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We are home to a growing and vibrant Indigenous campus community of over 2,100 First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. As such, the º£½ÇÉçÇø recognizes that Indigeneity and connecting to your Indigenous identity can be a complex process.

Learn about documentation requirements for First Nations, Métis or Inuit students below, as well as award and financial supports and program application information.

Eligible documentation includes:

• a certified copy* of a Status card from the Government of Canada;
• a certified copy* of a Métis membership card from one of the five Métis Provincial Affiliates or recognized Territorial organizations; Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation of Ontario, Manitoba Metis Federation, Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Métis Nation British Columbia, Northwest Territory Métis Nation. Additionally, the student may present a membership card from the Métis Settlements General Council showing membership in a Métis Settlement of Alberta;
• a certified copy* of an enrolment card issued by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.;
• documentation that an ancestor’s name has been entered 1) in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act, or 2) on the band list of an individual band, or 3) as beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement or other claim regions such as Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Inuvialuit;
• written confirmation of Indigenous identity from Indigenous Services;
• written confirmation of Inuit enrolment from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.;
• written confirmation of membership by a band council which has enacted its own band membership code

We work closely with the º£½ÇÉçÇø Committee on the Documentation of Indigeneity to review documentation that is not listed above.

*Certified copy references that the documents will be from a certified organization. Documentation does not need to be notarized to be submitted. 

Awards

The º£½ÇÉçÇø has a series of financial supports designated for First Nation, Métis or Inuit students. Students who provide one of the above documents are eligible to be considered for financial support where the selection criteria requires Indigeneity. 

Please note that presentation of one of the documents does not guarantee an award, as selection is competitive.

If you are applying for FNMI specific awards, Indigenous identity documentation can be sent to indigenous@ualberta.ca. Students should provide a clear picture of the front and back of cards, and/or clear copies of official letters of confirmation. The º£½ÇÉçÇø recognizes that Indigeneity and connecting to your Indigenous identity can be a complex process. We work closely with the º£½ÇÉçÇø Committee on the Documentation of Indigeneity to review documentation that is not listed.

Program Application

If the program you are applying to requires Indigenous identity documentation for admission purposes, please load this to your account via the after you apply and up until you receive an official decision. This will show up as a checklist item.

Identity documents are not required as part of the evaluation for an admission unless you have applied to an exclusive Indigenous program or Indigenous stream.