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Start your journey at UNBC
- 12% of all UNBC students self-identify as Indigenous.
- UNBC has a 1:8 faculty to student ratio.
- UNBC was the first university in B.C. to offer bachelor degrees in First Nations Studies.
- UNBC was the first university in Canada to offer master degrees in First Nations Studies.
- UNBC offers 236 courses featuring Indigenous content.
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Indigenous Student Life at UNBC
The First Nations Centre (FNC) is honoured to provide holistic support services to students, staff and faculty at UNBC.
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Services at the First Nations Centre
The FNC is a culturally safe and accessible environment that offers a wide variety of supports, services, activities and programs.
Explore our services
Elder in Residence
In a two-way learning environment, the Elder in Residence program ensures that cultural knowledge and activities are accessible to all students, staff, and faculty at UNBC.
Meet our Elder in Residence
Campus Cousins
The Campus Cousins program is an Indigenous Student Leadership program that helps support the development of Indigenous leaders at UNBC.
Campus Cousins at UNBC
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Student testimonials
“UNBC is a very welcoming place, and from the first day, I have felt at home here.”
– Garfield Staats
Six Nations Mohawk
BA Student
Political Science and Environmental Studies
“I have found a home within the First Nations Centre and I am grateful for this. Haawa (Thank You).”
– Yalhnaaw
Skidegate Haida Nation
BA First Nations Studies, 2018
MA Student (First Nations Studies)
“My proudest moment at UNBC was the day I opened my email and received confirmation of my graduation requirements.”
– Penína Sara-Lynn Harding
Member of the Secwepemculecw
BA Geography, 2018
PhD Candidate