EXNS 2803 - Tackling Structural Racism
Course Description
Grounded in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, this micro-course introduces key anti-racism concepts that are applied to various sectors (education, social services, and the policing and legal system). By using real world case studies and Indigenous led content to provide learners with Indigenous perspectives and experiences, this micro-course points to successful efforts to tackle issues related to structural racism in Canada.Who Should Take This Course?
Beginner level
Learner Outcomes
- Establish foundation knowledge about the landscape of racism and ways that it materializes in the context of settler colonialism in Canada
- Learn key concepts and models in anti-racism work that will contribute to the establishment of good relations with Indigenous peoples
- Develop working knowledge of colonial and Indigenous approaches to education - Recognize Indigenous-led efforts of educational reform that build inclusivity with positive results
- Outline positive ways for continued improvement and further learning across the educational system.
- Identify the differences between the impact of social service, policing and judicial policies generally and the impacts of these policies on Indigenous people.
- Outline and summarize the practices and policies adopted within social services, policing and the judicial system that perpetuated colonization and discrimination.
- Describe ways that Indigenous individuals and communities are underserved by police and within the judicial system.
- Identify the ways that Indigenous people are advocating for change
- Recognize your role as a potential ally to Indigenous people
Course Outline
- Defining Racism
- Case Study: Structural Racism in Education
- Case Study: Social Services
- Case Study: Structural Racism in the Policing and Judicial System
Notes
Academic Lead:
Course Creators and Instructors:
Jade Tootoosis
Recommendations
Textbooks
All material is available online and no textbooks are required.
Record of Completion
Printable certificate; non-credit transcript; digital badge
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CONTACT US
Email nsonline@ualberta.ca with any questions.
Testimonials
"Thank you! The course was powerful." - Joelle Nagle
"The greatest takeaway has been the lack of knowledge about Indigenous communities within Canada. I thought I had a basic understanding but our education system has failed me on the history, pain, injustice and barriers set up to fail these communities. I knew Indigenous communities faced racism, but I didn't know the full extent and impact structural racism is causing on these communities." - Melissa W.
"The greatest takeaway for me has been the overall knowledge related to history that I was not aware of. I was not taught this in school and the importance to understand the current state is to understand what got us here."