Indigenous Studies 390: Individual Research Projects in Indigenous Studies, gives you the opportunity to research an aspect of, or issue in, Indigenous Studies. 

Indigenous Studies 391: Group Research Projects in Indigenous Studies is similar to most project courses: it is a student-initiated course that is based on a contracted study arrangement worked out between a group of students, an approved project supervisor, and Athabasca University.  

INST 493: Individual Directed Research in Government and Laws is similar to most project courses: it is a student-initiated course that is based on a contracted study arrangement worked out between a group of students, an approved project supervisor, and Athabasca University.  

This is a three-credit senior-level course that explores topics that relate to Aboriginal governments in Canada. This course is divided into three sections. Part 1 looks at traditional Aboriginal governance systems before the arrival of Europeans. Part 2 looks at the impact of colonialism on Aboriginal governments, and Part 3 describes some of the contemporary Aboriginal government structures that are emerging today.