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FPP: Major in First Nations Studies

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On January 28, 2010, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum

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To:

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FIRST NATIONS STUDIES PROGRAM

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

MEMORANDUM

Paul Budra, Chair

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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From: Catherine D' Andrea

Acting Director

First Nations Studies Program

Subject: First Nations Studies Full Program Proposal

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Nations Studies to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for review and consideration.

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November

2009.

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A Major Program in First Nations Studies

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Executive Summary

Rationale

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

FACULTY

OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FULL PROGRAM PROPOSAL

B.A. IN FIRST NATIONS STUDIES (MAJOR)

JANUARY

08, 2010

An important mission of Simon Fraser University is to provide educational opportunities for

First Nations peoples and to provide leadership in teaching and research related to First Nations

issues. This commitment was affirmed when

Senate approved the First Nations University-Wide

Strategic Plan on 5 March 2007. A Major in First Nations Studies proposal was designed in 2008

and submitted to the Faculty through a notice of intent in 2009. The development of a Major

programme in First Nations Studies

is included in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 2010

Three Year Plan.

The

B.A.

in First Nations Studies is designed for students who are interested in focusing and

expanding their expertise in this discipline. Students who complete the Major will gain detailed

insight into the cultures, histories and contemporary developments

of First Nations people in

British Columbia and North America. Students will develop a solid foundation in the study of

First Nations issues from a variety of disciplinary approaches.

A key feature

of this program is that it incorporates existing faculty strengths in

theoretical and applied skills. This is of great importance because First Nations communities of

British Columbia and Canada are incredibly diverse in culture and identity, and some are

linguistically and environmentally endangered. This Major degree will prepare students to work

and take leadership roles in First Nations projects and communities.

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Curriculum

1. Student outcomes

Students who complete the Major will gain detailed insight into the history, cultures.

languages, politics and social concerns

of First Nations peoples of British Columbia and North

America from a variety

of disciplinary approaches.

Course content ranges widely from archaeology, ethnography, linguistics, art, literature,

indigenous knowledge, governance, traditional and European histories, women's studies, as well

as contemporary environmental and social concerns. Undergraduate students in

this program will

gain a sense of cultural relativism, critical thinking and a balanced view of First Nations peoples

and issues in the modern world.

2. Curriculum requirements

All core courses for this Major already exist at

SFU. Two elective courses (FNST 208 and

FNST 353) will be offered by 2011.

At the lower division level, students must complete at least 15 unit hours of First Nations

Studies courses comprised of two core courses (FNST 101 and FNST 201) and three electives.

These courses provide important foundations in the study

of First Nations issues.

Students must complete at least

30 unit hours of upper division First Nations Studies courses

including the four core

FNST courses (FNST 301, 401, 402 and 403) and a minimum of 18 units

of upper division elective courses. These courses provide advanced and focused study of

research methodology and of contemporary and historical issues.

3. Course structure and class sizes

The FNST lower division courses in the program range in size from 25 to 40 tutorialized

lecture classes to 65 - 125 lecture classes (e.g.,

FNST 101-3). The upper division FNST courses

are generally smaller and range in size from

10 to 40 seminar-size classes. Some studio-size

courses with enrollments ranging from 18 to

30 are also offered.

4. Research implications

Existing tenure-track faculty who will contribute to this program have a research mandate.

Their continuing research activities will result in scholarly contributions to the area

of First

Nations Studies.

Learning Methodologies

As an interdisciplinary program, the Major will include the diverse learning methodologies

that currently exist in courses offered

by First Nations Studies and the other contributing

disciplines (Archaeology, Criminology, English, History, Linguistics, Sociology and

Anthropology, and

Women's Studies). The types oflearning methodologies will include lectures,

labs, studios, and distance education courses, as well as independent study (via Directed

Readings). The interdisciplinary nature

of the program increases employable skills, including

research, analytical, quantitative, communication, and applied skills.

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Faculty

The program is interdisciplinary and draws from the existing teaching and research of

several faculty members. The courses that faculty are scheduled to teach are applicable to the

FNST major so that no additional teaching loads will be required to deliver the programme. The

core

FNST faculty includes:

Marianne Ignace (Associate Professor, First Nations

Studies and Sociology and

Anthropology): Language and Culture, Aboriginal Resource Management,

Applied Linguistics

Deanna Reder (Assistant Professor, First Nations Studies and English): Literature,

Autobiography, Historical and Contemporary Issues Regarding Aboriginal

Women in Canada

annie ross (Assistant Professor, First Nations Studies and Archaeology): First Nations

Art

and History, environment and activism, southwestern US and western North

America

Rudy Reimer (Instructor, First Nations Studies and Archaeology): Traditional history,

resource management, Northwest Coast, Coast Salish.

