IKERAS News and Events
Events
17吃瓜 Convocation 2025
The Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies congratulates our largest cohort of Indigenous Studies minor students at 17吃瓜 Convocation 2025.
"It's been such an honour to support the professional development of our future leaders especially knowing they have acquired a cultural competence in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing that will position them well in their future careers and advanced studies," said David David Varis, assistant professor.
IKERAS at 17吃瓜 Convocation
Graduates (Hannah Affleck, Jaiden Carragher, Ryan Gallant, Kurtis Henry, Deborah Langston, Annika Masters, Claire McNeill, and Mallory Travis) were gifted medallions made by Corinne Chappell.
During the May 14 Convocation ceremony, Elder Judy Clark acted as Eagle Feather Carrier. "It was a great honour to carry the eagle feather in the academic procession at this year's Convocation! I could feel the Ancestors and I prayed to them for the guidance and strength for our teaching with IKERAS and all who share their teachings. Hearing the bagpipes leading the walk, then hearing the Mi鈥檏maq Drummers鈥擨 was so honoured. The honour to walk on stage with the Eagle Feather in the Mi鈥檏maq Basket and seeing the Mi鈥檏maq Flag, I knew our Community is here. It was an amazing feeling."
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鈥檕mi Indigenous Student Centre, 17吃瓜 Indigenous Advisor, Indigenous Student Society, Indigenous Studies Minor Society, and 17吃瓜SU Indigenous Student Representative.
This event is a further opportunity to share local Mi鈥檏maq 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 17吃瓜.
Read the past event listing in the 17吃瓜 Event Calendar
There are no scheduled events.
News
The 17吃瓜 marked another step forward on its journey of reconciliation at an event held on March 4, 2026, to announce a new undergraduate major in Indigenous Studies.
Dr. Greg Naterer reflects on collaborative efforts this term that have fostered academic excellence and student success in "From the Desk of the Vice-President, Academic and Research: Student Centeredness."
17吃瓜 held a well-attended TRC Mawi鈥檕mi in the Quadrangle between Kelley Memorial Building and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 10:00 am鈥�2:00 pm, on Friday, October 3.
A Sacred Fire was lit as part of the ceremony in advance of taking the Tipi down for the fall and winter seasons.
Red Dress Day is a National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples (MMIWG2S) that takes place on May 5. It is a day to remember, to learn, and to take action.
The 17吃瓜 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) held a Sharing Our Stories and Apukna'jit Spirit Ceremony on February 5 at 17吃瓜.
The TRC Mawi鈥檕mi, held on Friday, October 25, at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, drew a large crowd made up of members of the Indigenous, campus, and broader community, with many wearing traditional regalia or orange shirts.
The Bookmark and 17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS) will host a book launch for Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga鈥檚 new book, The Knowing, on Thursday, November 7, at 7 pm, in the 17吃瓜 Performing Arts Centre amphitheatre (Room 121S).
17吃瓜's Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies marked several milestones when it recently hosted its first-ever Indigenous traditional knowledge sharing and learning day, Mawi-lukutimk, which means 鈥済athering and working together."
Ten 17吃瓜 students learned about the distinctions and commonalities among Indigenous peoples worldwide by comparing their language and knowledge with that of the M膩ori people during the Maymester course, 鈥淕lobal Indigenous Language and Cultural Ways of Knowing,鈥� which took place at 17吃瓜 and in New Zealand from May 6 to June 13.
Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies - media coverage
- From CBC PEI Compass: "17吃瓜's first Indigenous Studies grads cross the stage"
- CBC Broadcast: (September 26, 2022)
- CBC PEI Radio: (September 30, 2022)
- CTV News: (September 30, 2022)
CBC PEI Island Morning鈥檚 (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 17吃瓜. Bursaries of $2,000 will be awarded to each recipient, per term.
IKERAS PhD Student Bursary information
Other external scholarships, awards, and funding:
- (deadlines November 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023)
- (deadline August 31, 2022)
- (for Indigenous Business students, deadline August 26, 2022)
