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Winter 2027 Courses Info
INLB 201N: Indigenous Self-Determination: Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives, Methods, and Application
Dates: January 11-16 2027
Location: Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Application Deadline: November 8th 2026
This course introduces students to Inuit parka making as a living practice of Inuit knowledge, cultural expression, and relationship to the land. The course also considers the impacts of colonialism, changing access to materials, and the disruption of intergenerational knowledge transmission, alongside contemporary efforts to revitalize and strengthen Inuit sewing practices. Through discussion, demonstrations, observation, hands-on sewing, and engagement with Inuit knowledge holders and makers, students will explore how parkas have been designed to respond to Arctic environments and ways of life.
INLB 201N: Land-Based Practices and Indigenous Fashion, Textiles, and Wearable Art
Dates: January 24-30 2027
Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Application Deadline: November 8th 2026
This course introduces students to Inuit parka making as a living practice of Inuit knowledge, cultural expression, and relationship to the land. The course also considers the impacts of colonialism, changing access to materials, and the disruption of intergenerational knowledge transmission, alongside contemporary efforts to revitalize and strengthen Inuit sewing practices. Through discussion, demonstrations, observation, hands-on sewing, and engagement with Inuit knowledge holders and makers, students will explore how parkas have been designed to respond to Arctic environments and ways of life.
INLB 210 & 220: Indigenous Self-Determination: Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives, Methods, and Application
Dates: March 11-20 2027
Location: Chief Drygeese Territory, North West Territories
Application Deadline: November 8th 2026
This course will explore the cultural, political, and economic context that informs the Northern Indigenous struggle over land and self-determination from origins stories through to the present through lectures, guest speakers, discussions, workshops and fishing and muskrat trapping. These are two combined land-based courses that highlight Indigenous Knowledge and land-based practice with regards to self-determination, politics, world making and how to live together in a good way.ways of life.
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How to Apply
1.
Download and complete the UBC application form below. Fill it out, save it, and attach it to the Dechinta application form in step three.
2.
Get a copy of your post-secondary transcripts (if applicable) and attach them to the Dechinta application form in step three
*Note: If you are currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution you will also need a letter of permission from your current post-secondary institution to apply.
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Complete the Dechinta application form below, attaching your UBC application form and transcripts to the application.
