First Peoples@Seneca strives to provide a smooth transition to and successful completion of college life.

Support services and resources include but are not limited to:

• Academic, personal and career counselling encompassing cultural and traditional sensitivity
• Elder support, full moon teachings, class presentations, opening prayers/blessings for special events
• Drop-in counselling
• Assistance with band funding or sponsorship applications
• Community partner connections that offer support involving housing, bursaries, health services, and youth groups
• Computer lab with updated software for most academic programs
• Comfortable and friendly environment to socialize or study

• Art Exhibits reflecting Canada’s Indigenous Traditional & Contemporary Art & Crafts
• Permanent Traditional and Contemporary Indigenous Art Display at room E1401 of the Newnham Campus
   

• Award Ceremonies for Seneca Polytechnic and the Indigenous Community
• Year End Banquet: Indigenous Graduates Awards
   

• Tasewung Feast - Honouring the Ancestors & loved ones in October
• 3 Welcome Feasts for students for each term
• December student holiday gathering /dinner
• Monthly full moon ceremonies
  
• Year End Banquet

• Orange Shirt Day
• Water blessing, King Campus
• MMIW awareness events on and off campus
• Various employer presentations, banks, government and Indigenous agencies

Examples: Various workshops hosted to teach and celebrate Indigenous Art styles eg. bark & quill, acrylic on canvas, leather work, beading and others.

• Various Indigenous Art Tours
• Smudging Ceremony Teaching
• Medicine Wheel Teaching
• Student groups for special projects
• Annual Ice Fishing Inst. Invitational
• December Holiday Dinner event
  

• National Indigenous Day (June 21^st)

• First Peoples at Seneca Instagram

Smudging is available at the First Peoples@Seneca office.