Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is the inaugural chair on truth and reconciliation at Lakehead University.
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is the inaugural chair on truth and reconciliation at Lakehead University.
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.
Universities Canada’s new commitments to truth and reconciliation will be a living document.
We must ensure that elders are integrated into teaching and learning, not separated from it.
Unpacking the challenge of Indigeneity in higher education.
As an academic community, we have a responsibility to teach this country’s history and invite cordial debate on Indigenous realities.
