FAIIRK's Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
FAIIRK currently offers academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including the Indigenous Studies Minor and Ad Hoc MA and PhD programs in Indigenous Language Revitalization.
Indigenous Studies Program
The Minor in Indigenous Studies currently provides students with a broad interdisciplinary approach to key topics in the historical, social, and cultural dimensions of Indigenous life on Turtle Island (North America). The core courses offered within the program focus on engaging with Indigenous knowledge systems and societies from within, in ways that promote the resurgence of these systems, while placing an emphasis on the field of Indigenous Studies’ distinct methodologies, expectations, and reciprocity in the program’s Indigenous community partnerships.
Ad Hoc MA and PhD Program
The Ad Hoc MA and PhD in Indigenous Language Revitalization supports Indigenous community members and scholars working to sustain, reclaim, and strengthen Indigenous languages. The programs are interdisciplinary and allow students to design a tailored course of study aligned with their language, community, and research goals.
IDFC 500 Indigenous Field Studies: Land-Based and Community-Engaged Learning
This four week intensive course brings students into direct relationship with Indigenous knowledge, land, and community through immersive, land based learning in Kanesatake, Mohawk Territory. Guided by Kanien’kehá:ka Elders, community members, and McGill instructors, students engage in workshops, ceremonies, and hands on activities that connect Indigenous worldviews to their own fields of study. Through shared experience, reflection, and interdisciplinary dialogue, the course offers a holistic approach to learning that centers Indigenous ways of being, knowing, and relating, while deepening understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonization in contemporary Indigenous life.