UPEI launches undergraduate major in Indigenous Studies

The University of Prince Edward Island celebrated the launch of an undergraduate major in Indigenous Studies yesterday. The program, which is accepting students for the Fall 2026 semester, will cover topics such as Indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation, and will contain both land-based and traditional classroom learning. UPEI VP Academic and Research Dr Greg Naterer said that the major builds on the institution’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #63: “Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.”