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Raven Medicine Cloud: Indigenous Placemaking at the University of Manitoba

  • University of Manitoba (MB)

As part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action, the Office of Sustainability at the University of Manitoba (UM) is developing strategies and programming ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Decolonizing Compost

  • University of the Incarnate Word (TX)

This presentation describes how composting has been integrated into the Sustainability Studies curriculum at my institution and its pedagogical benefits. We have on-site composting in our community gardens, and we ...

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Hawaiian Studies (Bachelors)

  • University of Hawaii Windward Community College (HI)

Students in with this degree learn about Native Hawaiian Land Management systems, the value of water, the devastating ecological effects of the continued American occupation, the ties between language to ...

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Indigenous Studies (BA)

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

You will learn about Indigenous experiences, from present day challenges to pre-contact histories as you examine historical and contemporary realities of Indian, Métis and Inuit societies in Canada. You will ...

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resource Use and the Environment (Minor)

  • Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)

Engage with traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous science, and Place-Based learning through courses focused on sustainability, environmental science, and environmental justice. Learn best practices for place-based natural resource management and the ...

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Wizipan Leadership & Sustainability (Certificate)

  • South Dakota State University (SD)

The academic experience is focused on the interrelatedness of Care of Self, Care of Community, Care of Environment, and Care of Culture. During the study abroad-structured semester offered at Crazy ...

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Ola Niuhelewai

  • University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College (HI)

“Ola Niuhelewai!” Niuhelewai Lives! Ola Niuhelewai is a five-year project (10/1/2020 to 9/30/2025) entirely funded by a U.S. DOE Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions ...


Ensured Tuition Coverage for Native American Undergraduates

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The new University of Arizona Native Scholars Grant program, the first of its kind for a public Arizona university, guarantees that tuition and mandatory fees for Native, Arizona Resident, undergraduate ...


Nation's first university residence hall established to celebrate American Indian culture and heritage

  • Cornell University (NY)

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program


Decolonizing Sustainability through Indigenization in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

Sustainability discourse indicates a need to reconsider our approaches to social, economic, and environmental issues because, without deep transformation, global human survival is in jeopardy. At the same time, post-secondary ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Integrating a sustainability education model into STEM courses at a tribal college

  • Arizona State University (AZ)

Indigenous scholars have been historically excluded from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and are currently underrepresented in STEM degree programs and jobs. Having a population with STEM skills is ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Learning regenerative cultures: Indigenous nations in higher education renewal in Australia

  • Edith Cowan University
  • Deakin University
  • The University of Notre Dame Australia (WA)

What is regenerative learning in Australian higher education? This paper addresses the intersecting crises of climate, species loss and injustice; often called a conceptual emergency. We tackle the problem of ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Social Capital, Indigenous Storytelling, and Fish Diversity: Learning Together Through Community-university Partnerships in Downeast Maine

  • University of Maine (ME)

Not only can community-university partnerships be vehicles for mobilizing community resources and affecting change, they also have high potential to produce useful, nuanced research and enable renewed visions of trust ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Kaié:ri Nikawerà:ke Indigenous Bridging Program

  • Concordia University (QC)

We are proud to offer the Kaié:ri Nikawerà:ke Indigenous Bridging Program as a pathway for eligible First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples who don’t meet Concordia’s ...


Weaving for Resilience: Indigenous Knowledge and Place-based Learning in Sustainability Education

  • University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)

Sustainability education, post-Covid, stands at the crossroads of a decision: do we return to the way things were? Or do we do something different? As communities learn to build back ...

  • Posted May 17, 2023
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Keynote: Tyson Yunkaporta

  • Deakin University
  • Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) (Queensland)

"All humans evolved within complex land based cultures over deep time to develop a brain with a capacity for over 100 trillion neural connections of which we now only use ...

  • Posted May 17, 2023
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Lightning Talks: Racial Equity & Social Justice

  • Arizona State University (AZ)
  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
  • University of St. Thomas (MN)

This session consists of 3 15-minute Lightning Talk sessions related to campus operations. The Lightning Talks are: Accelerating University-Community Partnerships for Climate Justice - This session introduces best practices to strengthen ...

