HIST 368, History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada to 1867, is an exploration of the histories, cultures, and sovereignties of Indigenous Peoples across the territories that are now called Canada, from time immemorial to 1867 with a focus on inter-cultural contact. Using oral histories, archaeological knowledge, community narratives, and written records, students explore the diversity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit societies prior to widespread colonial disruption. The course also analyzes early colonial encounters, the fur trade, missionary activity, shifting alliances, and policies that shaped the foundations of later colonial systems. Emphasis is placed on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives, nationhood, continuity, and resistance, as well as on the limitations of colonial archival sources. Students will engage critically with historiography and methods used in the study of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories.