Specializations and variants
Indigenous Studies B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
Indigenous Studies B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
Indigenous Studies B.A. (15.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.0) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in INDG at the 1000-level | 1.0 | |
| INDG 1000 [1.0] | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | |
| OR | ||
| INDG 1010 [0.5] | Indigenous Ways of Knowing | |
| INDG 1011 [0.5] | Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters | |
| OR | ||
| FYSM 1900 [1.0] | Selected Topics In the Study of Academic Discourses | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 2000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 2011 [0.5] | Critical Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2012 [0.5] | Anishinaabe Ontologies | |
| INDG 2013 [0.5] | Haudenosaunee Ontologies | |
| INDG 2014 [0.5] | Inuit Ontologies | |
| INDG 2015 [0.5] | Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges | |
| INDG 2016 [0.5] | Indigenous Resistance in Canada | |
| INDG 2017 [0.5] | Global Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2020 [0.5] | Indigenous Feminisms: Perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Sexualities | |
| INDG 2302 [0.5] | Land, Water, Capitalism | |
| INDG 2709 [0.5] | Indigenous Drama | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 3000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 3001 [0.5] | Indigenous Sovereignties | |
| INDG 3012 [0.5] | Indigenous Futurity Praxis | |
| INDG 3015 [0.5] | Indigenous Cosmologies | |
| INDG 3018 [0.5] | Metis Ontologies | |
| INDG 3901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Indigenous Studies | |
| 4. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 4000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 4001 [0.5] | Indigenous Urbanisms | |
| INDG 4005 [0.5] | Visual Storytelling in Indigenous Art | |
| INDG 4011 [0.5] | Indigenous Representations | |
| INDG 4012 [0.5] | Resistance and Healing in Contemporary Indigenous Art | |
| INDG 4015 [0.5] | Land as a Relation | |
| INDG 4020 [0.5] | Practicum | |
| INDG 4901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 4905 [0.5] | Directed Studies I | |
| 5. 2.5 credits from the list of Approved Indigenous Studies Electives | 2.5 |
Pathway 2
| A. Credits Included in the Indigenous Studies Major (7.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in INDG at the 1000-level | 1.0 | |
| INDG 1000 [1.0] | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 1010 [0.5] & INDG 1011 [0.5] | Indigenous Ways of Knowing Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters | |
| FYSM 1900 [1.0] | Selected Topics In the Study of Academic Discourses | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 2000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 2011 [0.5] | Critical Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2012 [0.5] | Anishinaabe Ontologies | |
| INDG 2013 [0.5] | Haudenosaunee Ontologies | |
| INDG 2014 [0.5] | Inuit Ontologies | |
| INDG 2015 [0.5] | Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges | |
| INDG 2016 [0.5] | Indigenous Resistance in Canada | |
| INDG 2017 [0.5] | Global Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2020 [0.5] | Indigenous Feminisms: Perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Sexualities | |
| INDG 2302 [0.5] | Land, Water, Capitalism | |
| INDG 2709 [0.5] | Indigenous Drama | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 3000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 3001 [0.5] | Indigenous Sovereignties | |
| INDG 3012 [0.5] | Indigenous Futurity Praxis | |
| INDG 3015 [0.5] | Indigenous Cosmologies | |
| INDG 3018 [0.5] | Metis Ontologies | |
| INDG 3901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Indigenous Studies | |
| 4. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 4000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 4001 [0.5] | Indigenous Urbanisms | |
| INDG 4005 [0.5] | Visual Storytelling in Indigenous Art | |
| INDG 4011 [0.5] | Indigenous Representations | |
| INDG 4012 [0.5] | Resistance and Healing in Contemporary Indigenous Art | |
| INDG 4015 [0.5] | Land as a Relation | |
| INDG 4020 [0.5] | Practicum | |
| INDG 4901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 4905 [0.5] | Directed Studies I | |
| 5. 1.0 credit from the list of Approved INDG electives | 1.0 | |
| 6. 0.5 credit at the 4000-level from the list of Approved INDG electives | 0.5 | |
| B. Additional Requirements (13.0 credits) | 13.0 | |
| 7. The requirements for Combined Honours in the other discipline must be satisfied |
Pathway 3
| A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in INDG at the 1000-level | 1.0 | |
| INDG 1000 [1.0] | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 1010 [0.5] & INDG 1011 [0.5] | Indigenous Ways of Knowing Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters | |
| FYSM 1900 [1.0] | Selected Topics In the Study of Academic Discourses | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in INDG at the 2000-level | 1.0 | |
| INDG 2011 [0.5] | Critical Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2014 [0.5] | Inuit Ontologies | |
| INDG 2012 [0.5] | Anishinaabe Ontologies | |
| INDG 2013 [0.5] | Haudenosaunee Ontologies | |
| INDG 2015 [0.5] | Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges | |
| INDG 2016 [0.5] | Indigenous Resistance in Canada | |
| INDG 2017 [0.5] | Global Indigenous Studies | |
| INDG 2020 [0.5] | Indigenous Feminisms: Perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Sexualities | |
| INDG 2302 [0.5] | Land, Water, Capitalism | |
| INDG 2709 [0.5] | Indigenous Drama | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in INDG at the 3000-level | 1.5 | |
| INDG 3001 [0.5] | Indigenous Sovereignties | |
| INDG 3012 [0.5] | Indigenous Futurity Praxis | |
| INDG 3015 [0.5] | Indigenous Cosmologies | |
| INDG 3018 [0.5] | Metis Ontologies | |
| INDG 3901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Indigenous Studies | |
| 4. 2.5 credits from the list of Approved Indigenous Studies Electives | 2.5 | |
| 5. 1.0 credit at the 3000-level from the list of Approved Indigenous Studies Electives | 1.0 | |
| B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0) | ||
| 6. 8.0 credits in free electives | 8.0 | |
| Total Credits | 15.0 |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
Dates and sources are retained to help you verify the information. Translations are provided to facilitate reading; the official source governs conditions and requirements.
Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/undergradprograms/indigenousstudies/