Exploring the role of Indigenous-based support in post-secondary education: the on-campus Friendship Centre at Grande Prairie Regional College

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dc.contributor.authorBenning, Brigitte
dc.contributor.supervisorGray, Garry C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T16:25:18Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-09-04
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Sociology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 2015, and the longstanding advocacy of Indigenous peoples, there is a national movement within Canada to better support Indigenous students in post-secondary institutions. Research that is strength-based, Indigenous-led, and community-focused recognizes the wealth of existing Indigenous knowledge, practices and programs across Canada. This includes the variety of interventions which are being employed to Indigenize and decolonize post-secondary institutions, such as the On-Campus Friendship Centre at Grande Prairie Regional College. The On-Campus Friendship Centre, which is an Indigenous-based support program for all students, has been running for nearly two decades. Nationally, there are 125 Friendship Centres, yet the On-Campus Friendship Centre is the only one that is directly situated within a post-secondary institution. Through the guidance of my Métis Sash Research Framework, which I created to reconcile Indigenous and qualitative methodologies, I have engaged in research that explores the role of the On-Campus Friendship Centre in the experiences of Indigenous students at Grande Prairie Regional College. From my findings, I discuss the role of the On-Campus Friendship Centre and address prominent challenges within the program. I also highlight wise-practices for improving Indigenous-based support within post-secondary institutions across Canada.en_US
dc.description.embargo2019-08-31
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10023
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectIndigenousen_US
dc.subjectPost-Secondary Educationen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous-Based Supporten_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Studentsen_US
dc.subjectIndigenizationen_US
dc.subjectReconciliationen_US
dc.subjectDecolonizationen_US
dc.subjectFriendship Centreen_US
dc.subjectIntergenerational Traumaen_US
dc.subjectIntergenerational Resilienceen_US
dc.subjectWise-Practicesen_US
dc.subjectStrength-Based Researchen_US
dc.subjectMetisen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Methodologiesen_US
dc.subjectQualitative Methodologiesen_US
dc.subjectResidential Schoolsen_US
dc.titleExploring the role of Indigenous-based support in post-secondary education: the on-campus Friendship Centre at Grande Prairie Regional Collegeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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