8.23 Department of Native Studies

Head: Peter Kulchyski
General Office: 533 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: (204) 474-9266
Web: umanitoba/native_studies
Email: native@ms.umanitoba.ca

8.23.1 Academic Staff

8.23.2 Program Information
Courses in this department examine the history, art, literature, and the philosophical and religious traditions of Canada's original inhabitants. Other courses explore the legal, political, and health care systems in relation to Aboriginal people. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students may specialize in either Native studies or Native languages, Cree and Ojibway.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Major, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in 032.120 or "C" or better in both 032.122 and 032.124. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses that comprise the Major is required to graduate including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

Minor Program
A) Native Studies
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in one of 032.120 or "C" or better in both 032.122 and 032.124.

B) Native Languages
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in both 032.125 and 032.126, or "C" or better in both 032.127 and 032.128, or "C" or better in 032.225 and 032.227.

Other
Students will be permitted to register for a Major in Native Studies and a Minor in Native Languages but may not complete both a Major and Minor in Native Studies.

Before registering for approved cross-listed courses, students should consult the Calendar or the departments regarding prerequisites for specific courses.

8.23.3 Native Studies, Department Code: 032

University 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
NATIVE STUDIES MAJOR1 TOTAL: 30 CREDIT HOURS
032.120 or 032.122 and 032.124	• 18 credit hours in Native Studies numbered at the 200 level or above1 • 6 credit hours in Native Studies or Native Languages courses numbered at the 300 level or above
NATIVE STUDIES ADVANCED MAJOR TOTAL: 48 CREDIT HOURS
032.120 or 032.122 and 032.124	• 21 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies2 • 12 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 300 level • 9 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 400 level
NATIVE STUDIES MINOR TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
032.120 or 032.122 and 032.124	12 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 200 level or above2
NATIVE LANGUAGES MINOR5 (Option 1) TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
032.125 and 032.126, or 032.127 and 032.128	032.225 or 032.227	032.230 and 032.232, or 032.231 and 032.233,or 6 credit hours approved by the department3,4
NATIVE LANGUAGES MINOR5 (Option 2) TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
032.225 or 032.227	032.230 and 032.232, or 032.231 and 032.233	6 credit hours in Native Languages or 6 credit hours approved by the department3,4
Notes: 1Students may substitute up to 12 credit hours from the approved cross-listed courses and/or 12 hours of Native Language courses numbered at the 100 or 200 level in lieu of Native Studies but must have six credit hours in Native Studies or Native Languages courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 300 level or above. 2Students may substitute up to six credit hours from the list of approved courses and/or six hours of Native Language courses in lieu of Native Studies courses. 3No more than 12 credit hours may be taken from 032.120, 032.122, 032.124, 032.125, 032.126, 032.127, 032.128, 032.225, 032.227. 4Six credit hours may be from related linguistics courses approved by the department. 5Students who wish to declare a Minor should consult with the department head.

Aboriginal Governance Stream
Students interested in pursuing an Advanced Major in Aboriginal Governance are required to take a minor in Business. The requirements for both are set out below. For course descriptions, including any prerequisites and/or restrictions see the appropriate chapter in this Calendar. The conditions for entry, continuation and graduation requirements may be found in Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Advanced Major, Aboriginal Governance Stream, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in 032.120 or "C" or better in both 032.122 and 032.124. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

Minor Program
For entry to the required Minor in Business for students who wish the Aboriginal Governance Stream, the prerequisite is 6 credit hours from 009.110, 009.111, 009.200, 009.220, 027.203, 027.244, 027.330 or 118.221 with a grade of "C" or better in each.

For information on this program contact the Department of Native Studies.

8.23.4 Native Studies Aboriginal Governance Stream, Department Code: 032G

University 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
NATIVE STUDIES ADVANCED MAJOR - Aboriginal Governance Stream With Required Minor in Business
032.120 or 032.122 and 032.124	• 032.222, 032.331, 032.332, 032.420, 032.431, 032.432 • 3 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 300 level. • 3 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies numbered at the 400 level. • 18 credit hours in courses offered by Native Studies1 • Additional courses required for purposes of completing the governance stream are: Faculty of Arts • Economics – 018.120 and 018.235 • Political Studies – 019.150 and 019.257 Faculty of Science • Computer Science – 074.126 • Statistics – 005.100
Required Minor in Business for Those Students in a Declared Aboriginal Governance Stream
009.110, 009.111, 009.200, 009.220, 027.203, 027.244, 027.330, 118.221	• 6 credit hours from: • 009.347, 027.200, 027.260, 027.441, 118.310
Note: 1 Students may substitute up to six credit hours from the list of approved courses and/or six hours of Native Language courses in lieu of Native Studies courses. Except for 018.235.

List of Approved Courses in Native Studies
Approved courses from other departments for partial fulfillment of the Major and Minor in Native Studies are given below.

Faculty of Arts
Anthropology		Credit Hours
076.204	Native North America: A Sociocultural Survey (B)	3
076.262	New World Prehistory (D)	3
076.263	New World Civilizations (D)	3
076.264	Manitoba Prehistory (D)	3
076.345*	Native North America: A Sociocultural Survey (B)	3
076.346	Native North American Ethnology (B)	3
076.350	Peoples of the Arctic (B)	3
076.358*	North American Indians: A Sociocultural Survey	3
076.359*	North American Indian Ethnology	3
Economics		Credit Hours
018.235	Community Economic Development	3
History		Credit Hours
011.228	Aboriginal History of Canada (C,S)	6
011.254*	North American Indian (A,C,S)	6
011.369	History of Northern Canada (C)	6
Sociology		Credit Hours
077.237	Ethnic Relations	3
Asper School of Business		Credit Hours
098.300	Aboriginal Business Context: Influences and Impacts	3
098.409	Aboriginal Business Leadership	3
Faculty of Education		Credit Hours
116.303*	Cross-cultural Education	3
129.154	Cross-cultural Education	3
Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources
Geography		Credit Hours
053.369*	Historical Geography of Indian Peoples in the Canadian Fur Trade	6
053.378*	Historical Geography of Canadian Indians (A)	6
School of Art		Credit Hours
054.209	Art of the North American Aboriginal Peoples	3
054.343	Inuit Art	3
054.358*	Inuit Culture and Art	3
054.373*	Art of the North American Native Peoples	3
Faculty of Music		Credit Hours
033.386*	Topics in Music (when the topic is "Music in Traditional Aboriginal Society")	3

* Indicates course no longer offered