Institute of Indigenous Government
Type | Private Aboriginal-run post-secondary institution component of Nicola Valley Institute of Technology |
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Established | 1995 |
Location | , , 49°14′47″N 123°00′17″W / 49.2464°N 123.0047°W |
Campus | Urban/Suburban |
Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA. |
Website | Institute of Indigenous Government |
Indigenous peoples in Canada |
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The Institute of Indigenous Government, Canada's First Nations College, is a publicly funded post-secondary education institute located in Burnaby, British Columbia. Established in 1995, the institute was originally located in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver. Its corporate owners, members, faculty, and students were in their majority made-up of indigenous people from around the world. As of September, 2007, the Institute of Indigenous Government is now part of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology an aboriginal run, private institute in Merritt, British Columbia, that was started in 1983.[1]
The Institute is able to award credentials (Bachelor degrees, Associate Degrees, Diplomas, or Certificates) in the following areas of studies:
- Animal Welfare
- Adult Dogwood Diploma (British Columbia High school diploma)
- Business Administration
- Criminology
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- First Nations Studies
- General Arts
- International Studies
- Human Resources Administration
- Not-for-Profit Management
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Wildlife Management
See also[]
- List of institutes and colleges in British Columbia
- List of universities in British Columbia
- Higher education in British Columbia
- Education in Canada
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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