  • Posted May 17, 2023
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Tiffany Jurge plans Soup and Substance collaboration with SCITC

  • Central Michigan University (MI)
  • Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (MI)

Central Michigan University (CMU) presents Soup and Substance events through the Office for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (OIDEI) for students, faculty, staff and community members. Soup and Substance events ...


Soup and Substance: Anishinaabek Food Sovereignty

  • Central Michigan University (MI)
  • Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (MI)

Central Michigan University (CMU) presents Soup and Substance events through the Office for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (OIDEI) for students, faculty, staff and community members. Soup and Substance events ...


Native American Heritage Month Celebrates Empowerment Through Education

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at Cal State Fullerton means learning about the communities, histories and traditions that have shaped today’s landscape.

Beyond empowering the Native American and Indigenous ...


Mohawk College Birch Bark Canoe

  • Mohawk College (ON)

Master canoe-maker Chuck Commanda from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, a First Nations community in Quebec, has been teaching a group of Indigenous students at Mohawk College how to build a birch ...


Native American and Indigenous Studies

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)

The Certificate Program for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CPNAIS) offers students at UMass Amherst an opportunity to learn about the histories, cultures and historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)

Students in the Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) certificate program draw on the resources of not one campus but five, benefiting from a wide variety of courses ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous Studies

  • University of Victoria (BC)

The Major program strongly emphasizes experiential and land-based learning. Through core course offerings, students will be exposed to pedagogical, methodological, and theoretical approaches centered on Indigenous knowledges and perspectives.

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Social Justice Studies Minor

  • University of Victoria (BC)

The Social Justice Studies program helps advance UVic's vision by promoting civic engagement and global citizenship as well as valuing equal rights and dignity of all persons. The program ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous Community Development and Governance

  • University of Victoria (BC)

The diploma in Indigenous Community Development and Governance (ICDG) was founded on the vision of Indigenous leaders and administrators. The program's purpose is to train and strengthen the capacity ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous Language Revitalization MA

  • University of Victoria (BC)

The MILR is offered as an MA (with thesis) or MEd (with major project and comprehensive exam). The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization is an early exit option available ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous Governance (MAIG)

  • University of Victoria (BC)

Students admitted into the Master of Art in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) program complete 10.5 units of coursework and 4.5 units for the community governance project. The program is ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Nationhood

  • University of Victoria (BC)

The graduate certificate in Indigenous Nationhood brings together UVic faculty from Indigenous Governance, Political Science, and Law.

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Master of Conservation Leadership

  • University of Guelph (ON)

The Master of Conservation Leadership program is designed to meet the needs of the conservation sector. It emphasizes innovative conservation practice including Indigenous-led conservation governance, partnership engagement and private and ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building Graduate Certificate

  • Northern Arizona University (AZ)

This certificate program provides additional training for current students as well as professionals who desire training specifically in leadership, governance, administration and management within indigenous communities.

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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AA Aboriginal Studies

  • Langara College (BC)

The Aboriginal Studies Program is a unique, comprehensive, and integrated university-transferable program that addresses historic and contemporary Aboriginal issues in Canada. The faculty come from a wide variety of backgrounds ...

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Engaging with Indigenous Communities for Climate Action: The Bayano-McGill Reforestation Project

  • McGill University (QC)

The Bayano-McGill Reforestation Project is an initiative that is at the leading edge of carbon offsetting projects in higher education. The multi-faceted initiative, financed by the University, provides benefits to ...


Considering Indigenous Environmental Issues in Canadian Curricula: A Critical Discourse Analysis

  • Concordia University (IL)
  • University of Calgary (AB)

This article presents insights from a curricular review of Canada’s ten provinces and three territories with a focus on critical Indigenous environmental issues. This inquiry was conducted amidst nationally ...


Ten calls to action to integrate Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives into the Biosystems Engineering Program at the University of Manitoba

  • University of Manitoba (MB)

In this study, a rapid grey and academic literature scoping review was conducted to investigate how Indigenous Knowledges, perspectives, values and cultures are being incorporated into engineering education in several ...


