Hay ch qa’ sii’em siye’yu mukw mustimuxw (Thank you respected ones of this place) Vancouver Island University (VIU) is a place where history and traditions are acknowledged, where contributions…
About the Ripple Project
The Ripple Project has been developed to showcase a number of initiatives and collaborations related to Indigenous education at Vancouver Island University. Bringing Indigenous ways of knowing and being into…
Decolonization Through Reciprocal Learning
Decolonization through Reciprocal Learning Today a storm hovers over all of Vancouver Island. The fall rains have begun in earnest and 70km/hr winds are howling through the trees here on…
Foundations in Kyuquot
Photo by Wendy Michelle John – Start of community smokehouse in Kyuquot Showing the community what we can do will open their eyes and influence the youth. ~Student, Kyuquot/VIU Aboriginal…
Guardians in Training: Connected, Cultural, Caring and Committed
By Katherine Gordon The Vancouver Island University Stewardship Technician Training Program (the STTP) offers First Nations students the skills and qualifications necessary to be land and water Guardians. The 2020—2021…
Sponsored Students and the VIU Campus Store
The process for ordering books for sponsored students is the same as any other online order. Find books on our shop course materials page or course supplies from our course…
Lessons for Decolonizing Post-Secondary Institutions
Authors: Ariane Campbell, Sharon Hobenshield, and Heather Burke Vancouver Island University (VIU) has been partnering with the Mastercard Foundation since 2017 on the EleV Program. EleV is driven by Indigenous…
Nicole’s Letter
The following letter was written by Nicole Morven who was a student in the Stewardship Technician Training Program, a partnership with Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative. She wrote this letter…
Indigenous Education Navigators
In the beginning ….. The excitement was in overdrive; faculty, students, and partners anticipation of a program that collaboratively co-creates a program was almost unbelievable. Some students thought they were…
Gabrielle Scrimshaw VIU Indigenous Speakers Series
Gabrielle Scrimshaw is a vibrant voice among a younger generation of First Nations leaders. She holds an MBA from Stanford University, and is completing her Masters in Public Administration at Harvard….
Shq’apthut
Shq’apthut – A Gathering Place on the Nanaimo campus is the home of Services for Aboriginal Students (SAS). All campus community members are welcome at Shq’apthut. It is a gathering…