Major Research Paper:Length: 8-10 pages double spaced and in APA format. The style choice will be left to the student, but the expectation is that it will be Classification Style, Descriptive Style

Major Research Paper:Length: 8-10 pages double spaced and in APA format.

The style choice will be left to the student, but the expectation is that it will be Classification Style, Descriptive Style, Contrast/Compare Style, or Argumentative Style.

Students are to choose a topic BEFORE 1900 and discuss Indigenous contributions in these areas. As examples;

Governance Indigenous Knowledges Justice

Law Health/ health initiatives Political Process

Economic Development Spirituality and Worldviews Treaty Negotiation

Education Literature Representations

Métis Nationhood Food Security Arctic Sovereignty

The Fur Trade War Practices Gender Roles

Students will:

- Provide minimum 8 sources/references including 1 Journal Article (online or physical copy), 1 book reference other than your textbook (physical copy only), 1 Government document (electronic or physical copy) and 1 report from a private organization (electronic or physical copy). NO Wikipedia, Encyclopedias, Instructor’s power points, video lectures, or dictionary sources. News articles may only be supplementary material and do not count towards the 8 sources. Personal communications must be documented adequately.

- Analyze the research they have gathered, and the points discussed in sources. To support your arguments, you MUST use correct APA citations for both direct quotes and paraphrasing.

- Pages will be numbered in the top right-hand corner.

- No abstract necessary.

- Title page MUST have: The title of your essay (Not the assignment title), your name, the class code (INDG 1220 A01), and the due date of the Assignment.

- Avoid the use of contractions (EG: Don’t should be written out as do not)

- Be aware of spelling and grammar

2500 words double spaced (not including cover page or bibliography)

Thesis Statement and Topic: Given that at its core Indigenous studies is concerned with the studying of local Indigenous and settler-colonial relationships to place, this assignment requires you to identify a local issue for the topic of your paper. In introducing your topic, you should identify the who, what, when, where, and why of your topic. In addition, you must provide a tentative thesis statement (an argument that will give your paper direction)

Bibliography: A bibliography is a critical research skill to learn. Learning to evaluate sources is critical for putting together and organizing ideas. You will need 2 peer reviewed sources (one course source and one source from outside of the course); and 2 primary sources (newspapers, government documents or websites, archival materials, photographs, audio recordings and podcasts, oral history recordings, news media). For each source, you are required to provide a proper citation using APA citation style.

Essay Topics (Choose 1)

1) How can we see the impacts and outcomes of Canada’s educational policies – residential schools, chronic underfunding of Indigenous education, and the theft of territories – in the lives of Indigenous peoples and Canadians?  How can this be tangibly seen in the ongoing violence and privilege throughout Canadian society?

2) What are two pressing social, political and/or economical issues that stand in the way of reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Canada? (examples: Violence against Indigenous women and girls, the Indian Act, Indigenous language loss, etc). How would reconciling these issues create a better Canada for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for the future?