Indigenous student support

Tân’si! We are committed to fostering an inclusive and empowering educational environment for Indigenous students at Athabasca University. Our goal is to allow full participation and equitable access for all students in post-secondary education. We aim to create learning environments that reflect and honour Indigenous heritage and culture.

Tuition decrease for Indigenous learners

AU’s Board of Governors has approved a 10% decrease to tuition for Indigenous students in Canada (First Nations, Métis, Inuit). Details will be announced as soon as they’re available.

Nukskahtowin

AU’s Indigenous unit, Nukskahtowin, which means meeting place in Cree, is a welcoming space for all peoples regardless of race or identity. It is a centre for ideas and people to come together with Indigenous knowledge, research projects, and academic programming.

The primary goal of Nukskahtowin is to acknowledge and develop traditional Indigenous knowledge and to support, protect and preserve Indigenous knowledge, education and oral traditions.

Learn more about Nukskahtowin

Indigenous Circle at AUSU

The Circle carries the spirit of Indigenous people’s strength, resilience, and customs into colonial spaces as they collaborate with the Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU).

They represent the needs of Indigenous students at AU and guide the AUSU as they address the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Learn more about The Circle

Spaces for reflection

The Linda Bull Memorial Garden and Bertha Clark-Jones O.C. Art Gallery are two important spaces at Athabasca University to reflect and remember the lives lost and Survivors of Canada’s residential school system.

The garden honours the legacy of the late Linda Bull, O.C., who was Cree and one of AU’s first Indigenous academics, while the art gallery is named after Bertha Clark-Jones, O.C., a Cree-Métis who devoted her life to advocacy, in particular for Indigenous women and children.

Watch the video below to learn more about the spaces and the legacies they honour.