Indigenous People and Self-Determination

Faculty: 
Indigenous Learning
Academic Unit: 
Undergraduate Studies in Indigenous Learning
Course Code: 
INDI
Course Number: 
3235
Course Title: 
Indigenous People and Self-Determination
Description: 
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, states that all "peoples have the right to self-determination". The course content will offer an overview of the assertion of the right to self-determination by Indigenous People. In particular, the five fundamental characteristics of self-determination, freedom from discrimination, respect for cultural integrity, social welfare and development, lands and natural resources and self-government are examined
Course Level: 
U
Sustainability: 
SC (Pending Review)