Looking to expand your understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures, perspectives, and ways of knowing? Explore these free online learning opportunities available to students, staff, faculty, and community members. Whether you are beginning your learning journey or seeking to deepen your knowledge, these courses offer meaningful opportunities to engage with Indigenous teachings, histories, and contemporary issues.
Aboriginal Worldviews and Education | Coursera
Intended for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal learners, this course will explore indigenous ways of knowing and how they can benefit all students. Topics include historical, social, and political issues in Aboriginal education; terminology; cultural, spiritual and philosophical themes in Aboriginal worldviews; and how Aboriginal worldviews can inform professional programs and practices, including but not limited to the field of education.
Indigenous Canada | Coursera
Indigenous Canada is a 12-module course from the Faculty of Native Studies (University of Alberta). Through interdisciplinary lenses, this course invites you to build foundational knowledge about Indigenous histories and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary realities at global, national, and local levels.
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education - Office of Professional Learning
This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work done in classrooms, organizations, communities, and in everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful.
In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous Leadership & Advocacy Certificate – Four Winds University
The Indigenous Leadership & Advocacy Certificate is a free, five-course program designed to equip emerging and experienced leaders with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to make a lasting impact in their communities and beyond.