This interdisciplinary program has been created to bring together Indigenous students and students interested in becoming well-prepared allies to provide instruction in diverse areas such as Indigenous ways of knowing, ecology, law and governance, economics, communication, business management, research and data management methods, and community capacity building
To help train the next generation of land stewards the BILS program:
Has entrance requirements reflective of honouring and valuing the knowledges and experiences of Indigenous Peoples
Provides Indigenous-led education taught by Indigenous scholars, well-prepared allies, Elders, and knowledge keepers
Utilizes a highly relational, multi-disciplinary, multi-knowledge, and land-based system approach to learning
Fosters Indigenous-led land healing and action-oriented reconciliation
Reduces barriers to learning- we offer an option for students to learn from their home community if required