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Faculty of Humanities

Indigenous students

We’re committed to supporting the well-being of Indigenous students from the application process through graduation and beyond.

Student supports

UVic offers a diverse network of supports for Indigenous students.

We encourage you to self-identify during the admissions process so we can send you relevant information. This voluntary declaration will not be used for admission decisions. Documentation of Indigenous ancestry is not required.

We offer Indigenous students a variety of culturally-relevant services, including:

Funding

If you’re a sponsored Indigenous student, you should connect with UVic’s Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement . The office will liaise with your sponsor and advocate on your behalf for funding.

For information on costs, loans, bursaries and scholarships, visit Student Awards and Financial Aid.

Check our listing of external student awards.

Indigenous Studies Program

The Faculty of Humanities offers an interdisciplinary program in Indigenous studies. This program incorporates Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing. Indigenous and non-Indigenous students can enroll in the program.

The Indigenous Studies Program offers a major and general program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students can also get a minor in this program.

The Indigenous Studies Program will prepare any student to enter a career that serves Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. It will further prepare Indigenous students enrolled in professional programs at UVic who are planning to serve in Indigenous communities.

Visit the academic calendar for program details.

Academic writing section

The Academic and Technical Writing Program offers a section of ATWP 135: Academic Reading and Writing specifically for Indigenous students (ATWP 135A13). ATWP 135A13 provides an opportunity to meet other Indigenous students, offers a smaller class size, and incorporates more culturally-relevant ways of teaching and learning.

This general foundational writing course meets the Academic Writing Requirement and is open to students in all faculties. The course is usually offered in the fall and taught in the First Peoples House. If you are interested in registering, please email us with your name, student number, confirmation that you self-identify as Indigenous, and your interest in registering for the course. 

Indigenous language revitalization

Offered by Linguistics in collaboration with the Faculty of Education and Division of Continuing Studies, UVic’s Indigenous language revitalization programs seek to support communities to retain and revive their own language.

Visit the academic calendar to explore programs and see details.

Courses on Indigenous topics

In addition to the Indigenous Studies Program, the Faculty of Humanities offers a wide range of courses related to Indigenous cultures, languages, arts and literatures, histories, ways of knowing and learning:

  • ENSH 255: Indigenous Literatures
  • ENSH 395: Topics in Indigenous Literatures after 1900

  • FRAN 426: Topics in Indigenous Literatures after 1900

  • GNDR 203: Indigenous Womxn in Canada
  • GNDR 310: Indigenous Feminisms
  • GNDR 333: Anti-Racist Feminisms and Democratic Futures
  • GNDR 340: Indigenous Cinema Decolonizing the Screen
  • GNDR 341: Indigenous Womxn's Autobiographies
  • GNDR 343: Indigenous Womxn's Writing

  • HSTR 100: History, Power and Justice
  • HSTR 110: Conquest and Encounter in the Atlantic World, 1492-1700
  • HSTR 111: Age of Encounters in the Pacific World, 1700-1900
  • HSTR 328A: Indigenous North America  to 1850
  • HSTR 328B: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada since 1850
  • HSTR 328C: Indigenous-Settler Relations in the United States since 1850
  • HSTR 328D: Indigenous-Settler Treaties in Canada since 1600
  • HSTR 329A: Race, Racism and Ethnicity in Canada to 1900
  • HSTR 329B: Race, Racism and Ethnicity in Canada since 1900
  • HSTR 331: The Red River Resistance and the Northwest Rebellion
  • HSTR 376E: History of the Aztecs, Inka and Maya
  • HSTR 427: Seminar in Indigenous History of Canada
  • HSTR 427A: Decolonizing Settler Societies

  • IS 100: Responsibilities and Reciprocity in the Place You Are Now
  • IS 101: Indigenous Foundations
  • IS 201: Introduction to Indigenous Studies
  • IS 291: Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • IS 300: Community-based Cultural Production
  • IS 301: Critical Indigenous Theory
  • IS 350: Methods, Ethics, Protocols
  • IS 391A: Topics in Arts, Literatures and Languages
  • IS 391B: Topics in Histories, Politics, Laws and Lands
  • IS 391C: Topics in Indigenous Education, Health and Healing
  • IS 391D: Topics in Community and Land-Based Learning
  • IS 400: Research Seminar in Indigenous Studies
  • IS 450: Indigenous Studies in the Field
  • IS 491A: Seminar in Arts, Literatures and Languages
  • IS 491B: Seminar in Histories, Politics, Laws and Lands
  • IS 491C: Seminar in Education, Health and Healing
  • IS 491D: Seminar in Community and Land-Based Learning

  • LAS 304: Indigenous Latin America, Eco and Social Justice
  • LAS 376A: Conquest and Rebellion in Latin America, 1492-1783
  • LAS 477: Indigenous, Mestizo and Spanish Accounts of the Conquest

  • LING 157: Supporting Indigenous Language Learning
  • LING 158: Indigenous Language Mentorship I
  • LING 159: Indigenous Language I
  • LING 180A: Dynamics of Indigenous Language Shift
  • LING 180B: Issues, Principles and Best Practices in Language Revitalization
  • LING 181: Introductory Linguistics for Language Revitalization
  • LING 182: Language Learning, Language Revitalization and Social Action
  • LING 183A: Documentation and Recording for Indigenous Language Documentation
  • LING 183B: Advanced Methods for Indigenous Language Documentation
  • LING 184: Indigenous Language Materials Development
  • LING 186: Language in Indigenous Culture
  • LING 187: Special Topics in Language Revitalization
  • LING 258: Indigenous Language Mentorship II
  • LING 259: Indigenous Language II
  • LING 272: Introduction to Indigenous Languages of British Columbia
  • LING 301: Topics in the Structure of an Indigenous Language Family
  • LING 358: Indigenous Language Mentorship III
  • LING 359: Indigenous Language III
  • LING 372: Indigenous Languages of British Columbia
  • LING 379: Language and Land
  • LING 431: Community-based Initiatives in Language Revitalization
  • LING 458: Indigenous Language Mentorship IV
  • LING 459: Indigenous Language IV

  • RCS 479A: Modern Religion and Empire