Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- Trent University. Indigenous Studies
- Trent University. Native Studies
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Native Studies
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Trent University was the first post-secondary Canadian institution, and second in North America, to establish a department for the study of Indigenous peoples and knowledges. The Department was established in 1972, although an earlier effort, the “Indian and Eskimo Studies Program,” had been underway since 1969. Trent created the first BA degree in Native Studies in 1972 and added a BA honours program in 1978. A diploma program in Native Management and Economic Development was created in 1980. Graduate studies began in 1985, with a masters program in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies through the Frost Centre in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. In 1999, the first Indigenous Studies PhD program began. The Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies was launched 2017.