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This Introductory Course should be a mandatory part of the Canadian Curriculum. While I personally found some units dry, yet undoubtedly important, ie. Units on Treaties, other units were extremely interesting. Of course, this depends on where your interests lay. If you enjoy politics and history, these units will be stimulating for you.

Many emotions are evoked throughout the course as there is learning on residential schools and the mistreatment of Indigenous women. Personally, I struggle with reconciliation, as I am not sure how Indigenous Folks will forgive and move on from the atrocities they have suffered at the hands of the "settlers".

I thoroughly enjoyed units on Storytelling and Unit 12 about Indigenous Art. I love everything about Indigenous Art: each individual piece presents a visual of an entire storybook on a single page, with a multitude of intertwined messages. It's bright and colourful and the artist, whom we get the pleasure of listening to at the end of each unit, is gentle, passionate, expressive and creative. The anticipation of the artist's commentary at the end of each module was like a treat for me, dessert.

The three presenters are flawless. Neither of them bobbled a single word! I wonder how many "takes" it took to perfect each presentation. Fabulous work! I enjoyed the numerous interviews, the real-life photos shared throughout and the subtle music (drumming & humming) at the introduction and conclusion of each module. In fact, I would have loved an addition of one more unit on Indigenous music and celebration, inclusive of ceremonial dress. Indigenous craft was touched upon; I would have enjoyed further elaboration. I am so glad I opted to enrol in this course; it has already opened dialogue for me with my brother (who asked me to send him the link!) my eldest son of three, my partner (who is a Status Indian), and at least three of my dear friends, all of whom have close connections to Indigenous people. Thank-you for building on my limited knowledge on First Nations Peoples.