Indigenous Credit Requirement Research Paper

Indigenous Credit Requirement: Good or Bad?

Our University is on Treaty One territory, on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people and the homeland of the Metis Nation. Who Knew that? Most people have a very vague if any knowledge about Indigenous people which is why the Truth and Reconciliation Commission encourages including Indigenous studies as part of the curriculum. But there comes the question, ‘Is it fair to make it mandatory'. A number of Canadian post-secondary institutions are introducing an Indigenous Course Requirement. The main aim of this is to integrate Indigenous Knowledge into the education system. This would help build partnerships among the people of Canada and Indigenous people and hopefully a better Canada. This event was put together to examine options for what an Indigenous Course Requirement could look like, and explore the logistics for making it happen.

The event was put together by Ms. Deborah Young (Executive Lead Indigenous Achievement) in a bid to increase Indigenous awareness at the University of Manitoba. Four key panelists shared their view on why and why not they think that Indigenous education should be made mandatory. Ashley was of the opinion that since students break even on whether or not they want the ICR, it should not be enacted at the University of Manitoba because we are forcing the …show more content…
As Sadie said in her poem "Stories we don't yet understand are the reason we are making a stand". Ignorance they say is the biggest disease of our generation. Making Indigenous education mandatory not only reduces ignorant claims but also makes all of us understand the hardships that Indigenous people endured and generally where they are coming from and finally how they are a big part of our society. I would definitely recommend this to a friend because it was highly educative about where the University of Manitoba is heading as regards Indigenous