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Indigenous connection

Pjila’si! 

Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the L’nu’k. We are all Treaty People. The Peace and Friendship treaties did not involve the surrender of land and it is our social responsibility to understand and respect the treaty, the people, their way of life, and the Elders.

Academics

Indigenous Studies Minor

Learn about topics ranging from treaties to residential schools to land and resource issues.

Indigenous Black and Mi'kmaq Initiative

This Schulich School of Law initiative works to increase representation of Indigenous Blacks and Mi'kmaq in the legal profession to reduce discrimination.

Transition Year Program (TYP)

The TYP began in 1970 with a mandate to increase the access and the successful participation of Aboriginal and Black students at Dalhousie University.

Indigenous Pathways Programs – Phase One [PDF-5.81MB]

This report details the existing supports for indigenous undergraduate students, including programs, resources, and recruitment and retention initiatives.

Campus Life

Indigenous Student Centre

A supportive environment for Indigenous students provided in partnership with The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq.

Dalhousie Indigenous Students' Collective

A student society providing recognition and representation of Indigenous peoples throughout Dalhousie's campuses.

Dalhousie Indigenous Law Students Association (DILSA)

DILSA is a source of support and raises awareness of Indigenous perspectives to both the community within the Dalhousie Law School and to the public.

Wi’kipatmu’k Mi’kmawey / Honouring of the Mi’kmaw Way

Community activities, events, sharing, remembrance, and reconciliation at Dalhousie University.

Mi'kmaq History Month National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Dancers on the quad at the 11th annual Mawio’mi held October 2021