Post-Secondary Education (PSE)

The Post-Secondary Education (PSE) Hubs Program provides culturally grounded programming, outreach, and individualized support to Inuit students pursuing post-secondary education in Ottawa. The program promotes student success by creating opportunities for cultural connection, relationship-building, mentorship, and access to academic and community resources.

Throughout the year, staff maintain regular outreach and provide students with ongoing support, referrals, and opportunities to build relationships. Weekly beading circles, cultural activities, student gatherings, and community events strengthen connections among students while increasing awareness of available supports. Larger cultural initiatives include Atigi (parka) making, sealskin mitten workshops, country food cooking sessions, beading workshops, the Red Sealskin Poppy Initiative, and a sealskin graduation cap workshop. The graduation cap workshop offers students a meaningful opportunity to celebrate their academic achievements while honouring and expressing their Inuit identity through cultural practice.

Community engagement is an important part of the program and includes campus visits, cultural workshops in secondary schools,  and collaborative activities with community partners. Elder involvement is also central to the programming and includes cultural teachings, shared meals, mentorship, informal campus visits, and relationship-building. Together, these opportunities create welcoming and culturally safe spaces where students can strengthen their connections to Inuit culture, community, and identity while pursuing their educational goals.