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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Minor Requirements

The Indigenous Studies Minor is available to students in any major program at Ontario Tech University. The minor consists of 6 courses or 18 credit hours, which includes 4 required courses and 2 electives from the list of approved courses. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in courses in this minor program is required for successful completion. 

Required courses

  • INDG 1000U Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous Peoples 
  • INDG 4100U (Re)Membering Reciprocal Relations

Any two of the following (NOTE: not all courses may be offered every year and some of these courses may have prerequisites):

  • INDG 2100U Endaayaang – Storying Home in Michi Saagiig Territory
  • INDG 2200U Indigenous Digital and Visual Media 
  • INDG 2500U Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences    
  • INDG 3100U First Nations History in Michi Saagiig and Haudenosaunee Territories in Southern Ontario
  • INDG 3200U Contemporary Indigenous Literature
  • INDG/POSC 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective
  • INDG 4300U Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • INDG/POSC 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights
  • INDG/ENGR 4570U Indigenous Design and Technology

Elective courses (choose two)

NOTE: Not all courses may be offered every year. Some of these courses may have prerequisites. Please note any prerequisites before enrolling in any non-INDG courses and consult with your Faculty Academic Advisor before enrolling in a course that is listed in your Major program map. Identical courses cannot be double-counted within the Minor.  For a list of course descriptions and possible prerequisite requirements for the Minor, visit the Academic Calendar. 

  • INDG 2100U Endaayaang – Storying Home in Michi Saagiig Territory
  • INDG 2200U Indigenous Digital and Visual Media
  • INDG 2500U Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences
  • INDG 3100U First Nations History in Michi Saagiig and Haudenosaunee Territories in Southern Ontario
  • INDG 3200U Contemporary Indigenous Literature
  • INDG 4300U Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • INDG 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights [cross-listed as POSC 4310 The Politics of Indigenous Rights]
  • HLSC 3823U Health & Indigenous Peoples in Canada
  • KINE 3482U: Physical Activity and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
  • LGLS 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Law & the Canadian State
  • POSC 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights [cross-listed as INDG 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights]
  • POSC 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective [cross-listed as INDG 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective]
  • INDG 4570U/ENGR 4570U Indigenous Design and Technology