Crystal Fraser, PhD

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - History, Classics, & Religion Dept
Associate Professor, Faculty of Native Studies
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Winter Term 2026 (1940)

HIST 462 - Indian Residential Schooling in Canada

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Histories of Indian Residential Schools in Canada, with attention to the roles of imperialism, colonialism, and racial ideologies in the implementation and eventual dismantling of the Residential Schools system. Prerequisite: 3 units in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

SEMINAR B01 (88226)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
W 09:00 - 11:50



HIST 662 - Indian Residential Schooling in Canada

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Histories of Indian Residential Schools in Canada, with attention to the roles of imperialism, colonialism, and racial ideologies in the implementation and eventual dismantling of the Residential Schools system.

SEMINAR B01 (88227)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
W 09:00 - 11:50



NS 355 - Indigenous Knowledge and Oral Traditions

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course considers oral traditions as aspects of broader, culturally-defined systems of knowledge, in which stories are vehicles for encoding and transmitting knowledge about the people, their culture, and their history. It focuses on new academic and community-based approaches, as well as the complementarity of oral traditions/Indigenous knowledge and Western science. Students will explore the evolving roles of oral traditions for contemporary Indigenous peoples, including creative expression. Prerequisites: NS 110, 111 and 240 or 290 or consent of the Faculty.

LECTURE B1 (87490)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 11:00 - 12:20



NS 504 - Directed Advanced Readings in Indigenous Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Prerequisite: NS 503 or consent of the Faculty.

SEMINAR B2 (89700)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 11:00 - 12:20