A lot of interesting material here but sometimes too much information for one quiz. Many names are hard to remember resulting in difficulty passing some tests without multiple tries. Due to so much dialogue and information, the course was also sometimes hard to follow. I understand this is from the indigenous point of view, in learning this course there were times I felt very sympathetic, and then blamed at other times for things done by people before me.

I am so sorry for the things that were done to these peoples, I took this course to understand better.

I've only screatched the surface of what I want to learn regarding First Nations in Canada but this was a fantastic starting point. Very interesting so see the paralels of the course material in policy and legislation in natural resource use and resource production in modern day. My only criticism is some of the questions in the quizzes weren't reflected in the course content and it might be useful to allow an answer key after the course has been completed so we can review what we may have missed.

Thank you so much for this fantastic learning opportunity.

I thought this course was very helpful in learning the basics of issues our Indigenous peoples have faced throughout the history of colonization in Canada. Instructors were great.

My only small complaint is I found a couple of the quiz questions seemed to be able to be answered a couple of ways, but only one answer was correct on the marking.

I'm glad I took the course. We learned a bit our residential schools in class when I was younger, but they really need to teach more about our influence on Indigenous populations when they teach Canadian history.

The content in this course was excellent. Really fabulous. I'm so glad I spent time on this.

However, the quizzes were often not good gauges of the content. Some questions focused on minutia, details that I did not think were reflective of the overall principles of the lesson. That was really disappointing. And there were some questions I did not understand, or answers that I could not find, even after scouring through the notes for the section and re-reading the righ passage several times. I would give this course 5 stars if the quizzes were better.

I really enjoyed this course, and I learned a lot along the way. I am continuing to read both historical accounts of Canada's settler colonialism, the struggle of Indigenous peoples at the hands of settlers over the past 400 years, and the current struggles they face in our racist society. I have read a lot of personal accounts about the difficulties faced by Indigenous families and individuals as a result of colonialism, especially residential schools, but I have much to learn. Thank you for this course - it should be required for all Canadians.

Very informative, well-researched and creatively presented course! Learned so much about the history and current state of Indigenous peoples in Canada, many of which I was not aware of before. My only criticism is that some of the lecture reading materials seem to not have been proof-read and edited for errors. Found several sentences that were missing words, and some that didn't make sense at all, particularly in the Week 12 reading materials. A thorough proof-reading and editing of all the reading assignments would be a welcome improvement.

Very informative and interesting course. I'm glad I completed it. I think improvement could be made in the area of methodology. It primarily uses videos and multiple-choice quizzes to convey and evaluate learned content. Even though some of the videos are interesting, especially the explanations of Leah Dorion's commissioned art, it would have been nice to have some kind of interactive component to the course. Overall, well done and I recommend. I think this course should be a government-mandated requirement for high school graduation in Canada.

Overall, excellent content. I found the Treaties material tedious and some of the quiz questions too picky and sometimes too vague. Another form of instruction for the Treaties sections would be helpful- perhaps more visual content rather than just a lecturer talking.

I am glad persevered though because it has shifted my perspective on Canadian history and feel hopeful that we can move forward as a country in a better way by including indigenous voices on more issues.

Thanks to all those who contributed to creating this excellent course!

My biggest disappointment with the class was the references to outdated or closed facilities used to show successes such as Neechi Commons. I would have liked to have seen more successful examples where indigenous bands have been successful and why they have. For example the Osoyoos Band. 2 out of the 3 presenters were fabulous but I found one's voice a little hard to distinguish from time to time. Having the written words below really helped in that case.

But generally I really enjoyed the class and found the information invaluable.

I was frustrated by the "stand up and lecture" way of delivering the material at first. I complained about it to my daughter, who runs her own business in Lethbridge, and she told me how hard it is for anyone to present information to an audience you cannot see. She's right! So, in retrospect, I appreciate how well the three presenters did. I thought that the information was very good but that better use could have been made of more videos. I was also disappointed that Indigenous authors were not mentioned. Overall - very good. Thank you!

I enjoyed learning the true history of the indigenous people of Canada. All of the teachers were well spoken and easy to understand. The interviews contained in the course were also very interesting. Happy that you offer this so that people can learn what actually happened in Canada to the Indigenous people and their struggles today. I found the section with the Legal Cases very informative and was happy that some legal cases were won. The views in the social media section were good outlining the positive and negative sides to it.

This course offers a lot of great information on the First Nation's history with the Western European settlers and government. I enjoyed how it covered each topic thoroughly through the videos and course notes. I found the quizzes sometimes had questions that didn't pertain to the "meat" of the topic. But, most quizzes I've ever taken include questions on a lightly covered topic. Overall, this course is great and I recommend every person living in Canada to take this course so they have a better understanding of Canadian history.

