Please Note [May 7, 2025] - ADDENDA. The requirements for this certificate have been updated. Please see Amendments to the Calendar for additional information.
- Certificate Type: Embedded
- Offered by: the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation and the Faculty of Native Studies
- Who can take it: undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs in the Faculty of Native Studies or the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
This undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation is an embedded certificate offered jointly by the Faculty of Native Studies and Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.
Toward greater inclusivity of Indigenous peoples in sport and recreation, as called for by the Calls to Action (#87-91, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report, 2015), this Certificate will provide learning opportunities for KSR students that support an awareness of Indigenous voices. NS students will have an opportunity to develop perspectives on the value of sport, physical activity, recreation, movement, and exercise. All students will develop health and leadership skills required to deliver inclusive community programming. The certificate aims to support the enhancement of community health through these learnings.
Students wishing to be awarded the undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation must apply either through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation or the Faculty of Native Studies early in their degree programs to ensure that they have access to the required courses.
Students may pursue the undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Sport and Recreation while fulfilling existing requirements for their degree program by taking the designated courses for a total of 12 units. The course requirements are as follows: