Anita Lafferty

NS 330 - Indigenous Economies

This course will review underlying factors which affect the economies of Indigenous communities and examine different approaches to Indigenous economies, including community, alternative, corporate, and entrepreneurial business approaches. Indigenous perspectives to Indigenous Economic Development will be a principal theme. The objective of the course will be to assess approaches to the identification, planning, and implementation of economic strategies for Indigenous communities. Prerequisites: NS 110, NS 111 and NS 240 or NS 290 or consent of the Faculty. For students outside of the Faculty of Native Studies, 6 units from NS 110, NS 111, NS 200, NS 201, or NS 240. Sections may be offered in a Cost Recovery format at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Fees Payment Guide in the University Regulations and Information for Students section of the Calendar.

NS 355 - Indigenous Knowledge and Oral Traditions

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, NS 111 and NS 240 or NS 290 or consent of the Faculty. For students outside of the Faculty of Native Studies, 6 units from NS 110, NS 111, NS 200, NS 201, or NS 240.

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