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Local Advisory Council

Indigenous Governance (IGOV) is guided by a Local Advisory Council, which is composed of outstanding Indigenous representatives  form local communities. The Council plays an integral role in the vision, governance and development of the IGOV program and as a key link to the communities it serves. In general, the Council works with IGOV to:


Council Members:

Cheryl Bryce (Songhees, Lekwungen)

Myrna Crossley (Lekwungen)

Charles W. Elliott (Tsartlip, WSÁNEC)

Fran Layne Powless (Mohawk Nation)


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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