Learn how practicum students have applied their classroom knowledge through the research practicum.
From investigating policies to developing community resources, practicum students work with Indigenous organizations on various real-world topics.
Browse through the past projects by former First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) students below.
Latest projects
2022/23 practicum
From left to right: Hannah Doyle, Tenayah Schaufler, Tanya Bob (Associate Director), David Gaertner (Practicum Instructor), Amanda Coulis, Nakoda Hunter, and Delanie Austin
Accountability in Care: Storytelling Methodologies for Measuring Indigenous Patient Experiences
Vancouver Coastal Health Indigenous Health Research Team
by Hannah Doyle
Decolonizing Drag: Supporting Starwalker with an Indigenous, Two-Spirit, Indigequeer and 2SLGBTQQIA Guidebook
Urban Ink
by Tenayah Schaufler
Following UNDRIP: A Research Report on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
First Nations Summit
by Nakoda Hunter
Action Plan for Reconciliation: Creating Indigenous Resources for BC’s Family Resource Programs
Family Resource Programs of British Columbia
by Amanda Coulis
Previous projects
From left to right: David Gaertner (Practicum Instructor), Grant Bird, Tait Gamble, Marcus Reed, Autumn Schnell, Summer Tyance & Tanya Bob (Associate Director)
Inequities in Non-profits & How Structures can be Decolonially Designed
QMUNITY, BC’s Queer, Trans, & Two-Spirit Resource Centre
by Qani Reed
Self-governed Child and Family Welfare Services for Indigenous Communities
YWCA Crabtree Corner
by Maya Brassard
Envisioning Fisheries in Two Worlds
Fish Outlaws & W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council
by Nicole Jung
Cultivating Community, Learning & Culturally Safe Spaces
YWCA Strive
by Tait Gamble
Indigenous Tourism and the Impact of COVID-19: Addressing the Data Gap
Indigenous Tourism BC
by Grant Bird
Indigenous Advisory Committees
John Howard Society
by Courteney Durand Morin
Upholding the Experiences of Indigenous Mothers in East Vancouver
Mothers Matter Centre
by Emma Ettinger
Honouring Stories: Approaches to Sharing Personal and Traditional Histories
First Nations Health Authority
by Sydney Hamilton
Towards a First Nations Housing Authority in BC
First Nations Housing and Infrastructure Council
by Henry Guinn
Updating and Augmenting the UBCIC Historical Timeline
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
by Eric Zheng
Britannia COVID-19 Response: A Program Evaluation
Britannia Community Services Centre
by Ben Lickerman
From left to right: Tanya Bob (Associate Director), Silken Handford-Perronnet, Adina Reyes Williams, Danika Hammond, Sarah Siska, Dr. Daniel Justice (Acting Director), Alexa Manuel, Tyanna Carpenter, Jade LaFontaine, Chelsea Gladstone, and Scott Ballon
Updating UBCIC’s Indigenous Historical Timeline
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
by Adina Reyes Williams
Nurturing Good and Right Relationships: Best Practices and Lessons in Relationship Building and Indigenous Programming
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society
by Alexa McPhee
Documenting the History of YWCA Crabtree Corner Community
YWCA Crabtree Corner Community Resource Centre
by Chelsea Gladstone
What it Takes: Making an Urban Indigenous Language Program
Carnegie Community Centre
by Jade LaFontaine
Sister Space: Community Safety Through Collective Engagement
Atira
by Sarah Siska
Urban Ink’s History and role Within the Contemporary Canadian Theatre Community
Urban Ink
by Silken Handford-Perronnet
Fraser River Story Map: Stories that Water Teach and Tell
Fraser River Basin Council
by Victor Sauca Macas