INTS 2250 - Local Indigenous Health and Wellbeing - Soh Ksistoom Sinni - Through Kimma Pi Pitsin

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course provides students with a beginning understanding of local Indigenous health and well being - soh ksi stoom sinni - to advance reconciliation through self-reflection/self-development and respectful engagement with local Indigenous knowledges. Wisdom from local Elders, traditional healers, and knowledge keepers are honoured with respect to the diversity of urban, rural and Nations’ perspectives. For example, from a strengths-based and local Blackfoot-guided approach, we explore Indigenous health and well being, noting the impact of colonization and opportunities for reconciliation through - kimma pi pitsin - kindness compassion teachings as spoken by Elder Roy Bear Chief, Siksika Nation. A - paat tsi kani takiiks - social innovation process support broader systems level thinking, in an ongoing cyclical process of moving from misunderstood-understood-understand: niko tsi ta pim mawa.

Recommended Preparation: INST 1101.
Note: Students are not required to have significant prior knowledge of Indigenous issues, including of Indigenous health and wellbeing, to benefit from this course and thrive in this course. Lecture content and assignments have been designed to facilitate a learning journey, which is open to students from a range of backgrounds and competencies.

GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2

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