At the University of Winnipeg (UW), Where Kimberley Ducey (The

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At the University of Winnipeg (UW), where Kimberley Ducey (the junior author of Racist America) teaches, the Indigenous Course Requirement (ICR) made Indigenous learning part of the undergraduate degree requirements for all inbound students beginning in 2016. This is one part of an Indigenization strategy and is central to the university's fulfillment of its academic mission to engage with the society in which it is situated. According to the University of Winnipeg's website:
The University . . . is located on Treaty One [between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government] land in the heart of the Métis Nation [major Indigenous group]. The treaties are agreements which benefit all people, and opened up these lands for settlement. The Métis played a pivotal role in bringing our province into confederation. We believe that as a post-secondary institution, therefore, we must provide an excellent academic experience which is also grounded in the territory in which it is located. This means providing our students with an understanding of the local history, cultures, contemporary issues, languages, and ways of knowing of local Indigenous peoples. . . . The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has recommended that Indigenous content be taught to future educators, lawyers, health care professionals, social workers, newcomers, public sector employees, and everyone in the private sector. In short, in order for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples to be possible, everyone in Canada, including every student at The University of Winnipeg, should be helped to learn a baseline of knowledge about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.
Do you think a similar ICR would be helpful for U.S. colleges and universities? Why or why not?

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