Bachelor of Indigenous Sustainable Food Systems - Curriculum

YEAR ONE

Integrated Experiential Learning – Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Knowledge Mobilization 

Indigenous Histories 

Hunting, Trapping & Fishing 

Indigenous Health & Wellness 

Indigenous Food Systems 

Principles of Indigenous Leadership 

Indigenous Economic Relations 

Sustainable Plant Production 

Foraging Fundamentals 

YEAR THREE

Integrated Experiential Learning – Indigenous Ways of Being  

Relational Food Systems Health Strategies  

Indigenous Community-Based Research 1: Methods, Methodologies, Proposal Development & Approval 

Principles of Indigenous Sovereignty 

Human Resources & Indigenous Impact Evaluations 

Community Economic Development & Social Enterprise 

Greenhouse Production & Management 

Caring for Ruminants 

Indigenous Sustainable Community Development – Community Gardens 

Indigenous Sustainable Community Development – Urban Gardening  

YEAR TWO

Integrated Experiential Learning – Indigenous Ways of Doing (IELF 2000) 

Seed-to-Seed: Production, Selection & Saving 

Raising Rabbits & Game Birds 

The Honourable Harvest: Ethics in Knowledge & Story Gathering for Re-Search  

Effective Indigenous Leadership Skillsets 

Social Innovation & Community Development 

Introduction to Business & Marketing  

Soil & Water Health 

Market Gardening 

Integrated Indigenous Agriculture 1: Gathered Foods & Medicines  

YEAR FOUR

Integrated Experiential Learning – Indigenous Ways of Relating (touch point for planning for year ahead) 

Indigenous Community-Based Research 2a: Implementation 

Integrated Indigenous Agriculture 2: Permaculture & Regenerative Practices 

Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Action – Case Study Analyses 

Financial Fundamentals 

Community-Based Food Systems Project Design 

Food Processing & Distribution Systems 

Agriculture & Food Policy Impacting Indigenous Food Systems 

Nutrition as Medicine – A Culinary Experience 

Integrated Indigenous Agriculture 3: Food Forests 

Indigenous Community-Based Research 2b: Presentation  

Integrated Experiential Learning – Indigenous Ways of Relating (culminating presentations)