I had to re-do the course 3 times. For some reason it logged me out and didn't save the chapters I had completed. I had to re-register and start again. The first time I got kicked out was becasue the course timed out on me. I thought the course was learn at your own pace so when I got busy in May and June I assumed I could pick up where I left off. I was wrong and I had to re-enrole and re-do all of the chapters I had completed. Overall the course content was great. I just got struck with a lot of bad luck on the tech side of things.

This course was great. However, I found the certain questions on the tests were often poorly written and confusing. They felt like they were trying to trick me rather than confirm what I had learned. Since this is a free class, out to educate more people, I think the faculty should re-look at some of the questions. The difficulty of the test turns off a lot of people. And here the most imporant thing is to educate not make people feel 'dumb' or tricked. Overall I am very happy that I did this course. I learned so much. Thank you.

This course was very good and covered a lot of information about our history in Canada. I loved that the presenters spoke slowly and clearly, and the interviews with Community Members added a good perspective and insight. I really loved the artist at the end of each module, explaining her ideas to use. A number of the quizzes were ridiculously hard and the language used in the questions was, at times, ambiguous. I had to retry 4 different days and what was with using my course notes from the video as well as the notes provided.

This was an excellant introductory course and really opened my eyes to the history and settlement of Canada in a perspective I knew very little of. I have a far better understanding of Indigenous history and culture then I ever thought I'd have. I wish more of this was taught at the public school level. The history of Residential Schools was shocking. I never really understood how horrific they were. Growing up a Catholic, I am ashamed and what Indigenous Peopls endured.

Thank you so much.

Sgt Dan St. Amand #1393

York Regional Police

I really enjoyed the Indigenous Canada course. It offered a perspective on Canadian histroy that is not widely shared but deserves a much larger platform. I thought the scholars and instuctors did a very good job, but some of the quiz questions felt a little silly and could have been more thoroughly written, and there were a bunch of grammatical errors in the course notes that made them feel rushed. All in all it was a great experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants to broaden their understanding of history.

Overall, a great course that every Canadian should have to take. Sometimes it was less engaging to listen to the presenters speak. I found the interviews with the artists elders and other "guest speakers" elders the most engaging as well as the breakdowns of the paintings. Some of the quiz questions were poorly written and confusing (double negatives, could be interpreted differently depending on how you read it etc). They relied on memorization of information, names, dates and facts and less on interpretation and higher thinking.

As an introduction, I found the course informative. And interesting in material. A broad swath. Brought down into manageable chunks. I would have preferred more dynamic use of the medium. The lecture style was slow; where images were used great. And the personal accounts and interviews were good. But not enough. There were missed opportunities eg fabulous acclaim for artists and their art. And yet we only see a drawing of them. Yes there was encouragement to view more and links. But overall provided a good basis to get more info.

Very meaningful content from indigenous perspective. All the speakers were clear. The content was well organized and I liked the repeating themes for comprehension of difficult and new subjects. I enjoyed very much Leah Dorion presentations of her art and have become a fan. I feel so much better anchored in indigenous history, crucial to my professional job of curating rare book collection of early explorers. I have been taught about indigenous worldviews and the enormous constraint put upon communities post European contact.

I found this course to be very informative, and I learned a ton. I especially appreciated the early modules about the treaties and the fur trade. However, I found the delivery of the material to be quite dry, and although Leah Dorian’s artwork was beautiful, I would have liked to have seen some different artists, especially in the last module about Art. Some of the quiz questions weren’t that straightforward as well. But all in all, I was very pleased with this free course, and will continue to educate myself going forward. 

From a white man looking into a foreign culture, it was very interesting to see the uniqueness and beauty of the Indigenous culture brings. The content of this course was exactly what I was hoping for. Some criticism: I hate trick questions and I strongly believe that they should be left out of testing. Additionally, some of the material was presented in a very dry and monotonal way. I would have liked to see more enthusiasm and excitement when someone is talking about their roots. Overall, I really enjoyed this course.

Loved the course, the way it was presented, the accessiblity and the content. The presenters were clear and informative and the course material gave a great overview for indigenous history and past and present social justice issues. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was that there were quite a few typo errors in the course notes and a few pieces of information that differed from what the course presenters said. Otherwise, I am very grateful for this personal and professional development opportunity. Thank you.

I was very moved by the content of this course. It has motivated me to learn more about Indigenous peoples in Canada. I found the format good, the videos and reading material excellent. I would have liked to see images of the art discussed in the last module. I also found some of the sections were difficult to understand because of esoteric jargon. However, I really appreciate the opportunity to take this course and can say that it has deepened my appreciation of the indigenous people in a very profound way. Thank you.

Sometimes there was too much repetition and I think, another edit, with the view to removing redundant material would make for a more powerful course. Another comment I have is the course would benefit from a more comprehensive view of pre-contact Indigenous governance and systems. As these were also created by people they would also have had their challenges/weaknesses (as well as their strong points of course which are adequately presented) and it'd be good to have a sense of these as well. Overall pretty good though.