(2,1,0) 3 credits (2,1,0) 3 creditsThis course will present Canadian reserve communities as distinct societies. A survey of status Indian reserve communities across Canada, this course chronicles the origin of the numbered reserve system historically by introducing the Indian Act, "Registered Indians," and the numbered treaty process. It surveys the variety of reserve communities nationally, as well as documenting present-day reserve conditions from the point of view of social scientists and Native writers alike.
Prerequisite: ANTH 121 and third or fourth-year standing in Arts