Luutkudziiwus Historical Ecology Field School

Course Description

INDG 435 is an immersive learning experience designed to deepen students' understanding of Indigenous landscapes, histories and cultural practices, as well as contemporary and applied issues. This field-based course will emphasize learning in land-based environments, drawing on Indigenous and scientific pedagogies of place, and will combine academic study with experiential learning in the field.

Students will gain hands-on experience in historical-ecological field methods, including, archaeology, GIS/mapping, ethnobotany, and Indigenous scientific pedagogies of place. This field course is designed in partnership with Wilp Luutkudziiwus (Gitxsan) and will be based at the Madii Lii culture camp near Hazelton in northwestern BC. The work we do together will contribute to applied issues in the north and is designed for students who are eager to get out to the bush, camp, get their hands dirty, and support land-based defense initiatives.