Indigenous TV and Film
This critically acclaimed comedy drama television series was the first American series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors, along with an almost entirely Indigenous cast and crew.
Reservation Dogs
This Haisla Nation hip-hop duo won the 2025 Juno Award for Rap Album of the Year, making them the first Indigenous artists to do so.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
In 1995, this institute became the first public Indigenous post-secondary institution in the province - for now!
NVIT
The BC Legislature is located on the traditional territory of these First Nations.
The lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
At only age 13, environmental activist Autumn Peltier addressed world leaders at this global assembly.
The United Nations General Assembly
This Juno award winning Inuk throat singer recently made her first television appearance in season four of True Detective.
Tanya Tagaq
This award-winning artist was classically trained as an opera tenor, and later began using traditional songs and singing styles from their Wolastoq culture.
Jeremy Dutcher
UBC established this elementary teacher education program in 1974, the first of its kind in Canada.
NITEP
If you want a Long Service Award pin, you better be ready to work at least this many years in the BC Public Service.
25 years
This 18-year-old hockey prodigy from Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation made waves this summer as the first Indigenous player to be drafted first overall in the NHL since 1977.
Gavin McKenna
In this new TV comedy, Anna Lambe plays Siaja, a young Inuk woman in the small fictional community of Ice Cove on Prince of Wales Island in Nunavut.
North of North
This group, previously known as A Tribe Called Red, blends traditional Indigenous music with contemporary genres.
The Halluci Nation
In 1975, the first First Nations Legal Studies program was established at this BC post-secondary institution.
UBC
This former PSFS Minister was the first First Nations woman to serve as a Cabinet Minister.
Melanie Mark
This renowned Cree artist is known for his visually lush, often mural-sized paintings that present inverted narratives of Indigenous/settler interactions.
Kent Monkman
This 2019 horror film depicts the effects of a zombie uprising on a First Nations reserve whose residents are immune.
Blood Quantum
This rock and roll legend has also dabbled in film soundtracks, including the Academy-Award nominated soundtrack for Killers of the Flower Moon.
Robbie Robertson
The BC Ministry of Advanced Education launched the very first Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework in this year.
1995
Before we became PSFS in 2023, this was the full name of our Ministry.
Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training
Using mainly acrylic paints, this Governor General award-winning Metis artist’s work is inspired by her culture’s historical beadwork, often featuring floral designs that represent themes of identity and community.
Christi Belcourt
For his role in Little Big Man, this Tsleil-Waututh Chief was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 43rd Academy Awards.
Chief Dan George
Before their political career took off, this former hip-hop group member released his solo rap debut, Live by the Drum, in 2009.
Wab Kinew
The first Native Studies program in Canada was launched in 1969 at this Ontario university.
Trent University
On July 6th, 2026, this Minister became the first woman in BC history to give birth twice as a sitting cabinet minister.
Bowinn Ma
This Inuk TikTok sensation has amassed more than 2 million followers, fostering a space for Inuit culture and traditions on the social media platform.
Shina Novalinga
@shinanova