fl

Sharma, Dr. Earl, Sociology and AntlirOPOICZY

Skinner, Dr. Mark, cbaeolOgY

Toobey, Dr. Kelleen, Education?

Whitaker, Dr. Ian, Sociology and AnthropologY

Yerbury, Dr. Cohn, continuing Studies

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Subject: First Nations Studies

Date: June 8, 1992

cc:

The comments about Library resources on page five of the Proposal 

for a Minor in First Nations Studies are essentially correct. When the 

First Nations Minor was initially discussed in a meeting with Ted Dobb 

and Ellen Gee I noted that we were reasonably well able to support the 

proposed new undergraduate offerings since we had already been servicing 

courses with strong native content in a number of disciplines. However, 

the popularity of these courses already placed heavy demands on the 

existing collection. In fact, during the spring semester a check of the 

sizable bibliographies sent to us indicated that we owned virtually all 

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of the required material, frequently in multiple copies, but that 

practically all of it was in circulation at that time and that a number 

of the most popular titles were also under recall notice. I thought 

then, as I do now, that we could provide adequate support for the campus 

element of the program with a one-time expenditure of approximately 

$25,000 which would buy some 500 additional copies of the most heavily 

used titles and that $10,000 annually for ongoing expenditures would 

provide a financial base sufficient for future needs. 

The Kamloops program presents another set of problems and I 

understand that negotiations are underway between SCES/SFU and Cariboo 

College with respect to the provision of library services to students in 

the First Nations Studies program there. If these arrangements are 

concluded to the satisfaction of both parties then there is no reason 

why FNST 101 could not be offered this fall. However, it should be 

noted that if the Kamloops program is offered before the Bennett Library 

collection is strengthened we would not be able to offer Kamloops 

students much in the way of interlibrary loan support since the needed 

materials would simply not be on the shelves when requested. Once local 

funding is made available as outlined above we should be able to support 

the minor on campus AND to provide occasional backup through 

interlibrary loan to the Kamloops students. 

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