New online courses on Aboriginal issues – NorthernLife.ca

Jul 29, 2015

Partnership to introduce two new courses by Jan. 2016.

The University of Sudbury and Trent University have partnered together to create and offer two new online courses, the first of their kind in Canada, aimed at bridging the knowledge gap on urban Aboriginal issues.

The two universities will alternate the delivery of the courses over the next five years, with Trent University offering the courses for the 2015-2016 academic year.

“There are very few courses in Canada that deal with urban Aboriginal issues and as the majority of Aboriginal people now live in cities it is very important that research and teaching now focus in this area.” said Dr. Kevin Fitzmaurice, a faculty member at the University of Sudbury’s Indigenous Studies Department in a news release.

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