First Peoples Service
First Peoples Services
The First Peoples Services (FPS) team provides support to the entire student community on the Val-d'Or campus, but has also developed expertise in meeting the specific academic, personal and cultural needs of First Peoples at UQAT. The FPS is a complementary service to UQAT’s Student Community Services.
FPS offer a personalized welcome, in French and English, as well as pedagogical support tailored to the needs of Indigenous students, whose backgrounds and experiences are varied and who, in many cases, are returning to school.
Would you like information on our study programs or to come and visit us? Are you thinking about going back to school and want to understand what it involves? Our Indigenous Liaison Officer is there to help you. Our Indigenous Liaison Officer is there to help you.
First Peoples Services also include:
Creating bounds and sharing experience
An Indigenous Student Life Committee that organises networking activities to forge relationships and get together to discuss the realities of university and urban life.
Attentive listening
An attentive ear and sound advice for students who are experiencing personal, family or other type of difficulties, with referral to appropriate resources, as needed.
Significant activities and places
The First Peoples lounge is a friendly place for discussion and study. Outside, TESABIDAN invites you to discover indigenous cultures through teaching, sharing and reconciliation.
"At UQAT, I feel respected. I am valued as a person and as an Anishnabe."
Maureen Papatie, student in the Bachelor in preschool education and primary teaching program and student in the Indigenous Studies Certificate.
Contact us
First Peoples Pavilion, Val-d’Or campus
675, 1st Avenue
Val-d'Or (Québec) J9P 1Y3
Tel.: 819 874-8728 ext. 6296
Toll-free: 1 866 891-8728 ext. 6296
Fax: 819 825-5361
vd@uqat.ca