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Student Affairs at SNP is dedicated to supporting the academic and personal development of our students. Our office ensures that appropriate and student-friendly services and programs are accessible to SNP’s student body.
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Accessibility Services
The Accessibility Services at SNP works collaboratively with faculty and college stakeholders to identify and implement strategies to ensure that all students and apprentices have an equal opportunity to achieve their educational goals.
Student Policies
Our Philosophy and Belief - the Foundation of Six Nations Polytechnic Board Policies
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If people do not keep pace with others, perhaps it is because they hear a different drummer. Allow them to step in harmony to the music which they hear however measured or far away. Our cosmology places Native people in a balanced familial relationship with the universe and the earth. In our languages, the earth is our Mother, the sun-our Eldest Brother, the moon-our Grandmother, and the plants and animals - our brothers and sisters. From this view, our people believe that all elements of the natural world are connected physically and spiritually and are to interrelate to each other to benefit the whole. The responsibility then falls on the people to peacefully maintain nature’s delicate balance to ensure that unborn generations can enjoy what we enjoy today. Six Nations Polytechnic accepts this responsibility and is devoted to facilitating the will and determination of our community to maintain an environmentally friendly world through education, training, and research.
Six Nations Polytechnic, a native-focused institution of learning, has a moral responsibility to the people to take a lead role in the preservation of our environment. Through the Hodinohso:ni`/Rotinonhshonni world view of our universe, we will assist in the survival of life on this planet through research, the study of alternative views, and the dissemination of information.
Six Nations Polytechnic will endeavour to keep up with the beat of the 21st century and at the same time offer the understanding inherent in our language and culture. In this way, the people may receive an education that assists them to keep pace with both drums.
Six Nations Polytechnic will take a lead role in bridging the chasm of understanding between the two cultures of our lives and create an atmosphere for healing our differences so that we can both look with optimism into the 21st century.
Six Nations Polytechnic has the role and responsibility, as an institution of the people of Six Nations, to offer the opportunity to be educated to ensure that languages and culture survive. It also has the responsibility to provide an education that enables our people to survive in both worlds.
Six Nations Polytechnic is becoming the catalyst that offers the opportunity and place for our Native scholars and elders to share their knowledge with all our people and to offer the non-Native an opportunity to study a different worldview.
Created by Harvey Longboat Sr. 1994
Missed Academic Work Policy
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The purpose of this policy is to provide appropriate accommodation opportunities for learners who miss work due to medical and personal circumstances. This policy seeks to balance the needs and requirements of all learning community stakeholders, including but not limited to: students, instructors and administrators. It is the prerogative of the course instructor to determine the appropriate relief for missed work in their course.
All student requests made under this policy should be conducted with a commitment to academic integrity. The institutional (instructor and administrative) response to such requests should also be done in a manner to provide reasonable accommodation. All parties operating under this policy shall conduct themselves in accordance with the organizational values of Kanikoriio.
2024-2025 Student Handbook
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From the start, Six Nations Polytechnic had a clear vision of the contribution we could make to both our home community and the international community. Our unique education mission was first articulated in the founding statement of philosophy and belief, written by Harvey Longboat, a Six Nations educator and traditional leader, in 1994. This philosophy speaks to the need for an educational institution with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, language, culture, and ensuring that Haudenosaunee people have the tools to succeed in the two worlds we find ourselves in:
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
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This calendar applies to the Six Nations Polytechnic University Consortium Year 1 Program (UP), the Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages (BAOL), the Honours Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages (HBAOL), and the Gayogoho:no’ Gawęnǫdahgǫh (Cayuga Language) Immersion Program.
Update Name or Gender Form
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This form can be used by current and former post-secondary students in the event of a gender or name change. Before submitting your request, please review how your name currently appears on your Six Nations Polytechnic record. You can view this by reviewing your User Profile on MySNP. You can find your User Profile by clicking on your username on the right-hand side of your screen. If you are in a partner program or no longer have access to your MySNP account, please connect with your Student Success Officer at students@snpolytechnic.com or Accessibility Navigator at accessibility.services@snpolytechnic.com who will help you navigate updating your name or gender.
Alumni Spotlight – Tania Henry
Get to know Six Nations Polytechnic’s Alumni: Tania Henry
Tania, a first-generation language learner and speaker, had limited opportunities to learn the language as a child. With her only exposure being at school, she decided to enroll into an adult immersion program to improve her everyday language skills. Eager to continue her language education, Tania pursued SNP’s Honours Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages (HBAOL) program!
The HBAOL program offered at Six Nations Polytechnic is a fully accredited four-year Honours undergraduate degree focusing on Mohawk or Cayuga language and is organized into four streams: language, grammar, lifelong learning, and community engagement. Throughout the Honours program, learners will have an immersive language experience. Tania chose to pursue the HBAOL program through the Gayogǫhǫ́:nǫ’ – Cayuga language stream. Despite being Seneca Nation, she opted to learn Cayuga because it is the most commonly spoken language at ceremonies and events that she regularly attends!
Tania shares the transformative impact the HBAOL program had on her life. Through this program, she not only gained confidence in her speaking skills but also found a supportive community of language instructors and learners! “What I learned in this program is absolutely invaluable and I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to learn from some really awesome instructors and alongside some equally awesome learners. The language, knowledge, and cultural teachings I gained at SNP made me a better woman, a better mother, a better practitioner in our ceremonies, and just an all-around better human being.”
One of Tania’s most memorable moments was when fluent language speakers would visit her class. She notes, “we were able to hear the Cayuga language being spoken fluently. This time was so precious and just so valuable to me and my classmates.” As she looks back on those memories, Tania expresses gratitude for the opportunity, especially now that many of the language speakers have since passed away. Tania's determination to continue learning stems from a deep desire to honour their memory and make them proud.
After successfully obtaining her degree, Tania was able to confer the HBAOL program with her teaching certification to give her a Bachelors Degree in Education. She is currently working as SNP’s Cayuga Language Instructor as part of the University Unit. Looking ahead, Tania hopes to continue her education by applying to a Masters Program at Western University for the 2025 academic year.
Tania’s advice to those considering enrolling into the HBAOL program is to “just do it. We need as many of our people as possible to be learning our languages. So don’t wait. We need you!” Visit www.snpolytechnic.com/programs-courses to learn more about SNP language programs.