Supporting Your Success
Nipissing University is located on the traditional lands of Nbisiing Anishinabeg along the shores of Lake Nipissing within the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. “Nipissing” (Nbisiing) is an Anishinaabemowin word meaning ‘people of the little water’ and anchors the university with the Nipissing peoples whose traditional territory includes Lake Nipissing and the surrounding area.
Indigenous Foundations Program (IFP)
The IFP is a full-time university transition program for Indigenous students planning to pursue an undergraduate degree. The IFP builds Indigenous student success with specific courses and by integrating supports and resources based on our Sweetgrass Holistic approach to Indigenous Student Success. This program is also ideal for applicants who might be missing some of the traditional admission requirements.
Some supports include:
- Academic & Tutoring Supports
- Cultural Resources
- Peer & Community Supports
Popular Courses: Math 2326
Anishinaabek Way of Life and Mathematics with Applications
This course is a great opportunity to merge your mathematics knowledge with traditional Indigenous activities and explore the ways the mathematics concepts have been applied since time immemorial.
- Establish confidence while learning Anishinaabek ways of teaching, knowing, and learning.
- Learn to demonstrate a basic knowledge of key concepts inmathematics and applications from an Anishinaabek perspective.
- Learn to evaluate key mathematical and scientific concepts as they appear in Anishinaabek teaching and learning.
- Learn to analyze the purpose of the use of mathematical concepts in Anishinaabek ways of life.
- Engage in a variety of written, oral and creative activities.
Popular Courses: HIST 1306 SI
Animating the Land:
Bi Kidwaad Maa Nbisiing The Stories of Nbisiing Nishnaabeg
August 7-17, 2024, 9:00am - 1:00pm at Nbisiing Secondary School, Nipissing First Nation
Students examine the history of Nbisiing Nishnaabeg, its community, and territory, with particular attention to the knowledge, values and worldview of the Nishnaabeg. Students explore diverse topics, including community life, education, territories and treaties, foodways and feasting, through teaching and learning relationships with Elders and knowledge keepers, circle discussions, and experiential learning.
What We Offer
Student Success
- Academic & personal supports
- Social & cultural events
- Indigenous peer mentorship
- Peer tutors
- Experiential education opportunties
Traditional Arts
- Beadwork
- Leather Work
- Regalia Making & Sewing
Spaces
- Enji giigdoyang student lounge – a place to gather, study, socialize, eat and work together
- Sacred Space (smudging available)
- Tipi in the courtyard for gatherings
- Treaty Learning Centre in the library for teaching and learning
Indigenous Education Programs
The Schulich School of Education offers professional programs for individuals pursuing a career in an educational setting. Our teacher education programs lead to either to a Bachelor of Education Degree or a Diploma in Education, in addition to our graduates earning a Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT).
- Indigenous Teacher Education Program (OCT certified)
- Teacher of Indigenous Languages as a Second Language Program (OCT certified)
- Indigenous Classroom Assistant Diploma Program
Our programs combine online programming with summer-residencies, providing students the opportunity to pursue their educational goals with minimal interruptions to their family and employment responsibilities. Students attending our programs in the summer are invited to bring their families with them into residence where children have access to daily and weekly organized activities.
Indigenous Studies
Our Indigenous Studies program offers you an opportunity to learn about Indigenous cultures, philosophies, literature, histories and contemporary issues that are central to this land that we live in. Its multidisciplinary approach reflects the holistic understandings of mino bimaadsiwin, so your studies will include the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects that are needed for true learning according to Indigenous thought.
Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Our Office of Indigenous Initiatives offers ongoing volunteer opportunities, experiential learning, cultural activities, academic workshops, financial support, tutoring, and peer mentorship for Indigenous students as they navigate the university.
In the Nipissing dialect of Nishnaabemwin, Enji giigdoyang means, “where we come to meet, discuss and talk about things,” which is the culture we hope to foster. We enhance the educational experience through a holistic approach to academic, personal and cultural support.
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