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Meet the Indigenous Circle at AUSU!
The Circle provides an Indigenous voice with two main goals. First, to represent the needs of Indigenous students at AU and, second, to guide AUSU as they address the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, particularly education-based calls #6-12 and #62-65. The Circle is committed to carrying the spirit of Indigenous people’s strength, resilience, and customs into colonial spaces as they work in collaboration with the Students’ Union.
2023 Indigenous Circle at AUSU
Circle Voice
Rylee Feschuk
Circle Members
Jessica Anderson
Sasha Chiefbody
Marley Curtis
Trishtina Godoy-Contois
Janis Gullion
Kate Hamshere
Amanda Leeman
Jennifer Nabess
Juanita Powder
Joni Roy
Sonya Stuffco-McGee
Amanda Tobin
Brianna Johnson
Indigenous undergraduate students at AU are invited to reach out and help guide The Circle in understanding your needs better by emailing ausu@ausu.org or joining the growing AU Indigenous Community Facebook page.
Meegwich and marci-cho, may Creator bless you all.
AU Resources for Indigenous Students
AUSU Indigenous Student Award Now Open!
The AUSU Indigenous Student Award is open annually for applications at Athabasca University, December 1 – January 15! We are thrilled to be partnering with AU on another important initiative by sponsoring this new annual award. AUSU Indigenous Student Awards encourage and support Indigenous students at AU as they pursue their academic studies.
Click here for more information on how to apply.
The application period will reopen on December 1, 2023
Questions? Please contact the AU Student Awards Unit.
Nukskahtowin at AU
Visit Nukskahtowin at AU, where traditional Indigenous knowledge is honoured and developed in the academy; to support, protect, and preserve Indigenous Knowledge, Education, and oral traditions.
- AU Bachelor of Commerce Program in Indigenous Business (pamphlet)
- AU Education in your Home, Community, or Nation (pamphlet)
- AU Indigenous Studies Program (pamphlet)
- AU Indigenous Student Awards
Additional Resources for Indigenous Students
Awards, Bursaries, & Scholarships
- Scholarships, AFOA Alberta
- Scholarships, AIIC
- Indigenous Scholarships, Alberta Blue Cross
- Rebecca Kelln Métis Bursary, Apeetogosan (Métis) Development Inc.
- Indigenous Education Awards Program, ATCO
- Indigenous Peoples Scholarship Program, BluEarth Renewables
- Awards for Indigenous Students, Canada Post
- Indigenous Internship & Scholarship Programs, Imperial
- Bursaries, Indigenous Learning Centre
- Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards, Indspire
- Education and Scholarships, Métis Nation of Alberta
- First Nation, Métis and Inuit Bursary, NADC
- Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award, NWAC
- Pelmorex Indigenous Scholarship, Pelmorex
- Métis Scholar Awards, Rupertsland Institute
Other Resources
- Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta
- AFOA Canada – centre for Indigenous management, finance, and governance
- Alberta Aboriginal Women’s Society (Application)
- Alberta Indian Investment Corporation – financial support for Indigenous entrepreneurs
- Assembly of First Nations
- Canadian Executive Service Organization – Indigenous Services Canada
- Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers
- Freehorse Family Wellness Society – support for the education of Indigenous students
- Government of Alberta Indigenous Student Supports
- Guide To Federal Initiatives For Urban Aboriginal People
- Indigenous Entrepreneur Award
- Indigenous Link – database of Indigenous research and educational opportunities
- The Metis Nation of Alberta
- Metis Settlements of Alberta
- NIB Trust Fund – financial support for educational programs aimed at healing and reconciliation
- Oteenow Employment and Training Society
- Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta