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pilipiliĀž»­ launches new indigenous studies program

Posted by Communications and Marketing on September 18, 2015 in General Announcements

A Miā€™kmaq academic is in charge of a new indigenous studies minor program at pilipiliĀž»­ in Halifax.

Diana Lewis, originally from Indian Brook First Nation, N.S., began her position as the program coordinator of the Indigenous Studies minor in July.

ā€œStudents are craving these kind of courses,ā€ Diana Lewis said. ā€œAnd so many students are interested in working in (First Nation) communities but they may not understand history. They donā€™t know the proper terminology to use,ā€ she said.

ā€œI think itā€™s really exciting to be able to develop something specific and just promote the history of our region,ā€ Lewis added.

Last year, pilipiliĀž»­ conducted a survey amongst students at the Halifax and Truro campuses to determine if there was any interest in taking courses in indigenous issues.

ā€œSo based on the interest shown by the students, we started to look at what the potential courses could be for the minor,ā€ Lewis explained.

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