The 101 Orientation

The OMA Program

The nitôncipâmin omâ  Student Success Program (OMA Program) is designed to provide you with the most supportive learning environment as a first-year Indigenous student. The ASC 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.

Benefits include connecting with other first-year students, detailed class material review sessions, priority access to tutors, cultural & social programming and scholarship opportunities (with the possibility of your first-year tuition paid for).  To learn more, click the link below! Learn more here!

Tipi Raising Competition: 

The annual Tipi Raising Competition at the University of Regina was initiated in 2008 by the late Cultural & Traditional Advisor Glen Anaquod (1948 - 2011) from Muscowpetung First Nation. The Anaquod family has a history of participating in Tipi Raising Competitions held during Treaty 4 celebrations. It was Advisor Anaquod’s wish to involve the University campus community, students and staff in such competitions.

The event provides a fun, friendly, and engaging environment for hands on learning about Indigenous culture and values. Celebrating the innovative structure of the tipi, we also explore what the tipi has to teach us in terms of our values; such as tending to our homes and families, the importance of teamwork, listening and observation, styles of leadership, and our ability to persevere in the face of obstacles. 

The competition is open to entries from university and high school students, and the general public. There are cash prizes to be won! Team prizes in each category are:

• First place: $300
• Second place: $200
• Third place: $160

Competition Category Qualifications:

• Campus - teams consist of four members (1 must be a registered university student)
• Highschool Category - team must consist of four members (all must be high school students)
• Women's Category - In honour of Constance Dubois and the essential ways women build and maintain our homefires, this category is reserved for competitors who self-identify as women.
• Community - team must consist of four members

The 2023 Tipi Raising Competition will be held on September 22nd, 2023! Register here.

The Neekaneewak Leadership Initiative is an Elder based leadership program that enhances cultural awareness and develop leadership skills in student participants through traditional and current ‘ways of knowing.’

In partnership with the Student Development Centre, Counselling Services, Indigenous Career Education, Library, URPride and many other departments and faculties, seminars are offered at the ta-tawâw Student Centre on various topics that focus on academic, personal, and professional Development.

Seminar topics include:

• Preparing a Resume and Job Searching
• Job Interview Skills
• Career Exploration, Decision & Re-decision
• Creating a Portfolio
• Stress Management
• Assertiveness
• Note-taking and Reading
• Final Exams
• Procrastination
• Discovering Your Learning Style
• Time Management
• Library Essentials: Finding Books and Articles
• Conquering Your First Semester
• Fostering a Respectful Work Place
• Positive Space Network

Please see out events calendar for an up to date schedule of workshops and offerings. The ta-tawâw Student Centre welcomes and encourages all students to attend these informative and engaging seminars.

Celebrating and exploring culture and traditional knowledge is key to fostering a positive learning experience. Encouraging personal reflection while connecting with our communities provides each one of us with a sense of belonging that helps us to understand our place in this world as we fully realize our potential as learners and leaders in our communities.

These programs enable students, staff, and faculty to explore culture, practice, and knowledge:

Cultural Creativity
These workshops offer an opportunity to learn and exchange applications/techniques in a variety of creative mediums. Past workshops have included such projects as making and designing ribbon shirts, ribbon skirts, moccasins, beadwork, and loomwork.

Introduction to Powwow
Learn the tradition of powwow (dance, drum and song) through demonstrations and informal lectures.

Tipi Teachings
The Tipi Teachings are based on the significance of the tipi in Cree culture, and how the tipi serves as a representation of the key traditional values as they pertain to personhood, community and environment.

Please check our events calendar for upcoming sessions. 

Whether you are new to campus, to Regina, or have been here for a while, the ta-tawâw Student Centre is a great place to connect with other students, faculty and staff, and community members! Everyone is welcome in the centre, and we look forward to getting to know you!

There are also many other service organizations and clubs, on campus and in the larger community that are here to support you. Here are a number of useful links to help you get connected!

Useful Links

• Indigenous Students Association

• FNUSA- First Nations University of Canada Student Association

• URSU - Universtiy of Regina Student Union

• Regina Riel Métis Council

• 211 Saskatchewan - supported through United Way, a comprehensive database of service organizations in Regina and surrounding area