“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.
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)
Upcoming Programs & Courses
Siksika Adult Literacy Program
Next start date: September 2020
Deadline to apply: July 2020
Siksika Blackfoot Language Classes
Coming Soon
Siksika Knowledge Program
Next start date: September 2020
Siksika Nation Post Secondary Student Support Program
Next start date: Sept 2020
Deadline to apply: June 15, 2020
Academic Upgrading Program
Next start date: September 2020
Deadline to apply: Aug 2020
Social Work Program
Start date: TBA
Deadline to apply: TBA
NEWS
Career Services
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Old Sun Community College Adult Literacy Project Coordinator Deadline to apply: August 28th, 2020
Graduate Profile: Corey Gray
Name: Corey Gray Bio: Corey Gray, 48years old, currenty lives in West Richland, WA. Siksika family history includes Grandson of Percy Yellowfly & Cecile Yellowfly (Sleigh). Son of Sharon Yellowfly & Tom Gray. Siblings are Sarah, Ari, & Steve. His current occupation is Operator at the LIGO Hanford Observatory and working for Caltech. What are…
Graduate Profile: Janine Olivier
Name: Janine Olivier BIO: Janine Olivier from Siksika Nation. Although my last name is Olivier, my grandmother is a CrowChief. I am raising 4 children with my husband, and we live on Vancouver Island in the beautiful city of Victoria. Q: What are your educational & employment achievements? A: I graduated from Mount Royal University…