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The University of Victoria (UVIC), Canada, is set to offer what it says is the world’s first master’s degree in Indigenous reconciliation in partnership with the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centers (BCAAFC) next year. Earlier this month, the province announced $8.4 million in funding for B.C.’s social services sector to develop a reconciliation framework over the next five years. Overseen by the BCAAFC, the framework will include a master’s degree in business administration in Indigenous reconciliation and a training program for people working in Indigenous nonprofit organizations. “We wanted to develop a really customized MBA that really focuses on Indigenous not-for-profit practices. So I put out a tender to six universities in B.C., and we got some really, really good responses and we decided to go with UVIC,” said BCAAFC executive director Leslie Varley.
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