Maui Solomon (Adjunct

Professor, First Nations Studies): cultural and intellectual

property, environmental law and treaty/indigenous people's rights, land and

fishing claims, New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Moriori Maori

Eldon Yellowhorn (Associate Professor, First Nations Studies and Archaeology): First

Nations

Studies; First Nations Issues, Traditional indigenous knowledge, resource

management,

Plains

Associate Faculty who teach a FNST (combined section) course include:

Andrea Geiger - Assistant Professor

of History (FNST 443)

Mary Ellen KeIrn - Associate

Professor of History, CRC (FNST 325 and or FNST 326)

Dean Mellow - Associate Professor

of Linguistics (FNST 442)

Ted

Palys - Professor, School of Criminology (FNST 419 and or FNST 429)

Program Consultations and Evaluation

The Notice of Intent and the Full Program Proposal have been assembled with input from

faculty members of First Nations Studies. A number of students (from all SFU campuses and

sites) have expressed interest in this program.

Once implemented, the program will be reviewed and evaluated by the Faculty and Advisory

Committee of the First Nations Studies Program.

Admission

The admission and residency requirements will be the standard SFU and Faculty of Arts and

Social Sciences requirements.

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Appendix A - Proposed Calendar Entry

Major Program

Students should plan their program in consultation with the First Nations Studies advisor.

Lower Division Requirements

Students must complete at least 15 units of lower division First Nations Studies courses

including

FNST 101-3 The Cultures, Languages and

Origins of Canada's First Peoples

FNST 201-3 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History

plus three elective courses (9 units minimum) from the following

ARCH 223-3 The Prehistory of Canada

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology

of the New World

FNST 208-3 Introduction to North American Indigenous Literature (to be offered by 2011)

FNST 210-3 Indigenous

Perceptions of Landscape

FNST 222-3 Selected Topics in First Nations Studies

LING 160-3 Language, Culture and Society (when topic appropriate)

LING 231-3 Introduction to First Nations Language

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LING 232-3 Introduction to First Nations Language lIt

SA 286-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Introduction

Lower division courses with suitable First Nations content may

be applied toward the major as

an elective. Students are advised to consult the program director

or program advisor.

tPreferably in the same language in both courses

Upper Division Requirements

Students must complete at least 30 units of upper division courses including

FNST 301-3 Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research**

FNST 401-3 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations

FNST 402-3 The Discourse of Native Peoples

FNST

403-3 Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World

Students must select

18 units from the following electives:

ARCH 301-3

Prehistoric and Indigenous Art

ARCH

360-5 Native Cultures of North America

EDUC 311-3 Foundations in Aboriginal Education, Language and Culture

ENGL 453W-4 Aboriginal Literatures

FNST 322-3 Special Topics First Nations Studies (may be retaken under a different topic)

FNST 325-41HIST 325-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850*

FNST 326-41HIST 326-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850*

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FNST 327-4/wS 327-4 Aboriginal Women in Canada*

FNST 329-3 Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives

FNST 332-3 Ethnobotany of British Columbia First Nations

FNST 353-3 First Nations Heritage Stewardship (to be offered by 2011)

FNST 360-4IENGL 360-4 Popular

Writing by Indigenous Authors *

FNST 363-4 Indigenous Poetry, Poetics, Printmakingtt

FNST 383-4 Indigenous Technology: Art and Sustainabilitytt

FNST 419-3/CRIM 419-3 Aboriginal/Indigenous lustice*

FNST 429-3/CRIM 429-3 Indigenous Peoples and International Law*

FNST 433-4 Indigenous Environmental Activismtt

FNST 442-3/4/5 Directed Readings

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FNST 443-4/ HIST 443-4 Aboriginal Peoples, History

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the Law *

LING 331-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I

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LING 332-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language lIt

SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples

SA 486-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar

Special

topics and/or directed studies courses may be applied toward the program, provided the

content suggests a suitable substitution, and subject to approval by the program director

or

program advisor.

Calendar notes:

*

only one of the two courses may be used towards the FNST Major

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Preferably in the same language in both courses

**

FNST 301-3 may be offered as a W-course when option becomes available

FPP notes:

tt Unit value change (FNST 363, 383 and 433 reduced from 5 units to 4 units; FNST 442 from 3 units to variable)

proposed 9 October 2009; awaiting approval. Eff: 1107IFall 2010

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Appendix B - Budget

The program can be implemented with existing faculty positions, space and equipment.

Appendix C - Related programs in other British Columbia post-secondary institutions

UBC offers an interdisciplinary Major in First Nations Studies within the Faculty of Arts.

Students in that program may take courses in Anthropology, Alt History, Creative Writing,

English, First Nations Languages, History, Interprofessional Health and Human Services,

Linguistics, Natural Resources Conservation, Political

Science, Theatre, and Women's Studies.

The University of Victoria offers an interdisciplinary B.A. program in Indigenous Studies, a

Certificate as well as a MA in Indigenous Governance Program. Other universities such as the

University

of North BC and Vancouver Island University offer a First Nations Studies Program.

Selkirk College and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology offer an Associate Degree of Arts in

First Nations Studies. Langara and College of New Caledonia offer related certificate, diploma

or courses on Aboriginal or First Nations Studies.

Appendix D - Notice of Intent

See next page

Appendix E - Library Report

No courses were proposed for the First Ntaions Studies Major. All courses (except the future

proposed

FNST 208 and FNST 353) have been approved for normal program offering.

The Library Assessment Report for the most recently approved courses may be found at:

http://www.lib.sfu.calcollections/course-assessments/arts-sociai-sciences.