Aboriginal Education & Community Connections
Camosun College views any student who is a descendant of the Indigenous peoples of North America to be an Aboriginal student. This includes status and non-status Indians, Métis, Inuit and Native Americans who reside in Canada.
Welcome to our community!
We offer services and programs for Aboriginal students, we support all Indigenous programs and courses at the college, and we help provide linkages between Camosun College, Aboriginal students, and the local First Nations community. Our Aboriginal staff are committed to helping students move forward with their career and personal goals.
March 18, 2010—Indigenous Speaker Series—Dr. Betty Bastien, Piikani (Blackfoot), professor, Social Work, University of Calgary, will talk about Shifting consciousness: Why are we trying to Indigenize the Western Academcy? Dr. Bastien is the author of Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of Siksikaitsitapi (2004). Her scholarly expertise includes community-based education, Indigenous epistemology and pedagogy, Aboriginal health, and child welfare. In this session, Dr. Bastien will discuss Indigenization within higher education. For more information, contact Addie.
February 22, 2010 is the next awards deadline for Aboriginal students. Learn about getting ready to apply.
November 2009—Distinguished Alumni Award Winner—Nella Nelson: Teacher, counsellor, advisor and our Aboriginal Advisory Council Chair, Nella Nelson is a 1972 graduate of Camosun's University Transfer program, and is the deserving recipient of this fall's Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more
We provide:
- a warm welcome and a safe cultural environment (read about Celina's experience)
- academic and cultural support and financial support services
- programs with Indigenous perspectives, including
- Aboriginal Academic Upgrading
- Archaeological Field Assistant
- Indigenous Business Leadership
- Indigenous College Prep (formerly First Nations College Prep)
- Indigenous Family Support (formerly First Nations Family Support Worker)
- Indigenous Health Care Assistant (formerly First Nations Home Support/Resident Care Assistant)
- Indigenous Human Services Career Access New
- Indigenous Studies (formerly First Nations Community Studies)
- courses that contain significant Indigenous content
- experienced and dedicated Aboriginal instructors and staff
- opportunities for Aboriginal communities to partner with us and develop new programs to suit their unique needs