The FNCC requires that students take 12 credits in eligible First Nations coursework and complete 120 hours of experiential learning with an Indigenous community organization. For the coursework students are allowed to take and course that has a significant amount of Indigenous content.

The iSchool offers one dedicated Indigenous contexts course: LIBR 569A: Information Practice and Protocol of Indigenous Initiatives.

Goal of LIBR 569A from website:

• This course prepares students to work effectively with Indigenous peoples, communities and organizations in support of ongoing developments in Indigenous culture and languages, self-governance, treaty negotiation and litigation. Processes of information creation, sharing, storage, access and use within the information professions can support and/or negate these initiatives. Students will engage the knowledge traditions, histories, government policies, and litigation that influence contemporary information practice and protocols that in turn shape interactions between Indigenous peoples and dominant information systems. Students will develop an appreciation for the range of Indigenous and settler perspectives on information-related topics including: intellectual property; repatriation; knowledge; knowledge organization; orality; and the digitization of cultural heritage. At the end of the course, students will be positioned to undertake experiential learning opportunities within Indigenous-oriented information organizations, including but not limited to libraries, archives and cultural centres.

FNCC: https://slais.ubc.ca/programs/specializations/fncc/

LIBR 569A: https://slais.ubc.ca/libr-569a/

LIS 598: Indigenous Contexts for Library and Information Studies in Canada

Course content from website:

• Introduction to Indigenous peoples and their history in Canada, Indigenous knowledges and oral histories, history of as well as contemporary library and information services for Indigenous peoples in a range of settings, TRC initiatives, local to international advocacy, lived experiences of Indigenous professionals, decolonizing metadata and description, community engagement and grassroots activism, Indigenous content in literature/multimedia, intersectionality and Indigenous practices, land-based learning, community based research, and Indigenous research methodologies, and strategies for searching for Indigenous content.

Methods from website:

• Lectures, readings, in-class discussions, small group discussions, group work, classroom facilitation, in-class activities, guest speakers, assignments, resource sharing, and sharing circles.

More Information: https://www.ualberta.ca/school-of-library-and-information-studies/courses/on-campus-graduate-courses/lis-598-indigenous-contexts-lis-canada