IKERAS News and Events
Events
March 25, 2025: Sacred Fire and Sacred Sweat Lodge Teachings and End of Semester Feast
A special Indigenous Teachings Event was hosted by the Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies with support from the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre, UPEI Indigenous Advisor, Indigenous Student Society, Indigenous Studies Minor Society, and UPEISU Indigenous Student Representative.
This event is a further opportunity to share local Mi’kmaq knowledge and worldviews. The event also serves as an opportunity to gather and celebrate the hard work of our learners, teachers and staff during this academic year. It is an event we hope may be repeated in future years as we work together to bring to life Indigenization and reconciliation education at UPEI.
Read the past event listing in the UPEI Event Calendar
There are no scheduled events.
News
In a message of allyship, President Keefe encourages the campus community to listen, learn, and act.
Starting September 7, 2022, all members of the Indigenous community on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to learn the Mi’kmaw language at no cost.
This month, UPEI is proud to commemorate National Indigenous History Month in recognition of the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. Canada has officially celebrated National Indigenous History Month for the month of June since 2009.
The excitement was palpable at the University of Prince Edward Island this past week when the Class of 2022 graduated with their undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The University of Prince Edward Island’s Charlottetown campus is now home to a temporary, cone-shaped Indigenous structure, known as a tipi, that has been erected between the Kelley Memorial Building and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies - media coverage
- From CBC PEI Compass: "UPEI's first Indigenous Studies grads cross the stage"
- CBC Broadcast: New wave of university programs puts Indigenous knowledge at its core (September 26, 2022)
- CBC PEI Radio: Island Morning with Mitch Cormier (September 30, 2022)
- CTV News: 'Sadness and hope': Indigenous leaders, academics speak on Sept. 30 as commitments go unfulfilled (September 30, 2022)
CBC PEI Island Morning’s full coverage of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30, 2022)
CBC Listen Atlantic Voice regarding Lennox Island: (May 2022)
Indigenous Student Scholarships, Awards, and Funding
For assistance with the Indigenous Student L'nui'suti Bursary, IKE 2010 application, contact ikeras@upei.ca.
Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge Education Research and Applied Studies
236 Kelley Memorial Building
902-620-5311
ikeras@upei.ca
IKERAS PhD Student Bursary
Awarded to an Indigenous individual living on Prince Edward Island, registered as an existing, returning, or new PhD student at UPEI. Bursaries of $2,000 will be awarded to each recipient, per term.
IKERAS PhD Student Bursary information
Other external scholarships, awards, and funding:
- Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards (deadlines November 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023)
- Indigenous Financial Solutions (IFS) Scholastic Awards (deadline August 31, 2022)
- Indigenous Learning Centre Bursaries (for Indigenous Business students, deadline August 26, 2022)
