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Start your journey at UNBC
- 12% of all UNBC students self-identify as Indigenous
- 1:8 faculty to student ratio
- UNBC was the first university in B.C. to offer Bachelor's Degrees in First Nations Studies
- UNBC was the first university in Canada to offer Master's Degrees in First Nations Studies
- 236 courses featuring Indigenous content
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Aboriginal Student Life at UNBC
The First Nations Centre (FNC) is honoured to provide holistic support services to students, staff and faculty at UNBC.
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Services at the First Nations Centre
The FNC is a culturally safe and accessible environment that offers a wide variety of supports, services, activities and programs.
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Elder in Residence
In a two-way learning environment, the Elder in Residence program ensures that cultural knowledge and activities are accessible to all students, staff, and faculty at UNBC.
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Campus Cousins
The Campus Cousins program is an Aboriginal Student Leadership program that helps support the development of Aboriginal leaders at UNBC.
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Student Testimonials
“UNBC is a very welcoming place, and from the first day, I have felt at home here.”
– Garfield Staats
Six Nations Mohawk
BA Student
Political Science and Environmental Studies
“I have found a home within the First Nations Centre and I am grateful for this. Haawa (Thank You).”
– Yalhnaaw
Skidegate Haida Nation
BA First Nations Studies, 2018
MA Student (First Nations Studies)
“My proudest moment at UNBC was the day I opened my email and received confirmation of my graduation requirements.”
– Penina Harding
Member of the Secwepemculecw
BA Geography, 2018
PhD Candidate