Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies

Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies

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The Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies (CIS) is an interdisciplinary research unit for Indigenous critical theory and politics, arts research, and applied social practice within the humanities and social sciences at UBC.

It hosts the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program (FNIS) and the First Nations and Endangered Language Program (FNEL).

In addition to providing institutional support for undergraduate and graduate education and a home for visiting scholars in the field and Indigenous artists, CIS fosters ethical research practices and meaningful partnerships with communities that further the social and political health, capacity, and selfdetermination of Indigenous peoples locally and globally.

Learn more at the CIS website.