NATV1220 Indigenous Education and Perspectives

 Students will choose a topic within the field of Native Studies that is of interest to them/ that they would like to learn more about. Students will articulate how and why this particular event is important, how they can ect the research to what is being learned in class and critically engage with the material they discover.  Students are able to choose from a variety of areas within the field of Native Studies. As examples; Governance Indigenous Knowledges Grassroots Initiatives Law Health/ health initiatives Political Process Economic Development Spirituality and World views Treaty Negotiation Education Literature Representations Métis Nationhood Food Security Arctic Sovereignty The Fur TradeWar Practices Gender Roles. Students will: - Provide minimum 8 sources including; 1 Journal Article (online or physical copy), 1 book reference other than your textbook (online or physical), 1 Government document (electronic or physical copy) and 1 report from a private organization (electronic or physical copy). NO Wikipedia, Encyclopedias, or dictionary sources (Unless providing a definition). News articles may only be supplementary material and do not count towards the 8 sources. Personal communications must be documented adequately. .- Essay must be double spaced in 12-point font, Times New Roman, and 1-inch margins. Length requirement does NOT include the title page or reference page(s). - Analyze the research they have gathered and the points discussed in sources. In order to support your arguments, you MUST use correct APA citations for both direct quotes and paraphrasing. - Pages will be numbered in the top right-hand corner. - No abstract necessary. - Title page MUST have a Running head as well as: The title of your essay, your name, the class code (NATV 1220 A02), and the due date of the Assignment. - Avoid the use of contractions (EG: Don’t should be written out as do not) and avoid Colloquial language (IE: “This is a thing”, slang terms, phrases such as “Pass the Buck”, or idioms like “It’s raining cats and dogs”).