Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
The Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Development (IEPD) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), developed by the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and supported by Braiding Knowledges Canada, is now available to the general public.
The course introduces the fundamentals of respectful collaboration with Indigenous communities, Nations, and organizations. Learners explore historical relationships, Indigenous governance, ethical relationship-building, Indigenous research methodologies, treaty-based approaches, and decolonial perspectives.
Open to students, professionals, policymakers, and community members, the course supports the development of core competencies and practical skills for meaningful engagement and partnership in Indigenous contexts.
University of Alberta students can also take the course for credit: NS 202 (undergraduate) or NS 595 (graduate).
Delivery: Online
Level: Beginner
Commitment: 12 hours
This course consists of 12 modules, each with a series of:
Braiding Knowledges Canada Co-Research Directors Dr. Murray Humphries and Dr. Paulina Johnson during the recording of course content for the Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Development Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta
Braiding Knowledges Canada (formerly Canadian Mountain Network)
Jerome Slavik Family Fund
Northwest Territories Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR)
Florence Glanfield is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. In her role as vice-provost (Indigenous Programming and Research), Florence led the development, consultation and approval of the Indigenous Strategic Plan in support of the objectives articulated in For the Public Good, to build and nurture positive relationships with Indigenous communities, support the work of faculties and departments to Indigenize curricula across programs and foster a supportive environment for Indigenous faculty, staff and students.
Florence comes to the vice-provost position from her previous role as professor and chair of the Department of Secondary Education in the Faculty of Education, where her primary areas of scholarship include mathematics teacher education, Aboriginal curriculum perspectives and relational research methodologies. She is an affiliated faculty member with the Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development.
Adam Gaudry serves as Vice-Dean and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. He is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. His family is Red River Metis from the Lake-of-the-Woods in Northwestern Ontario, having migrated there from Southern Manitoba.
Adam received his PhD from the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria and completed his MA in Sociology and BAH in Political Studies from Queen’s University. He is a past Henry Roe Cloud Fellow at Yale University. He has published extensively on Métis history and governance, Indigenous research methodologies, and indigenization policy in Canadian higher education.
