INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIRECTORY

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CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY

Cape Breton University campus: three smiling students.

General statistics

Students who identify as Indigenous 5 to 9.99%

Indigenous languages

Courses offered Mi'kmaq

Mandatory courses

Yes, for certain faculties or programs

Financial support

Bursaries
Scholarships
Awards/prizes
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1. While not specifically earmarked for Indigenous students, emergency funding is available for all students at CBU.

Financial guidance

1.Working with the CBU Finance Office, all of the above are supported.
2. In addition, Unama'ki College provides guidance and support for students applying for community funding and/or Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey funding.

Services

Academic counselling
General counselling
Peer-to-peer mentoring
Employment/career counselling
Transportation support
+ Other

Two Elders in Residence, Enrolment Services Specialist, and Community Liaison are Mi'kmaw language speakers
Tutoring services
Weekly writing and math and Science centre sessions in the Unama'ki Student Lounge;
Indigenous Library Liaison Officer
Daily bus services for Membertou and Eskasoni students
Unama'ki College student lounge is ventilated for smudging
Mi'kmaw Resource Centre
Kji-keptin Alexander Denny L'nui'sultimkeweyo'kuom (Mi'kmaw Language Lab)
Gord Downey Chanie Wenjack Legacy room
Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies
Indigenous Student Society
Student Union Indigenous Liaison

Activities

Social or cultural events
Gathering space
Elder engagement
+ Other

1. Learning About the L'nu Way learning experience; 2. Mi'kmaw Medicine Walks (on and off campus); 3. Myth Busting series; 4. Nation to Nation Speaker Series; 5. Annual CBU Mawiomi; 6. Indigenous Student Lounge; 7. Gord Downie Chaney Wenjack Legacy Room; 8. Traditional wigwam erected on campus; 9. Student and staff cultural activities (e.g. ribbon skirt making, beading, medicine pouch making, sweetgrass picking); 10. Events run by Indigenous Student Society; 11. Book launches and Art Gallery events; 12. annual Mi'kmaw History Month events

Programs for Indigenous students

Language courses

Undergraduate On Campus Off Campus In Community Online
Conversational : Advanced IMi'kmaq Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Advanced II Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginner I - offered via video conference to Dalhousie, St. Mary's and Mount Saint Vincent Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners 1 Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners II Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate I Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Conversational Mi'kmaq Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Introducation to Literacy II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq Nouns and Verbs Checkmark
Conversational : Advanced IMi'kmaq Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Advanced II Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginner I - offered via video conference to Dalhousie, St. Mary's and Mount Saint Vincent Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners 1 Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners II Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate I Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Conversational Mi'kmaq Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Introducation to Literacy II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq Nouns and Verbs Checkmark
Conversational : Advanced IMi'kmaq Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Advanced II Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginner I - offered via video conference to Dalhousie, St. Mary's and Mount Saint Vincent Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners 1 Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners II Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate I Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Conversational Mi'kmaq Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Introducation to Literacy II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq Nouns and Verbs Checkmark
Conversational : Advanced IMi'kmaq Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Advanced II Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginner I - offered via video conference to Dalhousie, St. Mary's and Mount Saint Vincent Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners 1 Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Beginners II Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate I Checkmark
Conversational Mi'kmaq: Intermediate II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Conversational Mi'kmaq Checkmark
Mi'kmaq for Speakers: Introducation to Literacy II Checkmark
Mi'kmaq Nouns and Verbs Checkmark

Academic programs

Undergraduate On Campus Off Campus In Community Online
BA (3 year) option for concentration in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark Checkmark
BA (4 year) option for major or minor in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark
BA Community Studies (3 year) Checkmark Checkmark
BA Community Studies (4 year) Checkmark
BEd with an Aboriginal concentration Checkmark Checkmark
BA (3 year) option for concentration in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark Checkmark
BA (4 year) option for major or minor in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark
BA Community Studies (3 year) Checkmark Checkmark
BA Community Studies (4 year) Checkmark
BEd with an Aboriginal concentration Checkmark Checkmark
BA (3 year) option for concentration in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark Checkmark
BA (4 year) option for major or minor in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark
BA Community Studies (3 year) Checkmark Checkmark
BA Community Studies (4 year) Checkmark
BEd with an Aboriginal concentration Checkmark Checkmark
BA (3 year) option for concentration in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark Checkmark
BA (4 year) option for major or minor in Mi'kmaw Studies Checkmark
BA Community Studies (3 year) Checkmark Checkmark
BA Community Studies (4 year) Checkmark
BEd with an Aboriginal concentration Checkmark Checkmark
Graduate On Campus Off Campus In Community Online
MBA in Community Economic Development with a First Nations option Checkmark Checkmark
MBA in Community Economic Development with a First Nations option Checkmark Checkmark
MBA in Community Economic Development with a First Nations option Checkmark Checkmark
MBA in Community Economic Development with a First Nations option Checkmark Checkmark