Attending a school like NAIT is a promising experience for any of us. While in pursuit of the career of our dreams, any extra support is needed. Even without realizing it, it is important to find those outlets. Those places of support. If any of us ever need a place where we can study, focus and take in a peaceful setting. The Nîsôhkamâtotân Centre is the place where we can find all the support any are searching for. A home away from home. Open only for the school year, its limited access allows us to make great experiences while available. In my own experience the support it gives me makes me feel like I’m not alone on my journey. I visit and leave feeling more complete than I was before. Traditional teachings are a core foundation to the centre and they are relatable to any of us. One of the many important offerings of help that make it so amazing.

The Seven Grandfather Teachings

• Wisdom – To value knowledge is to gain wisdom.
• Love- To know love is peaceful.
• Respect – Honouring all creation is respect.
• Bravery – Facing all life can test us with is bravery.
• Honesty – Honesty through action and character while aware of fact and reality. Walking through life with integrity in more than one way is honesty.
• Humility – Accepting yourself as a sacred creation in life is humility.
• Truth – To know these values is to know the truth.

A community gathering place for Indigenous students and non-Indigenous students to come together. Where they can network and complete the assignments together. Projects that are in and around NAIT. The various events that are held and put on by the centre range from wellness days, provided lunches and spiritual based activities. Other resources include:

• NAIT student counselling.
• NAIT aboriginal student handbook.
• Indigenous foundations.
• Volunteer opportunity: Habitat for Humanity.
• Traditional sharing circle.

Its traditional approach focuses on what the Indigenous people have in mind. All while it being a main support for academic success. Being able to share each other’s post-secondary experiences together is important. Let its warm & inviting environment to make you feel welcome like it does for many other students. Stop in today to visit the wonderful staff who keep the centre running as efficient as they do. One of NAIT’s best kept secrets.

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