“Empowering a Nation through Education”
Hours of Operation
| Monday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Closed on holidays and flex days.
Old Sun Community College is a Siksika-led, Board Governed educational institution that operates as a comprehensive, non-profit organization on the Siksika Nation reserve. Old Sun Community College formerly operated as an Indian Residential School from 1929-1971. Today it is a bustling, multi-purposed, culturally based institution that offers accredited post-secondary courses, certificates, diplomas and degrees via partnerships with recognized colleges and universities along with its own designed and developed Siksika Knowledge Courses. The College was named in honour of Chief Old Sun (1819-1897) who served as a medicine man, warrior, and leader of one of the largest of the Blackfoot Confederacy nations. In the Blackfoot culture, Chief Old Sun’s name NA TO SA PI translates to ‘Sun Elder’ or ‘Sun Old Man’ which implies ‘to see’, or ‘to gain insight’.
Annooma itaispssksinima’tstohkio’pi nitainihkato’pa Naato’sa’pioyis. Isskohtsika nitstsinaiminnaan, Nato’sapi, iikaikaisoo’wa ki iikakaipommoowawa. Iitohpokiinihkato’p anoom iitaispssksinima’tstohkio’pi. Iitsikayinni’pa 1971. Aito’tsstoyiisi 2021 aakitsisi’tsipoistoyiiwa nitsitawa’taatsto’pinnaan. Mohkotokskaiks iitaipo’toyiiyaawa aokakihtsimatomiks anooma iitaissksinima’tsohkio’pi.
Iitoomitaotoopaayi pookaiks anooma; naatoyapiikowaiks oksska’satstoomiyaawa. Otsitsksisi’postoyiyi iitootopahpi pookaiks, 1929 -1971.
Annoohka iiksokomataihtsiiwa, iikakaomianistsiiyi iitaisksinima’tsohkato’pistsi. Iikakohkowa’piiyi amostsiysi iihtohko’tsimao’pisstsi. Ki kiipaitapiiyisinnoon ki kitsi’powahsinnooni matohpaissksinima’tstohkio’pi. Aissksinima’tsaiks aakohka’tsitsskotsisstapi’tsimiyaawa Siksikayisinni.
Aissksinima’tsaiks aayaksimaayaawa mahksikayisstapawa’kiohsaawa ki mahkitapa’kiohsaawa omianistsitaispssksinimatsstohkiopisstsi.
Image: Chief Old Sun (Source Glenbow Museum)
Programs & Courses
Siksika Knowledge Program
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone: 403-734-3862 ext. 243
Email: vivian@oldsuncollege.ca
Siksika Adult Literacy Program
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone: 403-734-3862 ext. 231
Email: tammy.holloway@oldsuncollege.ca
Social Work Program
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862
Email: ken.threesuns@oldsuncollege.ca or lorelee.waterchief@oldsuncollege.ca
Academic Upgrading Program
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone: 403-734-3862 ext. 223
Email: fritzi.woods@oldsuncollege.ca
Siksika Blackfoot Language Classes
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone: 403-734-3862 ext. 223
Email: fritzi.woods@oldsuncollege.ca
Siksika Nation Post Secondary Student Support Program
Annual deadline to apply: June 15
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone 403-734-3862 ext. 227
Email: ken.threesuns@oldsuncollege.ca
Office of the Registrar
Toll Free: 1-888-734-3862 or
Phone: 403-734-3862 ext. 223
Email: fritzi.woods@oldsuncollege.ca
Elder in Residence
On campus hours:
Tuesday & Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
