STUDENTS WILL WRITE A 6-8 PAGE FINAL PAPER THAT ADDRESSES RACISM AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
IN CANADA IN A PARTICULAR SYSTEM, INDUSTRY, OR REGION. FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS CAN WRITE A FINAL
PAPER ON RACISM AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN HEALTHCARE, IN
POST- SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, IN THE MILITARY, IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, OR AS A FUNCTION OF
GEOGRAPHY AND THE UNDER-SERVICING OF THE PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL NORTHS OF CANADA. THE
COURSE INSTRUCTOR ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN TOPIC AND TO PICK ONE THAT has PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL RELEVANCE TO THEIR OWN CAREER OR SOCIAL LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WISH TO WORK IN THE EDUCATIONAL OR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PICK A
FINAL PAPER THAT HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND ANTI-INDIGENEITY AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS IN THESE
PARTICULAR STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS. IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY MAKING A SELECTION, PLEASE
CHOOSE THE THEME OF A GIVEN WEEK AS THE TOPIC OF YOUR FINAL PAPER. THIS ESSAY SHOULD HAVE A
MINIMUM OF EIGHT (8) DIFFERENT ACADEMIC SOURCES CITED PROPERLY IN CHICAGO STYLE FORMAT.
AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE THAT REFERENCES TO DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS, ENCYCLOPEDIC ENTRIES, OR
JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF A GIVEN EVENT OR ISSUE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED CONSTITUTIVE OF A
REFERENCE TO ACADEMIC LITERATURE.
NOTE: I AM A SOCIAL WORK MAJOR SO THAT SHOULD HELP YOU THE CONTEXT OF THE TOPIC
