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- PRESENCE IN PLACE
Indigenous Language, Space, and Governance at UVic This section highlights examples of UVic work on Indigenous learning, relations, and initiatives. It is not a complete list, and it does not include the innovative Indigenous-focused programs, departments, and/or curriculums at UVic.
Where do you currently see Indigenous presences or initiatives at UVic? Recognizing that more still needs to be done, what new developments could you envision for UVic in the future? How would these developments address colonial injustice?
Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House)
Sustainability-certified residences, dining hall (The Cove), and study spaces—named after the territory that settlers often call Oak Bay.
Sŋéqə ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House)
Meaning “snow patches,” for the Lək̓ʷəŋən village in so-called Cadboro Bay: includes classrooms, Indigenous student lounge, and residences.
First Peoples House
Ceremonial and community hub supporting Indigenous teaching, gathering, and ceremony.
OVPI (Office of the Vice-President Indigenous)
Leads institutional transformation: land acknowledgments, governance, ceremonial naming, and protocol.
səlxʷéyn sqʷél | SELW̱ÁN SḰÁL | Elders’ Voices
Esteemed Elders are Specialist Instructors providing cultural and spiritual foundations for UVic campus life.
IACE (Indigenous Academic & Community Engagement)
Supports Indigenous students through cultural, academic, and Elder-led programming.
LE,NOṈET Program
Supports Indigenous students through workshops, internships, mentorship, and research experiences: first Canadian program of its kind.
Campus as Living Lands
Supports land-based learning: advised by Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ knowledge holders and Indigenous faculty and students.
Native Student Union
Student-led collective (SUB B023): supports Indigenous students through community, advocacy, and cultural programming; one of the first Native student unions in Canada.
Xʷkʷənəŋistəl | W̱ȻENEṈISTEL | Helping to move each other forward, UVic’s Indigenous Plan
Envisions a future in which ways of knowing, being, and learning are embedded into UVic’s programs, systems, and organizational structure.
Tsawout Nation member Doug Lafortune created these traditional freestanding cedar welcome figures framing the main entrance to First Peoples House.
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