This is a semester long course for Honours students in Indigenous studies. It has two components: an intensive workshop in research design; and a weekly seminar in advanced topics in Indigenous Studies. The course as a whole is designed to prepare students for designing an Honours thesis project in Indigenous Studies. Students will be exposed to research methods and practices in the field in the context of approaches in the social sciences and humanities. They will have the opportunity to discuss and explore some of the major contemporary approaches to Indigenous Studies and some of the key issues raised by academic research and writing in the field. Students will be well prepared to complete an Honours thesis, and will have the necessary basis for further research.