Locally Responsive, Indigenous Centered, Globally Recognized
Our vision
The School of Indigenous Governance is Canada’s leading school for the advancement of Indigenous knowledges, creativity, and activism. Our graduate programs support the training and education of future Indigenous leaders through innovative models of governance and nationhood that draw inspiration from Indigenous ways of knowing and learning, community-based research practices, and intersectional, critical, and Indigenous feminist approaches.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2025
Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Nationhood
Applications OPEN for Spring 2025 (January Start Date)
Deadline for application: Jan 15, 2025
Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance
Applications OPEN for Fall 2025 (September Start Date)
Deadline for application: Feb 15, 2025
PhD in Indigenous Governance
Applications OPEN for Fall 2025 (September Start Date)
Deadline for application: Feb 15, 2025
We acknowledge with respect the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.