• 1: HOME
  • 1.1: IGOV Overview
• 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: Faculty Associates
  • 4.3: Staff
  • 4.4: Local Advisory Council
  • 4.5: Alumni
  • 4.6: Current Student Bios
• 5: RESEARCH
  • 5.1: Doctoral Research
  • 5.2: IGOV 599 Thesis
  • 5.3: IGOV 598 Community Governance Project
  • 5.4: IGOV Journal
  • 5.5: Related Links
• 6: COMMUNITY
  • 6.1: Canoe Project
  • 6.2: Oral History Project
• 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DR. TAIAIAKE ALFRED WILL BE ON STUDY LEAVE BETWEEN JULY 2010 AND JUNE 2011 AND WILL NOT BE TEACHING OR SUPERVISING ANY NEW STUDENTS DURING THIS TIME.

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.

SEE COURSE SYLLABI FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR UPCOMING IGOV 595: SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE "KANAKA MAOLI GOVERNANCE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN POLITICS" OFFERED IN JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2010.

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
Director, Professor

PLEASE NOTE THAT DR. TAIAIAKE ALFRED WILL BE ON STUDY LEAVE FROM JULY 2010 TO JUNE 2011 AND WILL NOT BE TEACHING OR SUPERVISING ANY NEW STUDENTS DURING THIS TIME.

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, Graduate Advisor

PLEASE NOTE THAT DR. JEFF CORNTASSEL WILL BE ACTING DIRECTOR OF IGOV FROM JULY 2010 TO JUNE 2011.

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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Waziyatawin
Associate Professor

Waziyatawin is a Wahpetunwan Dakota from the Pezihutazizi Otunwe (Yellow Medicine Village) in southwestern Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. in American history from Cornell University in 2000 and earned tenure and an associate professorship in the history department at Arizona State University where she taught for seven years.

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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

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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