番茄社区

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Indigenous Education

Teaching and Learning Indigenous Perspectives class of 2015 — Teaching and Learning Indigenous Perspectives
The Department of Indigenous Education at the 番茄社区 is pleased to be offering , an IED Integrated 10-Course Set leading to a TQS Upgrade for teachers, which is designed to give teachers an opportunity to learn from and about Indigenous knowledge, and to make valuable connections to local Indigenous communities to strengthen their understanding of Indigenous peoples and societies.
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Students working at a clam garden by the ocean — Language revitalization undergraduate programs
Students in the W̱SÁNEĆ cohort of the Bachelor of Education in Indigenous Language Revitalization program visit Russell Island clam garden restoration project during a science teaching class.
Undergraduate programs

Onowa McIvor by the water — Our research
As part of the NEȾOLṈEW̱ project, Onowa McIvor is working with a network of Indigenous-led organizations to strengthen efforts to revive Indigenous languages. She is at SṈAḴE, the SENĆOŦEN name for the Cadboro Bay/Mt. Tolmie area.
Research

Graduate students blanketed and lined up outside the First Peoples House — Language revitalization graduate programs
Our graduate Indigenous language revitalization programs help students develop skills for successful language projects in community and leadership, including in recovery, revitalization and maintenance of Indigenous languages.
Graduate program

Kendra Underwood in an office — Community partners
Community partners are an essential part of our programs. SȽEMXÁMTENOT / Kendra Underwood is the director of the Saanich Adult Education Centre and helps facilitate the W̱,SENĆOŦEN IST Diploma in Indigenous Language Revitalization.
Partners

Alumna Lucy Bell looking at Haida hats in a museum — Career possibilities
Masters in Indigenous Language Revitalization alumna Lucy Bell / Sdaahl K’awaas, a member of the Haida Nation, is the first Head of First Nations and Repatriation for the Royal BC Museum.
Career possibilities

Honouring Indigenous ways of learning and teaching

UVic Indigenous Education is committed to:

meeting the Indigenous language revitalization needs of Indigenous communities,
educating both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Indigenous ways of knowing and being,
making our learning environment more welcoming to Indigenous people.

Find your edge in UVic's Department of Indigenous Education

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