SUNTEP & The Indigenous Education Doctorate Program representing Métis culture, language and history – Prince Albert Daily Herald

July 16, 2025

Sheila Bautz

Special to the Herald

In 1980, the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) was launched. As of 2024, an Indigenous Education Doctorate program now offers further educational opportunities through a partnership between the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research (GDI) and the University of Regina (U of R), Faculty of Education. Designed for residents of Northern Saskatchewan, the community-based doctorate program is being delivered in Prince Albert.

“The Indigenous Education Doctorate program builds on decades of important work between the University of Regina and the Institute,” said Brett Vandale, the Acting Executive Director for Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI). “Together, our partnership programs have graduated hundreds of Indigenous educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels; this is a natural next step in creating higher education opportunities for northern Métis people. We are confident this program will establish an important pathway for advanced Métis capacity and perspectives within the Saskatchewan education system.”

Read More: https://paherald.sk.ca/suntep-the-indigenous-education-doctorate-program-representing-metis-culture-language-and-history/