IKERAS News and Events

Events

March 25, 2025: Sacred Fire and Sacred Sweat Lodge Teachings and End of Semester Feast

A special Indigenous Teachings Event was hosted by the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies with support from the Mawi鈥檕mi Indigenous Student Centre, 大发快三彩票Indigenous Advisor, Indigenous Student Society, Indigenous Studies Minor Society, and UPEISU Indigenous Student Representative. 
 

a group learning from an Indigenous Elder


This event is a further opportunity to share local Mi鈥檏maq knowledge and worldviews. The event also serves as an opportunity to gather and celebrate the hard work of our learners, teachers and staff during this academic year. It is an event we hope may be repeated in future years as we work together to bring to life Indigenization and reconciliation education at UPEI.

Read the past event listing in the 大发快三彩票Event Calendar


There are no scheduled events.

News

photo of plaque hanging on brick wall
| Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

In a message of allyship, President Keefe encourages the campus community to listen, learn, and act.

IKERAS faculty
| Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
大发快三彩票offers Mi'kmaw language course to all Indigenous community members

Starting September 7, 2022, all members of the Indigenous community on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to learn the Mi鈥檏maw language at no cost.

A drum circle
| Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
大发快三彩票recognizes National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day

This month, 大发快三彩票is proud to commemorate in recognition of the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and M茅tis Peoples across Canada. Canada has officially celebrated National Indigenous History Month for the month of June since 2009.

Graduates and sisters Julia, Tiffany, Megan, and Madison Grounds
| Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
大发快三彩票alive with excitement during first in-person Convocation in two years

The excitement was palpable at the 大发快三彩票 this past week when the Class of 2022 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

A tipi installed in the 大发快三彩票campus
| Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
New Faculty installs Indigenous tipi on Charlottetown campus; offers Indigenous Teachings course

The 大发快三彩票鈥檚 Charlottetown campus is now home to a temporary, cone-shaped Indigenous structure, known as a tipi, that has been erected between the Kelley Memorial Building and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. 


Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies - media coverage

  • From CBC PEI Compass: "UPEI's first Indigenous Studies grads cross the stage"
     

 

  • CBC Broadcast:  (September 26, 2022)
  • CBC PEI Radio:  (September 30, 2022)
  • CTV News: (September 30, 2022)

CBC PEI Island Morning鈥檚  (September 30, 2022)

CBC Listen Atlantic Voice regarding Lennox Island: (May 2022)

Indigenous Student Scholarships, Awards, and Funding 

For assistance with the Indigenous Student L'nui'suti Bursary, IKE 2010 application, contact ikeras@upei.ca.

Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge Education Research and Applied Studies
236 Kelley Memorial Building
902-620-5311
ikeras@upei.ca 

IKERAS PhD Student Bursary

Awarded to an Indigenous individual living on Prince Edward Island, registered as an existing, returning, or new PhD student at UPEI. Bursaries of $2,000 will be awarded to each recipient, per term.

IKERAS PhD Student Bursary information

Other external scholarships, awards, and funding:

  •  (deadlines November 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023)
  •  (deadline August 31, 2022)
  • (for Indigenous Business students, deadline August 26, 2022)
Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies

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