• 1: HOME
  • 1.1: IGOV Overview
  • 1.3: IGOV Photo Gallery
  • 1.4: Events
• 2: PROGRAMS
  • 2.1: Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance
    • 2.1.1: Admissions
    • 2.1.2: Courses
    • 2.1.3: Fees and Student Funding
  • 2.2: PH.D
    • 2.2.1: Guidelines & Regulations
    • 2.2.2: Forms and Policies
    • 2.2.3: Fees
  • 2.3: Certificate in the Administration of Indigenous Governments
• 3: CURRENT STUDENTS
  • 3.1: Course Schedule
  • 3.2: Course Syllabi
  • 3.3: Forms
  • 3.4: Guidelines for Professional Conduct
  • 3.5: Completion and Graduation
• 4: WHO WE ARE
  • 4.1: Faculty
  • 4.2: Staff
  • 4.3: Local Advisory Council
  • 4.4: Alumni
  • 4.5: Current Student Bios
• 5: RESEARCH
  • 5.1: Faculty Research
  • 5.2: Doctoral Research
  • 5.3: IGOV 598 Community Governance Project
  • 5.4: IGOV 599 Thesis
  • 5.5: IGOV Journal
  • 5.6: Related Links
• 6: COMMUNITY
  • 6.1: Canoe Project
  • 6.2: Oral History Project
  • 6.3: Cheam First Nation
  • 6.4: University Hawai'i-Manoa
• 7: CONTACT

Indigenous Governance programming is recognized worldwide for its relevance to Indigenous communities. Research and course content are informed by a deep respect for Indigenous knowledge and traditions as well as a thorough understanding of the current political realities of Indigenous communities.

Indigenous Governance follows an approach to learning that is characterized by personal dedication to Indigenous values and a commitment to community...

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Commitment to community is central to the IGOV approach to learning. Students are strongly encouraged to challenge themselves in their academic work and in applying the knowledge and values shared in the classroom to IGOV community projects and work in their own communities.

As our goal is to prepare students for leadership roles, we try to provide opportunities outside of the classroom that teach, practice, and honor Indigenous ways...

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Indigenous Governance offers a Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) and a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) by Special Arrangement. Our programming is recognized worldwide for its accountability and relevance to Indigenous communities.

Our students come from Indigenous and non-indigenous communities alike. IGOV graduates are employed in academic professions, professional research and policy analysis positions...

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Who We are

Taiaiake Alfred
Professor

Taiaiake Alfred is from Kahnawá:ke in the Mohawk Nation. He is a full Professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development, and has taught at UVic since 1994.

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Jeff Corntassel
Associate Professor

Jeff Corntassel (Cherokee Nation), received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 1998, and is currently Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor in Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria.

 

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Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
Assistant Professor, Crosslisted

Heidi (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in 2008.

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James Tully
Distinguished Professor

James Hamilton Tully is a founding member of the IGOV program. He is the Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Law, Indigenous Governance and Philosophy at the University of Victoria.

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Community Projects

SENCOTEN Canoe Project

Paddling in Partnership – The SENCOTEN Canoe Project

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Oral History Project

An Oral History of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples

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Our Alumni

Lyana Patrick
Carrier Nation/Stellat'en First Nation
B.A., Creative Writing (Co-op)/History, UVic

Research: Indigenous storytelling as a methodology; decolonizing filmmaking strategies with the goal of social and political regeneration.

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Read her Thesis paper on storytelling

Upcoming Events

Public Events

IGOV Student Events

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Contact Information

Tel: 250-721-6438

Fax: 250-472-4724

Email: igov@uvic.ca (Program Assistant)

Indigenous Governance
University of Victoria
Faculty of Human and Social Development
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 2Y2
Canada

Our Programs

Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG)

The Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) is an interdisciplinary program focused on traditional structures and ways of governance and encompassing the values, perspectives, concepts, and principles of Indigenous political cultures. Through teaching and research that respects both western and Indigenous traditions, methods, and forms of knowledge, students are provided with a strong foundation of basic and applied scholarly research with an emphasis on the nature and context of Indigenous governance and Indigenous-State relations in Canada and internationally.

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PhD Degree by Special Arrangement

The Faculty of Graduate Studies along with the Indigenous Governance Program (IGOV) offers the selected opportunities for students to pursue a PhD degree by Special Arrangement. The Special Arrangement degree program is available for Indigenous Governance students, as the program does not currently offer a regular Ph.D. degree program. For more information about this program.

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Our FACULTY

IGOV is a part of the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD).

For more information on the faculty, see: http://www.hsd.uvic.ca/

To learn more about research in HSD, please click here.

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