Meet Some of Canada’s First Indigenous Environmental Science Program Grads – U of G News
Jun 1, 2026
When Ava Augustine began exploring university programs, she was drawn to the environment and engineering disciplines, but it was a unique program at the University of Guelph that changed her perspective.
This June, Augustine will cross the convocation stage as part of the inaugural graduating cohort of the Bachelor of Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice (BIESP) program – the first undergraduate degree of its kind in Canada.
“The program appealed to me because of its foundation in learning with and for Indigenous Peoples,” says Augustine.
