Apply to a Fall 2025 Course!

Apply now for Dechinta’s next accredited courses! This summer we will be offering two regional programs: (1) a two course program in the Yukon in partnership with Kwanlin Dün; (2) and an Aklavik Hide Camp program. 

Deadline to apply is May 5th, 2025.

If you have any questions about applying for a semester at Dechinta, please email: studentsupport@dechinta.ca

Fall 2025 Course Info

Indigenous Self-Determination Courses in Partnership with Kwanlin Dün

October 20th – October 31st, 2025, (Jackson Lake Healing Camp, Yukon)

In attending this program, you will receive 6 university credits for the following courses at the University of British Columbia:

  • INLB 210: Land and Indigenous Self-Determination: Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives

  • INLB 220: Land and Indigenous Self-Determination: Introduction to Methods and Application

Scholarships to cover tuition are available and childcare and onsite food and accommodations are provided. 

Aklavik Hide Camp

Dates to be Confirmed, Location to be Confirmed

For two weeks, students will work with faculty and community members to learn the process of tanning hide, while also earning university credits and doing course work on the land!

In attending this program, you will receive 3 university credits for the following courses at the University of British Columbia:

  • INLB 201E: Indigenous Self-Determination and Hide Tanning

Scholarships to cover tuition are available and childcare and onsite food and accommodations are provided. 

APPLY FOR INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION COURSES WITH KWANLIN DÜN FIRST NATION (priority for KDFN Citizens)

To apply for our upcoming fall semester courses with Kwanlin Dün First Nation, please enter your information here, and this will start your application in Dechinta’s new online portal.

Please remember to:

(1) Download and attach the UBC form to the application

(2) Attach your high school transcripts OR any university transcripts you might have

Application for Indigenous Self-Determination Courses with Kwanlin Dün First Nation

Don’t have a copy of your high school transcripts?

If you went to high school in the NWT, fill out this form to request your transcripts and put your email as: studentsupport@dechinta.ca

Or let us know where and when you graduated high school, and we will request them on your behalf.

If you went to high school in the Yukon, fill out this form and send it back to us at: studentsupport@dechinta.ca

Need help? Email: studentsupport@dechinta.ca