Student Life

Join us for our Culture Night at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place. We are presenting the Khowutzun Singers and Dancers. 

A cultural exchange between Indigenous students and International students from India.

Join us for Gentle and Energizing Chair Yoga at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place.

Facilitated by Noelle Hanuse, Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations / Indigenous Counsellor at VIU, Transformation Hatha Yoga Teacher

Offering a safe space to share about struggles, challenges and aspirations with wellness. Build connection and support, and "undo aloneness" in the face of these challenges.

Our facilitators are Rob Depriest, Emmy Manson, and Noelle Hanuse, who will rotate each month.

Please join us Mondays from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM in Building 180 / Room 138

This workshop is for those who are interested in knowing how to care for their energy in challenging situations as a student and at home.
Please join Noelle Hanuse, Counsellor Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place.

Please come and join us for Family Movie Night and Pizza at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place on Wednesday Jan 9, 2019. Our movie feature is "Small Foot." Everyone is welcome and pizza will be served at 5:00 PM.

Bannock is a type of fry bread, which originated from Scotland but was eventually adopted by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
Please join us for our fresh baked Bannock, which will be available all day at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place.

In North America, it is a practice common to Indigenous Peoples and it is called smudging. Smudging is traditionally a ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul of negative thoughts of a person or place. Please come to Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place and meet our Elder Stella who will be performing the smudging Mondays from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM.

Please join us for our Welcome Back Feast at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place. Our event starts at 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you here!

Please join us for Soup and Bannock, Lunch and Learn on Tuesday Jan 8, 2019 at Shq'apthut. Our guest speaker is President, Vice-Chancellor Ralph Nilson.  Title of his presentation is: "Education as the Equalizer: Feeding the forces of inclusion and starving the forces of exclusion."

Soup is served at 11:30am

Presentation begins at 12:00pm

Hope to see you all here.