The course is designed to introduce students to the study of public policy and the policy process through a Northern and Indigenous lens. The first part of the course explores fundamental theories of policymaking and the stages of the policy cycle. The second part is devoted to examining specific areas of policy, including social, health, indigenous, environmental, and fiscal policy as they apply to Northern and Indigenous contexts.

Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and one of: HIST 140 or FNGA 100 or FNGA 101.

This is a second‐year course and expectations are set accordingly. Students are assumed to have taken other university‐level courses in addition to the named prerequisites. Students who do not meet the specified prerequisites may be admissable with permission.