Decolonization and Transformation of Higher Education for Sustainability

  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

This article argues that institutions of higher education (IHEs) require a fundamental paradigm shift toward an Indigenous Knowledge (IK) model inclusive of Indigenous Peoples, perspectives, and values. This model acknowledges ...


Institutionalizing the intangible through research and engagement: Indigenous knowledge and higher education for sustainable development in Zambia

  • Rowan University (NJ)
  • Nottingham Trent University
  • University of Zambia

Universities have an integral role in the development of communities. This is underpinned by the notion that universities possess a social responsibility to be agents of change in relation to ...


(Un)Subjugating Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development

  • Rowan University (NJ)
  • Nottingham Trent University

The relationship between development and higher education has evolved to become co-generative. The most recent incarnation of development goals, the sustainable development goals (SDG) call for a more intentional integration ...


Sustainable management education: insights from indigenous wisdom of Bhartiya (Indian) Gurukul philosophy

  • OP Jindal Global University (Haryana)

The purpose of the paper is to highlight the phenomenon of sustainable management education and its facilitating factors by exploring the indigenous wisdom of Bhartiya (Indian) Gurukul philosophy. The paper ...


Protected areas and environmental conservation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: on HEIs, livelihoods and sustainable development

  • University of Zululand

The paper aims to advocate for innovative approaches in terms of the involvement of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the conservation of the environment, which fully considers and includes the ...


Enabling Sustainable Development by Embedding Tongan Knowledge into University Science Curricula

  • University of Auckland

Sustainable development requires the valuing of Indigenous knowledges. The complex and intertwined processes of coloniality and globalisation have contributed to spreading a dominant set of Western knowledge, values, and practices ...


Turtle Island (North America) Indigenous Higher Education Institutions and Environmental Sustainability Education

  • University of Waterloo (ON)

This article explores the environmental and sustainability programs of Indigenous Higher Education Institutions (IHEIs) in North America. There are 38 Tribal Colleges and Universities in the United States and 26 ...


University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger Tour

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)

The UW-Madison Sustainability Interns take a tour of the campus, highlighting its sustainability features, the 10,000 years of indigenous history, and the iconic places and spaces that make the ...

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Keynote Presentation with Dina Gilio-Whitaker

  • California State University, San Marcos (CA)
  • University of Hawaii System Office (HI)

Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes) is a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos and an independent educator in American Indian environmental policy and other issues ...

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Earth Law and the Rights of Nature: A New Generation of Laws Built for Nature

  • City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NY)
  • Environmental Education Fund (NJ)

Forget doom and gloom. Let's educate students about the Rights of Nature, an inspiring, evolving legal development which is gaining traction in the US and around the world, and ...

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Building the Future We Desire: Crossing Boundaries & Challenging Historical Ideas of Sustainability

  • University of Minnesota, Crookston (MN)
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)

The Student Engagement Leadership Forum on Sustainability (SELFsustain) is a five-campus collaborative retreat that rotates between campuses. In April 2021, UM-Crookston hosted a provocative online series on indigenous identity, community ...

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Advancing Indigenization Through AASHE STARS Adaptation

  • British Columbia Institute of Technology (BC)

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) provides a Sustainability Tracking and Reporting System (STARS) to measure progress by participating post-secondary institutions in their sustainability efforts ...

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation for Climate Justice on Island Earth

  • University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
  • University of Hawaii System Office (HI)

A major institutional focus of the university of Hawai ªi Office of Sustainability has over the past 3 years has been our partnership with Dr. Lipe 's office to establish ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Leading with Social Justice to Advance Sustainability: Learning from Indigenization

  • British Columbia Institute of Technology (BC)

Early in 2020 the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) adopted its first Sustainability Vision. Building on a sustainability policy adopted in 2014, the vision leads with social justice and ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin: Two Ways of Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way

  • Bemidji State University (MN)

Named for an Ojibwe phrase which translates to 'two ways of doing the right things in the right way,' Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin draws from Bemidji State University's (BSU) Sustainability Office, Department ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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