Indigenous *Minors*
Groundbreaking new Indigenous Course Offering at Laurentian
Following the University’s Tricultural mandate, Laurentian University is proud to introduce a groundbreaking new Indigenous curriculum with the first course launching this fall. The new courses offer Anishnaabe earth-based courses that correspond with the four directions and center hub teaching model. The courses offered will focus on oral, participatory, and immersive language learning.
Conseiller ou conseillère aux études
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Courriel : kfitzmaurice@laurentian.ca
Bureau : Questions and course registration: Contact Kevin Fitzmaurice.

Want to learn more about Indigenous Education at Laurentian University? Please contact the Office of Academic and Indigenous Programs:
Questions and course registration: Contact Kevin Fitzmaurice at kfitzmaurice@laurentian.ca
Note pour les étudiants actuels
Les options de grade ci-dessous seront offertes lors de la prochaine année universitaire et ne le sont pas cette année. Si vous cherchez les cours à suivre afin de compléter les options d'un programme d'une année universitaire antérieure, svp consultez avec un conseiller académique.
Minor in Indigenous Story Telling / Debajimowin (24 credits)
a) INDI 1001E Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions
b) 3 credis (1 course) from the following:
INTE 1046E Indigenous Ways of Learning
ISWK 1006E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare
ISWK 1007E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice
INDI 1501E Indigenous Peoples of Canada
c) 15 credits from the following:
ENGL 3566E Indigenous Oral Storytelling
ENGL 3826E Indigenous Film in Canada
ENGL 3546E Media Representations of Indigenous Peoples in North America
ENGL 3456E Indigenous Literatures in Canada I
ENGL 3305E Postcolonial Literary Studies
ENGL 3411E Canadian Indigenous Poetics
d) ARTS 4006E Directed Studies
Minor in Indigenous Interdisciplinary Studies (24 credits)
a) INDI 1001E Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions
b) 3 credis (1 course) from the following:
INTE 1046E Indigenous Ways of Learning
ISWK 1006E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare
ISWK 1007E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice
INDI 1501E Indigenous Peoples of Canada
c) 15 credits Indigenous content electives
A minimum of 3 credits in 3 different areas from History, English, Anthropology, Psychology, Indigenous Social Work.
A minimum of 6 credits must be from the 3000 and 4000 levels.
d) ARTS 4006E Directed Studies
Minor in Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion (24 credits)
INDI 2505E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Waabanong: the Eastern Direction
INDI 2515E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Zhaawanong: the Southern Direction
INDI 2525E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: the Western Direction
INDI 2535E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Giiwednong: the Northern Direction
Certificate in Indigenous Interdisciplinary Studies (30 credits)
a) INDI 1001E Anishnaabemowin Immersion in the Four Directions
b) 3 credis (1 course) from the following:
INTE 1046E Indigenous Ways of Learning
ISWK 1006E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare
ISWK 1007E Introduction to Indigenous Social Welfare and Social Work Practice
INDI 1501E Indigenous Peoples of Canada
c) 21 credits Indigenous content electives
A minimum of 3 credits in 3 different areas from History, English, Anthropology, Psychology, Indigenous Social Work.
A minimum of 6 credits must be from the 3000 and 4000 levels.
d) ARTS 4006E Directed Studies
Certificate in Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion (33 credits)
INDI 2505E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Waabanong: the Eastern Direction
INDI 2515E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Zhaawanong: the Southern Direction
INDI 2525E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: the Western Direction
INDI 2535E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Giiwednong: the Northern Direction
INDI 4594E Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: At the Center: Shkode
Anishnaabemowin Land-Based Immersion: Bngishmok: The Western Direction
Dates: September 17 – 24, 2022
Based within the land-based cultural practices of the Western / Bngishmok direction of the four directions and central hub teaching model, this course focuses on learning to speak Anishnaabemowin through listening to and participating in Anishnaabe teachings and stories within an 8-day camp environment.
Questions and course registration: Contact Kevin Fitzmaurice at kfitzmaurice@laurentian.ca