Master of Arts in Indigenous Knowledges

University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus

Fulfil our responsibilities to the Land and Indigenous Peoples by applying indigenous knowledge within local communities. Indigenous Knowledges emerge from relationships between the Land and our Peoples. Indigenous Knowledges theme faculty and research students draw on Indigenous pedagogy and research methodologies when working with the Land, Elders and community on in diverse and inter-related areas such as language recovery/reclamation, redevelopment of Indigenous governance systems, health and wellbeing, ecological restoration, food sovereignty, housing and cultural revitalization. The MA interdisciplinary degree in Indigenous Knowledges draws upon a well-established network of researchers as the foundation for this program. Graduate students have access to the expertise of diverse, nationally and internationally recognized researchers from a variety of faculties and disciplines in a coherent, thematic framework.Program milestonesEstablishing a faculty supervisory committeeCompleting courseworkPreparing, presenting and defending a thesis research proposalCompleting thesis research and writing, and defending the work

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences