Program Overview
This specialization combines Indigenous knowledge and business practices to develop students' abilities in modern business environments. Students explore Indigenous economic development, sustainability, and community engagement through courses in Indigenous studies, environmental science, and business administration. Graduates are prepared for careers in Indigenous business, community development, and other fields where cultural understanding and business acumen are essential.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This specialization brings together Indigenous knowledges and ideologies with contemporary business practices while developing students’ abilities to work with mindfulness and agility in the 21st century business environment. Business majors have the unique opportunity to connect to their business education with a knowledge of lessons learned through the history of Indigenous economic development.
Outline:
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration or a joint-major Honours degree in Business Administration may graduate with a Specialization in Niigaaniiwin—The Art of Leading, if they have successfully completed the following 3.5 credits with a minimum grade of 65% in each:
- 1.0 INDG credit consisting of:
- INDG 1001H: The Foundation for Reconciliation
- INDG 1002H: Foundations of Modern Indigenous Life
- 2.5 credits from:
- IESS 1001H: Foundations in Indigenous Environmental Studies and Science
- INDG-ADMN 1500H: Foundations of Indigenous Community Development
- INDG-ADMN 1510H: Foundations of Indigenous Community Economic Development
- INDG-CAST-POST 2001H: Indigenous Peoples and State Relationships
- INDG-CAST-POST 2002H: Indigenous Peoples and Resurgence
- INDG 2100Y: Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge
- INDG-ERST-IESS 2601Y: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Natural Environment
- INDG 2800Y: Introduction to Nishinaabemowin
- INDG-ADMN 3040H: The Meaning of Work in the Contemporary World
- INDG-GDST 3050H: Indigenous and International Community Development
- INDG-GEOG 3202H: Indigenous Peoples in Urban Centres—Selected Issues and Cities
- INDG-FRSC 3402H: Law and Indigenous Peoples: Litigating Aboriginal Rights
- INDG-CAST-GESO-SOCI 3508H: Indigenous Genders, Sexualities, and Relationships
- INDG-ERST-IESS 3631H: Issues in Indigenous Environmental Studies
- INDG-ERST-IESS 3632H: Global Issues in Indigenous Environmental Studies
- INDG-ADMN 4500H: Indigenous Perspectives on Twenty-First-Century Business and Organizational Issues
Careers:
- Indigenous Business Officer
- Entrepreneur
- Consultant
- Equity Analyst
- Human Resource Manager
