Indigenous Languages

Indigenous Languages Program (INLP)

The mission of INLP and our Community Academic Outreach programs is the collective and individual empowerment of Indigenous peoples through education, taking into account First Nations' own knowledge systems, histories, ways of being and learning. Aware of the powerful role that Indigenous languages and language revitalization play for the present and future identity, well-being and wholeness of Indigenous peoples and communities, the Indigenous Languages Program works with speech communities and organizations to enable Indigenous language learning off campus in First Nations communities. Since 1993 and in partnership with Indigenous organizations, we have offered courses in some 18 languages in British Columbia and Yukon.

The Indigenous Languages Program (INLP) is a continuation of the award-winning SFU Kamloops Program, where the Indigenous Studies programs, Indigenous language proficiency programs and language courses were originally developed and offered. Between 1988 and 2011, more than 400 students graduated from the SFU Kamloops Program with SFU credentials, including Certificates, Diplomas, BA, BGS and BEd degrees. Through Community Academic Outreach Programming (FNEP), students completed Major and Minor programs in concentrations such as Anthropology and Sociology, Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, and Archaeology.

The INLP motto is 鈥淗elp yourself and help one another."

News

Updated monthly! Events, articles, and feature profiles on students, faculty, and alumni.

Summer 2025 Employment
Visit INLP Employment website.

Alumni Page
The alumni page has been updated, check it out!

JUNE 2025 CONVOCATION

Conferral of credentials upon Indigenous Languages Program graduates took place at Ceremony F on June 12th. View the .

Honorary Degree Recipient:
Dr. Iy谩l' (Vanessa) Campbell, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal Recipient:
Kaitlyn Cunningham, Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Indigenous Languages

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Discover all of the programs that INLP has to offer:

See also the Indigenous Languages Areas of Study within the SFU Academic Calendar.

Graduation

Ready to graduate?
Find out how to apply for graduation and know about upcoming deadlines.

Undergraduate INLP students:
Get your application form completed using the .

Use this resource for guidance on how to prepare to apply to graduate.
Contact the INLP Advisor at least one full academic term prior to the term in which you plan to graduate, in order to review your progress.

INLL Graduate Students: See 'Graduate Studies Completing + Graduation' website for guidelines and 'Manage your Program' Graduate Deadlines. Contact your Graduate Supervisor at least one full academic term prior to the term in which you plan to graduate, to review completion timelines.

NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS FOR MMIWG2S

May 5th is the annual National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). On this day each year we remember the people who have lost their lives to colonial, gender-based violence, and their families and communities that live daily with the grief of losing loved ones.

CONVOCATION OCTOBER 2025

Watch this space for news of the date and details of the October 2025 Convocation Ceremony. Refer to this page for information on how to prepare to graduate and how to ensure that you have all of the necessary credits and paperwork completed.