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Indigenous Engagement in a Research Intensive University (103377)
Session Chair: Telvis Rich
Monday, 5 January 2026 14:00
Session: Session 2 (Parallel)
Room: Ala Moana Hotel: Plumeria Room
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
In November 2017 the University of Calgary launched its inaugural Indigenous Strategy. The strategy was titled, “ii’ taa’poh’to’p,” a Blackfoot term meaning a place to stop and rejuvenate. The strategy was developed under the oversight of a Circle of Advisors made up of Indigenous Knowledge Keepers/Elders working beside members of the university’s senior administration team. The developed strategy had 27 key recommendations attending to matters ranging from the grounds to buildings, curriculum development to graduations, community engagement to advanced research, and supports from incoming students to staff and faculty. After eight years of implementation there has been significant developments at the university. A key aspect of the implementation is the reliance on the key foundational concepts within the strategy including ways of knowing, doing, connection, and being, parallel paths, written and oral systems, and ethical space. These developments include:
-a facilities Elders Circle that guided the development of 25 year landscape plan,
-the establishment of a Indigenous curriculum consultant supporting the inclusion of Indigenous focused content
-establishing Indigenous presence in convocation
-Outreach to Indigenous communities by various units
-the incorporation of the parallel path process in the largest university research grant ever received from a national funding organization
-development of new programs such as pathways for Indigenous student to enter and successfully participate
This presentation will give an overview of each of these and other points od development. It will summarize with thoughts on how other institutions could successfully incorporate such developments by summarize key learnings from this process.
Authors:
Michael Hart, University of Calgary, Canada
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Michael Hart is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at University of Calgary in Canada
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