Welcome to the Office of Indigenous Affairs

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FPH Rooms Available to Book

Room & Description:

ROOM 160: Classroom

• Capacity: 35 people
  
• Equipped with A/V including a projector, DVD player, laptop hook-ups, and conference call capabilities

ROOM 162: Seminar Room

• Capacity: 12 people
  
• Equipped with A/V including a projector, DVD player, and laptop hook-ups

ROOM 110: Ceremonial Hall

• Capacity: 200 people (bleacher style)
  
• The Ceremonial Hall is a sacred space and as such all requests need to be reviewed
• Equipped with A/V including a projector, DVD player and laptop hook-ups
  
• Charges may apply: $500.00/half day, $1000.00/full day & $300.00 deposit to ensure clean-up and original set-up is completed
  
• Depending on event a FPH Usher may be required at the expense of the coordinator/booker

ROOM 122: Industrial Kitchen

• Capacity: 10 people
  
• Consists of a gas operated stove, food preparation area, refrigerator, and dishwasher
  
• Facility usage guidelines in place for groups using the Industrial Kitchen must be followed. This is a Health and Safety issue.

ROOM 150: Meeting Board Room

• Capacity: 8 people
  
• Located in the FPH General Office
  
• Can only be booked during Office Hours (8:30am-4:30pm) closed noon - 1pm

ROOM 145: Indigenous Shared Faculty Office

• Located in the FPH General Office
  
• Can only be booked during FPH General Office Hours (8:30am-4:30pm) closed noon-1pm
  
• Office #145 is designated for Indigenous Faculty on campus

The usage of all FPH rooms must meet the objectives of Indigenous education and Indigenous cultural resurgence.

FPH bookings are coordinated on a semester-based system, with priority given to pre-approved courses.

Facility usage guidelines for the use of all rooms must be followed. For additional information on facility usage guidelines and FPH room bookings, please see the First Peoples House Policies and Procedures Manual (link to FPH Policies and Procedures page TBA).

To request a room booking, please email the First Peoples House Receptionist at fph@uvic.ca with a description of the event, date, time, and specific room requested. Only room booking requests made in advance will be considered.

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First Peoples House Tours

• Visits and Informational program tours and tours for Indigenous Student Recruitment are encouraged.
  
• Tours for the general public need to be pre-booked and are based on staff availability to conduct.

Tours of the FPH occur on a limited basis and we ask everyone to please keep in mind that the FPH is not a museum. It is important that FPH tours are conducted in a respectful way, and that students utilizing and studying in the FPH are not disturbed.

Some of the staff within the FPH General office are available to provide tours of the FPH upon request. Tours are relatively informal and take approximately 20 min. Tours must be pre- arranged and depend on staff availability. To request a tour, please contact the Office of Indigenous Affairs staff and/or the FPH Receptionist.

UVic Indigenous faculty, staff, students, and programs external to the FPH are also welcome to host their own visits/tours of the FPH. If you are external UVic Indigenous faculty, staff, students, and/or programs, please note the following before coordinating FPH visit/tour:

• If the group you will be hosting would like to view the Ceremonial Hall, please contact the FPH Receptionist at fph@uvic.ca to book the Ceremonial Hall for your tour group and to ensure there is no scheduling conflicts
  
• We respectfully request you to inform your tour group of Coast Salish protocol: to only come into our sacred home with a good heart and mind

Visitors are always welcome to walk through the FPH. Please walk quietly and respectfully.

To request a tour, please contact Office of Indigenous Affairs administrative staff and/or the First Peoples House Receptionist.