Outcomes Report for the Indigenizing the Academy Conference August 26-28 2012 Summary Report on Outcomes ITA Dr. Ken Brealey, Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts University of the Fraser Valley, October 8 2013 Introduction The Indigenizing the Academy Conference (ITA) was held at the Gathering Center at the new Canada Education Park […]
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Making universities more welcoming for Aboriginal peoples (previously published in Skookum)
Indigenizing the Academy — Making universities more welcoming for Aboriginal peoples By Anne Russell on May 6, 2013 For anyone new to academia, there’s a bit of confusion and trepidation. Why do the professors wear those gowns at Convocation? How do you know when and where to apply for a scholarship? What’s a graduate […]
UFV travels to the Lloyd Barber Summit on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education
Shirley Hardman, Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs at University of the Fraser Valley, was pleased to be able to travel to the Regina, Saskatchewan this past week to attend the Lloyd Barber Summit on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education. The two day event was a great follow-up to the UFV hosted conference last August on Indigenizing the […]
Lloyd Barber Summit Identifying Best Practices in Indigenous Post-Secondary Education
The Lloyd Barber Summit on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education: Identifying Best Practices is a two-day summit that will take place on May 23 and 24 of this year. Organized by the University of Regina, the summit will explore best practices in post-secondary education and the delivery of quality education for Aboriginal peoples in Saskatchewan and […]
Respect, Reciprocity, Relevance, Responsibility– the 4 R’s of Education
View the keynote address by Dr Jo-Ann Episkenew, University of Saskatchewan here. 4 R’s of Education Respect, Reciprocity, Relevance, Responsibility Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew
Where can I feel at home, and be who I am? Students’ Personal and Institutional Reflections on Indigenizing the Academy
Students principally spoke to the questions of addressing misconceptions of what indigenization meant: they felt that a separate gathering space was needed where they could feel at home and culturally safe, feeling they could be themselves and not be judged. Also addressed were issues of structural discrimination typical of a Eurocentric post-secondary institution: mentioned as […]
Aboriginal students who complete undergrads more likely to go onto higher degrees
The process of aboriginal education is improving but very slowly. Only recently, aboriginal people were limited to a grade 5 education. It is only this generation that sees aboriginal people at university. Unfortunately, there is only a 50% graduation rate for aboriginal students from the k-12 system. However, aboriginal students who complete their undergraduate degrees […]
Learning Does Not Need to Be Uncomfortable
Just because learning was uncomfortable for me does not mean that I need to make it uncomfortable for my students. I try very hard to create compassionate, genuine, reciprocal relationships with my students.