Aboriginal programs and services directory
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Simon Fraser University
General statistics
| Students who identify as Aboriginal | 2 to 5% |
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| Academic staff who identify as Aboriginal | 14 (does not include adjuncts or sessional faculty) |
Aboriginal languages
| Courses offered | - Practical Phonetics for First Nations Languages - First Nations Language Immersion I and II (language to be named each time it is taught). Introduction to First Nations Language I and II (based on a designated language and usually chosen from the Northwest coast area). -Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I and II (based on a designated language and usually chosen from the Northwest coast area). - Topics in First Nations Language I and II. - First Nations Language Mentoring I and II (intended for advanced learners of a particular First Nations language). |
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Financial support
| • Scholarships |
| • Repayable Loans |
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Aboriginal graduate student bursary for attending academic conferences. |
Financial guidance
Staff from Financial Assistance & Awards work with both the Indigenous Student Centre and the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies to provide outreach, workshops and email updates on these topics. There is a designated Financial Assistance Staff member linked to the Indigenous Student Centre and has expedited appointment times for Aboriginal/Indigenous/First Nations students.
Services
| • Academic counselling |
| • General counselling |
| • Employment/career counselling |
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- Residence rooms on hold for Aboriginal students |
Activities
| • Social or cultural events |
| • Gathering space |
| • Elder visits |
| • Linkages to local Aboriginal communities |
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+ Other
- Aboriginal Orientation |
Director, Office for Aboriginal People
wlindsay@sfu.ca
778-782-8924
Jennie L. Blankinship
Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator
778-782-6891
jennie_blankinship@sfu.ca
Future students
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-3111
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 5K3
Telephone: 778-782-5000
Website: www.vancouver.sfu.ca
Programs for Aboriginal students
Transition
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Two programs: one is a general stream for admittance to the various faculties, while the other prepares students for specific study in the field of health sciences.
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Undergraduate
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Indigenous Perspectives in Teacher Education PDP Module
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Certificate in First Nations Language Proficiency
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Stepping Stones Certificate in Community Capacity Building (for rural Aboriginal communities).
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Graduate
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Indigenous Master of Education Program
Locally based teacher education programs emphasizing the incorporation of Indigenous languages and cultures in band-controlled as well as provincial school districts
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