INST-275 - First Nation Law - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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This course will critically examine the practices of First Nation, Métis and Inuit law from historical/traditional and contemporary perspectives. Students will examine how First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities practice social harmony, both in the past in the present.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Prerequisites : INST 108, or permission of instructor.
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 Per Week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon succesful completion of this course, the student should demonstrate knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes in the following:
be conversant the practices of social control by both, historic and contemporary, First Nations cultures;
understand how social control processes are manifested in the legal concerns of First Nation today;
appreciation for the diverse approaches by First Nations in terms of societal control measures
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familiarity with and understanding of the traditional peacekeeping methods of both historical First Nations and contemporary First Nations;
development of greater communication skills; both oral and written;
understanding of documentation methods; and
greater interpretation/comprehension skills.
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Text and Materials:
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Readings from a number of sources will be made available to students: journals, monograms, legal cases, historical records, case studies and oral sources. Both primary and secondary sources will be actively utilized.
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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