by Melanie Lowe Program Manager, Kinu Tourism and Hospitality Management Program Business Administration and Tourism and Hospitality Management
The Kinu Tourism Project is a Mi’kma’ki wide collaborative initiative at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) to create a sustainable Indigenous tourism student cohort program. Funded by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program, Kinu meaning “us/together” is underpinned by Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) guiding principles. The project’s goal is to support Indigenous tourism leaders and entrepreneurs and build capacity within the Indigenous Tourism sector. Applying Indigenous-informed approaches and content to the current MSVU Tourism and Hospitality Management Program curriculum will enhance tourism education programming across all output levels (certificate, diploma, and degree) and create a sustainable Indigenous tourism cohort (the Kinu Tourism and Hospitality Management Program). In addition, the enhancement of the curriculum for all tourism students at MSVU will help to build society’s awareness of Indigenous worldviews, ways of knowing, and the true history of Mi’kma’ki.
Mount Saint Vincent University was the first university to establish a dedicated Tourism and Hospitality Management Program (est. 1986) in Atlantic Canada. As a leader in distance education, tourism students at MSVU can choose to complete their studies entirely online, on-campus, or a mix of both. Tourism and Hospitality Management programming at MSVU offers co-operative education and work-integrated learning programs, so students have relevant work experience o ...
