ta-tawâw Student Centre
tawâw, You are Welcome Here. Come in, There is Room
taanishi (Michif), tanisi (Nehiyawewin), anin (Anishinaabemowin), edlanet’e (Dene), hau koda (Dakota), hau kola (Lakota), hau kona (Nakoda)
The ta-tawâw Student Centre provides a welcoming atmosphere that supports Indigenous ways of being-knowing-doing. Our mission is to offer a welcoming community space for all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students at the University of Regina. We encourage all students and visitors to gather, study, laugh, and learn with one another.
The goal of the ta-tawâw Student Centre is to guide Indigenous students within four directions of learning:
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Academic success programming
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Cultural teachings and ceremony opportunities
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Career support and employee engagement
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Community focused events
The Centre focuses on supporting Indigenous students with their involvement and belonging within the larger campus community. We strive to create meaningful opportunities for student inclusion. We strive for successful student transition into the University, retention at our post-secondary level, and events and activities. We trust that our approach to student engagement will strengthen the campus. We continually seek to expand our potential for student leadership opportunities.
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nitôncipâmin omâ Student Success Program (OMA Program)
The ta-tawâw Student Centre acknowledges that all our students are leaders and within this program we cultivate your leadership skills and assist you in becoming academic leaders on our campus by providing you with the tools you need to navigate your academic path successfully.
Both students and staff are welcomed to apply!
The ta-tawâw Student Centre offers a welcoming community space where First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students can study, learn, and belong at the University of Regina.
The ta-tawâw Student Centre strives to develop the leadership skills of Indigenous students by directing their path in four areas of success: Academics, Culture, Career, and Community.
The ta-tawâw Student Centre has a resident Knowledge Keeper whose roles include providing: cultural insights, traditional teachings, ceremonial guidance, and personal consultation to students. The Centre also engages with community Knowledge Keepers and elders (kêhtê-ayak) from various Indigenous backgrounds to provide students with ceremonial and traditional teachings. We encourage students to visit the Centre and engage in the teachings that we offer.
Preston Littletent
Preston Littletent is immersed in the Powwow lifestyle and hits the trail every year. He has danced in and traveled to many different nations, communities, cities, and towns across Canada and the United States. Preston has participated in ceremony for over 30 years, including: sweat lodge, round dance, pipe ceremony, and feasts.
Although born and raised in Regina, he has spent years travelling within the Treaty 4 nations and creating lasting friendships and relationships. He is a citizen, on his father’s side, of Kawacatoose (Cree) First Nation and has ancestral ties, on his mother’s side, with Muscowpetung (Saulteaux) First Nation. Both nations are in Treaty 4 Territory.
Since the 1980s, Preston and his family have participated in Powwow and Spiritual Institutes. From his parents, he learned the value of remaining a humble, pitiful person that follows the Ancestors. He stays aligned with old ways of the land which are natural to him and are highlighted throughout the seasons, as he attends and leads ceremony. His knowledge was gathered by growing up in the Cree way of life with its emphasis on talking, praying, and singing in the language. This has helped him to respect and balance his path.
Preston has built his reputation as a strong leader with his talent, energy, and ability to connect with others through his desire to observe and understand.
Contact Us
ta-tawâw Student Centre
Research and Innovation Centre
Room 108
Telephone: 306-337-3153
E-mail: Tatawaw.Student.Centre@uregina.ca