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IGOV Recommended Reading List

Alfred, Taiaiake. Wasáse: Indigenous pathways of action and freedom. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2005.

Alfred, Taiaiake. Heeding the Voices of our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk politics and the rise of Native nationalism. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1995.

 Alfred, Taiaiake. Peace, Power, and Righteousness: An Indigenous manifesto. 2nd ed. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Corntassel, Jeff and Richard C. Witmer. Forced Federalism: Contemporary challenges to Indigenous nationhood. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008.

Marie Battiste, Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2000.

Deloria Jr., Vine. Red Earth White Lies: Native Americans and the myth of scientific fact. Golden: Fulcrum Publishing, 1997.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Daniel R. Wildcat. Power and Place: Indian education in America. Colorado: Fulcrum Resources, 2001.

Mihesuah, Devon Abbott and Angela Cavender Wilson. Eds. Indigenizing the Acadamy: Transforming scholarship and empowering communities. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.

Ortiz, Simon J. Speaking for the Generations: Native writers on writing. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1998.

Smith, Andrea. Conquest: Sexual violence and American Indian genocide. Cambridge: South End Press, 2005.

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. London: Zed Books, 1999.

Trask, Haunani-Kay. From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and sovereignty in Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1999.

Waters, Anne, Ed., American Indian Thought: Philosophical essays. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2004.

Waziyatawin. What Does Justice Look Like? The struggle for liberation in Dakota homeland. St. Paul: Living Justice Press, 2008.

Wilson, Waziyatawin Angela. In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Dakota commemorative marches of the 21st Century. St. Paul: Living Justice Press, 2006.

Wilson, Waziyatawin Angela & Michael Yellow Bird. Eds. For Indigenous Eyes Only: A decolonization handbook. Santa Fe: School of American Research, 2005.

Williams, Robert. A., Jr. Linking Arms Together: American Indian treaty visions of law and peace, 1600-1800. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

 

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IGOV Overview

Indigenous Governance programming is recognized worldwide for its relevance to Indigenous communities. Research and course content are informed by a deep respect for Indigenous knowledge and traditions as well as a thorough understanding of the current political realities of Indigenous communities.

Indigenous Governance follows an approach to learning that is characterized by personal dedication to Indigenous values and a commitment to community. IGOV supports the use of innovative teaching methods and to aims to provide a sound and challenging educational experience. Our faculty, staff and students are held to very high standards of academic performance and ethical conduct, and our program of study integrates critical and intellectually challenging coursework, an Indigenous ethical framework for conducting research, and requires the establishment of long-term and mutually productive working relationships with Indigenous communities.

We currently offer;

Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG)

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) by Special Arrangement

 

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Our Programs

Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG)

The Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) is an interdisciplinary program focused on traditional structures and ways of governance and encompassing the values, perspectives, concepts, and principles of Indigenous political cultures. Through teaching and research that respects both western and Indigenous traditions, methods, and forms of knowledge, students are provided with a strong foundation of basic and applied scholarly research with an emphasis on the nature and context of Indigenous governance and Indigenous-State relations in Canada and internationally.

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PhD Degree by Special Arrangement

The Faculty of Graduate Studies along with the Indigenous Governance Program (IGOV) offers the selected opportunities for students to pursue a PhD degree by Special Arrangement. The Special Arrangement degree program is available for Indigenous Governance students, as the program does not currently offer a regular Ph.D. degree program. For more information about this program.

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Our FACULTY

IGOV is a part of the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD).

For more information on the faculty, see: http://www.hsd.uvic.ca/

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