Indigenous

Being invited to give Canadian context to other countries’ reconciliation efforts with Indigenous communities is a great honour, but we must remember that we still have a considerable distance to go before we can mutually agree on our progress.

Deconstructing the racial and historical context surrounding the controversial term.

Recent survey results released by Universities Canada show a majority of respondents are committed to integrating Indigenous knowledge into their programs.

With a Coast Salish design and modern fit, the new academic robes honour Kim Baird, the first Indigenous woman to serve as chancellor at the institution.

Latest review by Universities Canada of its member institutions also catalogues efforts towards reconciliation.

Intimate partner violence, families with young children, people with disabilities and Indigenous mental health are among the many areas under investigation.

The centre will serve as home to the university’s world-renowned joint degree in Indigenous law and common law.

This May, Yukon College officially became Yukon University. The journey to becoming Canada’s first university north of the 60th parallel has been more than 45 years in the making.

A group of scholars offer a rebuttal to a recent article exploring the notions of “self-Indigenization” and “race-shifting.”

The trend seems to be particularly prevalent in Eastern Canada and among those claiming Métis ancestry.

Participants at the fifth annual Building Reconciliation Forum discussed the importance of acknowledging past mistakes, building meaningful community relationships and “unlearning.”

We must acknowledge the difficulty of the work ahead, but not be deterred by it.

“Acknowledging that [Indigenous communities] have sovereignty over the material and that it is indeed not yours is one of the key things we’re trying to promote in the work that we’re doing with the archival community.”