Scholarship Information
Netuklimuk (Way of Life) Indigenous Student Awards | |
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| Maximum Amount: | $1,000 |
| Application Form: | Application Form |
| Deadline: | 01-Feb |
| Occasion: | Winter |
| Scholarship Type: | Award |
| Description: | One award will be granted to an undergraduate Indigenous student entering full-time study at UPEI in any faculty who is in the greatest financial need. Another award will be granted to an undergraduate Indigenous student returning to full-time study at UPEI in any faculty who is in the greatest financial need. |
| Background: | "Netukulimk" is a complex cultural concept that encompasses Mi'kmaq sovereign law ways and guides individual and collective beliefs and behaviours in resource protection, procurement, and management to ensure and honour sustainability and prosperity for the ancestor, present and future generations." This award was named by Mi'kmaq Elder Judy Clark and is funded by Dr. Marti Hopson. Marti Hopson has been with the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) for 20 years as a small animal veterinarian. She is one of the coordinators of the Chinook Project which provides essential veterinary care to remote communities in Canada's north. She is also involved in several musical/theatre organizations in PEI. Dr. Hopson recognizes the importance of bringing Indigenous knowledge and ways of doing to the forefront of all communities including the university. It is in that spirit that she has established these awards. |
