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  • First Nations Studies Program Kamloops

First Nations Studies - Kamloops

The Kamloops First Nations Studies Program focuses on the collective and individual  empowerment of Aboriginal people through education. The Program gives students an education that has a solid focus on integrating Aboriginal culture, history and  philosophy into academic learning. Since its inception in 1989, some 350 students have graduated from SFU Kamloops with degrees, diplomas and certificates, many of  whom would otherwise not have had access to a university education.

Is First Nations Studies Program - Kamloops for you?

The Kamloops First Nations Studies Program is for First Nations students and non-Native students curious about traditional cultures, languages, indigenous knowledge and histories of First Nations. It is  for people who want to learn about Indian-White relations, the  development of federal and provincial policy towards Native peoples,  aboriginal rights and title questions, issues of economic development  and self-government and gender and intergenerational issues. The  Program will expose students to research methods pertinent to past,  present and future issues affecting aboriginal peoples, and it will be of  particular interest for First Nations students who wish to put knowledge of Native issues and research skills to practice in serving their communities and nations.

Areas of Study

The Kamloops First Nations Studies Program is an innovative and  award winning program that focuses on meeting the needs of  Aboriginal learners, and capacity-building in their communities. Students may take courses about ancient and contemporary First  Nations cultures, First Nations issues in anthropology and archaeology,  cultural heritage, resource management, government relations and land claims, First Nations Languages, philosophy, literature, fine and performing arts, and Aboriginal history and public  policy.

Where can First Nations Studies Program - Kamloops take you?

  • Aboriginal community administration and leadership
  • Policy analysis or research
  • First Nations environmental and heritage resource management
  • Secondary or post-secondary teaching
  • Aboriginal language instruction
  • Law, Human Right and Justice
  • Consulting on First Nations in private or public sector
  • Policy analysis or research
  • Cultural resource management in First Nations communities
  • Public administration, civil service and governance

First Nations Studies Program website - Kamlooops

Saywell Hall Room 9091
Tel: (778) 782-4774
Fax: (778) 782-4989

Academic Coordinator:  Dr. Marianne Ignace
Undergraduate Assistant: Larissa Blank
Manager, Academic and Administrative Services: Lorraine Yam
Advisor:  Lorraine Yam