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HIST 217 Indigenous Peoples and New France, 1534-1800 Units: 3.00
This course examines the history of Indigenous peoples and French colonists in North America from the 16th to early 19th century. This class places the French colonial experience and its legacy in context and sets a foundation for understanding the English-French divide in contemporary Canada, Québec nationalism, and the rise of the Métis.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Exclusion HIST 242 (Topic Title: Indigenous Peoples and New France - Winter 2021; Fall 2021).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history of Indigenous peoples and New France.
- Read critically, evaluate, and interpret historical sources.
- Analyze evidence and use that evidence to develop and support historical arguments.
- Address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to actions concerning education (6-12) and language and culture (13-17).
- Acquire a historian’s skillset: This involves learning how to locate and retrieve library books and articles, to differentiate between academic and non-academic secondary sources, to provide accurate and properly formatted citations in formal papers according to the Chicago Manual of Style, to adhere to the fundamental values of Academic integrity.