Welcome Students
Indigenous Studies 100
Introduction to Indigenous Studies
Syilx Territory
Kelowna Campus
I respectfully acknowledge that Okanagan College’s Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon campuses are located on the unceded and occupied traditional territory of the Syilx-Okanagan people, and the Salmon Arm campus is located on the unceded and occupied traditional territory of the Secwépemc Nation.
Instructor: Corinne (Cori (Syilx, she/her/hers) Email: cderickson@okanagan.bc.ca
Class Time: Tues/ Thurs 12:30-15:20
Dates: 05/11/2026 – 06/22/2026
Classroom: E202
Office Hours
By Appointment – Office B126F and by Virtual (flexible)
Office hours provide an opportunity for you to ask for clarification on course content or assignments and/or to discuss issues that you need support with to ensure your success in this course. Please also contact me to discuss barriers to attendance or the timely completion of assignments. Send me an E-mail to book an appointment in-person or on Zoom.
Email
To ensure a prompt response to messages, use my E-mail address cderickson@okanagan.bc.ca rather than messaging me through Moodle. Please include your class name/number/section in the subject line of your e-mail followed by an indication of reason for e-mailing.
Course Format
The format of this course is intended to foster an equitable and inclusive community of learners, to support whole person’s learning and to promote courage, creativity and connection. My courses are intentionally interactive to align with my own growing knowledge of Syilx pedagogy. This course will also include lectures, guest speakers, film clips, films, readings, small and whole group discussions, group presentations, and assessment activities. Having components of this course online makes it possible for me to welcome guest speakers virtually to share their own unique voices and lived experiences. Aspects of these courses delivered online (e.g. guest speakers, special events),
Course Overview
This course will entail a critical re-thinking of the complex relationships between Indigenous Peoples and settlers in what is now the colonial nation state of Canada. Course materials will amplify the voices and emphasize the scholarly perspectives of academics, filmmakers, leaders, and activists from diverse Indigenous Nations and communities to engage decolonized and transformative understandings of issues that are foundational to Indigenous Studies. This course will include an introduction to terminologies preferred by Indigenous scholars, reciprocal relationships and responsibilities, Indigenous title and rights, the unilateral imposition of colonial legislation and state violence in the making of the colonial nation state of Canada, Indigenous Peoples’ ongoing resistance and activism, as well as an introduction to decolonization, truth and reconciliation, and resurgence.
Indigenous Studies 100
Introduction to Indigenous Studies
Syilx Territory
Kelowna Campus
I respectfully acknowledge that Okanagan College’s Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon campuses are located on the unceded and occupied traditional territory of the Syilx-Okanagan people, and the Salmon Arm campus is located on the unceded and occupied traditional territory of the Secwépemc Nation.
Instructor: Corinne (Cori (Syilx, she/her/hers) Email: cderickson@okanagan.bc.ca
Class Time: Tues/ Thurs 12:30-15:20
Dates: 05/11/2026 – 06/22/2026
Classroom: E202
Office Hours
By Appointment – Office B126F and by Virtual (flexible)
Office hours provide an opportunity for you to ask for clarification on course content or assignments and/or to discuss issues that you need support with to ensure your success in this course. Please also contact me to discuss barriers to attendance or the timely completion of assignments. Send me an E-mail to book an appointment in-person or on Zoom.
To ensure a prompt response to messages, use my E-mail address cderickson@okanagan.bc.ca rather than messaging me through Moodle. Please include your class name/number/section in the subject line of your e-mail followed by an indication of reason for e-mailing.
Course Format
The format of this course is intended to foster an equitable and inclusive community of learners, to support whole person’s learning and to promote courage, creativity and connection. My courses are intentionally interactive to align with my own growing knowledge of Syilx pedagogy. This course will also include lectures, guest speakers, film clips, films, readings, small and whole group discussions, group presentations, and assessment activities. Having components of this course online makes it possible for me to welcome guest speakers virtually to share their own unique voices and lived experiences. Aspects of these courses delivered online (e.g. guest speakers, special events),
Course Overview
This course will entail a critical re-thinking of the complex relationships between Indigenous Peoples and settlers in what is now the colonial nation state of Canada. Course materials will amplify the voices and emphasize the scholarly perspectives of academics, filmmakers, leaders, and activists from diverse Indigenous Nations and communities to engage decolonized and transformative understandings of issues that are foundational to Indigenous Studies. This course will include an introduction to terminologies preferred by Indigenous scholars, reciprocal relationships and responsibilities, Indigenous title and rights, the unilateral imposition of colonial legislation and state violence in the making of the colonial nation state of Canada, Indigenous Peoples’ ongoing resistance and activism, as well as an introduction to decolonization, truth and reconciliation, and resurgence.
- Instructor: Corinne Derickson