Learning Opportunities

Our Indigenous programs give undergraduate and graduate students the ability to explore Indigenous perspectives, while learning about ways to contribute to language recovery.

Through its support for Indigenous Language Fluency degrees and graduate training programs, the Interior Salishan Studies Centre creates space for Indigenous-led teaching, interdisciplinary research, and community collaboration.

Offering transformative learning opportunities

Through its support for Indigenous Language Fluency degrees and graduate training programs, the Interior Salishan Studies Centre (ISSC) creates space for Indigenous-led teaching, interdisciplinary research, and community collaboration.

The Centre promotes a place-based, community-driven approach that prioritizes Indigenous methodologies, language immersion, and cultural renewal.

As a platform for meaningful engagement, the ISSC empowers learners to develop deep relationships with Indigenous knowledge systems while contributing to the recovery and preservation of critically endangered Interior Salishan languages.

Undergraduate Program Options

Interior Salish Languages

Bachelor of Language Fluency | NłeɁkepmx · Nsyilxcn · St’át’imc · Secwépemc

Achieve advanced proficiency levels in Interior Salish languages while learning about ways to contribute to language recovery and revitalization efforts in your communities.

Achieve advanced proficiency levels in Interior Salish languages while learning about multiple ways to contribute to language recovery and revitalization efforts in your communities.

Indigenous Studies

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Learn about Indigenous perspectives and governance, the justice system, land claims, traditional ecological knowledge and the protection of heritage in the Okanagan, Canada, U.S. and world communities.

Learn about Indigenous perspectives and governance, the justice system, land claims, traditional ecological knowledge and the protection of heritage in the Okanagan, Canada, U.S. and world communities by pursuing Indigenous Studies at UBC Okanagan.

Graduate Program Options

Indigenous Knowledges iʔ sqilxʷ aʔ cmiy̓ t smypnwíłnsəlx

Master of Arts (MA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Fulfil our responsibilities to the Land and Indigenous Peoples by applying indigenous knowledge within local communities.

Evangeline John wears a ribbon skirt she created in a field filled with balsam root sunflowers in Secwepemcúl’ecw. Photo courtesy of UBCO Indigenous Art Intensive.

sustainability

Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Seek solutions to the multifaceted challenges of sustainability.

 

Seek solutions to the multifaceted challenges of sustainability by pursuing a interdisciplinary graduate degree in sustainability at UBC Okanagan.

Experiential Learning Stories

Discover how our students are applying their knowledge beyond the classroom through hands-on learning, research, and real-world experiences. These stories highlight the transformative impact of experiential education on student growth and success.

Hanna Paul returned to her Métis community to research moon time teachings and build confidence for youth and women

Journeying back home

Hanna Paul returned to her Métis community to research moon time teachings and build confidence for youth and women.

By charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health, Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks.

Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health

Geraldine Manossa is on a mission to reimagine health frameworks.

From left to right: Gelmy de los Angeles May May, Glendy del Rosario May May and María Estela May Cobá help UBC Okanagan student Courtney Fitzpatrick make encamisados (a tortilla stuffed with egg).

How language exchange empowers Indigenous students

Students explore the connection between language, culture and community.