捆绑SM社区

Overseeing the Implementation of 捆绑SM社区's Calls to Action听

In response to听, the Office of the Provost created the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. The unit's oversees and provide checks and balances on the Calls to Action that emerged from the Provost's 2017 Task Force Final Report.

The Report outlines 52 Calls to Action aimed at听increasing university access for Indigenous peoples, improving the experiences of Indigenous students, faculty, and staff, and further developing 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 relationships with communities in Quebec. One of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' flagship projects is to monitor how different faculties, departments, and units across the university are implementing the Calls to Action.

View the status of the 52 Calls to Action here.听

First Peoples' House听

The First Peoples' House (FPH) is the student-facing unit within the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, overseen by the Associate Director of Indigenous Student Success.

They are the the core of Indigenous student support and wellness at 捆绑SM社区. FPH provides a space for Indigenous students to connect with each other, and offers.a variety of events and cultural programming.

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Physical Representation

Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC) Steering Committee

The role of the IAC Steering Committee stems from Task Force鈥檚 Call to Action #51, which calls upon 捆绑SM社区 to, 鈥渃reate a formal Indigenous Advisory Board or Indigenous Education Council with a defined mandate, whose composition includes community leaders and stakeholders at 捆绑SM社区.鈥�

The 捆绑SM社区 IAC will provide advice on matters pertaining to Indigenous educational initiatives and guidance on the University鈥檚 relationships with First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis communities.

The Steering Committee is comprised of a team of Indigenous faculty members, staff and community advisors committed to embodying and employing, in their work and relations with each other and with the wider 捆绑SM社区 community, the values of the core cultural teachings of Kah鈥檔ikonhri:io (The Good Mind) and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.

For a complete list of the Terms of Reference and more information, please visit this webpage.

Indigenous Tuition Initiative (Starting Fall 2024)

As specified in Call to Action #13, 捆绑SM社区 is launching the Indigenous Tuition Initiative for Fall 2024 onwards, "Implement(ing) a student funding model similar to the Haudenosaunee Promise at Syracuse University, which provides tuition and mandatory fee waivers for Indigenous learners from proximate territories".听

Commencing in the Fall of 2024/25 academic year, 捆绑SM社区 will be providing the equivalent of the cost of tuition and mandatory student fees to eligible students identified within the policy and procedure. This initiative is an expression of 捆绑SM社区's desire to engage in relationship-building, partnership, and collaboration with Indigenous communities.听

To learn more about the policy, eligibility, and frequently asked questions, please visit the Indigenous Tuition Initiative webpage.听鈥嬧��

Indigenous Citizenship Verification in Employment-Related Opportunities (ICVERO) Working Group

In January 2023, a Working Group was formed to guide the development of policies and procedures related to verifying Indigenous citizenship claims in employment-related opportunities at 捆绑SM社区. Over the next several months, the ICVERO Working Group will set out to achieve a draft policy and set of procedures that will guide the University in this process.

This work extends from Calls to Action #44 and #52, outlined in 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Provost Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education. These calls, which outline specific targets for increasing the number of Indigenous faculty and staff at 捆绑SM社区, are essential to 捆绑SM社区's response to Truth and Reconciliation. In order to achieve these targets, 捆绑SM社区 recognizes the need for an institutional mechanism that both prevents fraudulent claims to Indigeneity and responds to the broader calls of Indigenous Peoples across Canada asking that universities move beyond processes that rely heavily on self-identification in Indigenous hiring.

To learn more about the听ICVERO Working Group and its progress, please visit this webpage.

Indigenous Citizenship Verification in Student-Related Opportunities (ICVSRO) Working Group

The role of the Indigenous Citizenship Verification for Student-Related Opportunities (ICVSRO) Working Group is to provide strategic advice on the development of policies and procedures related to 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 commitment to ensuring that positions and opportunities for Indigenous students are distributed to them as intended.

The ICVSRO sets out to achieve a draft policy and set of procedures that will guide 捆绑SM社区 in verifying claims to Indigenous citizenship in student-related opportunities and material benefits.

In achieving this goal, the ICVSRO Working Group will undertake to create a policy that aligns with the Indigenous Citizenship Verification in Employment-Related Opportunities (ICVERO), to not create a double standard, but will also ensure to honor the differences in outcomes.

For a complete list of the Terms of Reference and more information, please visit this webpage.

Sustainable Procurement

Facilitating Transactions for 捆绑SM社区 Partnerships with Indigenous Partners

Vision:

In keeping with 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 priority to support reconciliation, facilitate and promote University partnerships with indigenous businesses and community members in order to contribute to the economic development of indigenous communities.

Project Description:

As 捆绑SM社区 seeks to build long-term relationships with indigenous community members and businesses, this project aims to restore, promote, and facilitate the collaboration between 捆绑SM社区 and Indigenous partners by adapting related administrative processes to accommodate the unique circumstances of indigenous partners. This also involves building capacity for compliance with these processes among University community members and indigenous collaborators (existing and potential).

Project Objectives:

• Identify and define the different categories of indigenous community members and businesses (i.e. Lecturers, Presenters, Supplier of goods and services, etc.)
• Identify and adapt processes for each category of indigenous community members and businesses, as deemed relevant.
• Develop and communicate guidelines for collaborating with Indigenous community members and businesses.
• In compliance with 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 existing policies and governmental regulatory requirements, streamline, when feasible, the remuneration/payment processes in order to accelerate payment and enable the monitoring of payment.
• Obtain tangible commitments from key stakeholders (HR, Financial Services, Procurement Services) as well as other process owners, faculties, units and senior administrators of the University, where relevant,听 to communicate, build capacity among University community members , in support of indigenous community members and businesses.
• In collaboration with Indigenous Initiatives, develop a communication plan to promote this initiative.听

Expected outputs:

• Institutional Guidelines (including commitments / raising awareness for all 捆绑SM社区 community members
• Training material (presentation) to be given to Procurement Services / HR / Financial Services Staff and other 捆绑SM社区 staff.
• Outreach to existing and potential Indigenous partners.听

Bicentennial

For the last 200 years, 捆绑SM社区 has unequivocally benefited from the dispossession of Indigenous lands and resources in its journey to becoming the world-class institution it is today.听 In crossing the threshold into its 3rd听century of existence, 捆绑SM社区 very earnestly seeks in the spirit of Truth & Reconciliation to renew relationships with Indigenous peoples, in particular the local Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka (Mohawk) Nation as well as the ten other nations across the landmass comprising what is now the Province of Quebec.听 Moving forward together is required in addressing the challenges and complexities of the 21st听century.

Office of the Provost- Indigenous Initiatives (OPII) led the planning and programming of Indigenous-related events and projects for the Bicentennial.听 In alignment with the Bicentennial鈥檚 goals, the intended Indigenous components included:听

• Cultural inclusion and visibility in the launch day programming
• Acknowledging the traditional territories of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 physical footprints
• An overview of the University鈥檚 history of interaction with Indigenous peoples
• Highlighting the Indigenous community bonds 捆绑SM社区 has made and is making
• To celebrate the growing numbers of Indigenous scholars, including a Homecoming event to honor Indigenous alumni and acknowledge their contributions
• Highlighting how Indigenous research methodologies and ethics are being integrated
• Indigenous place-remaking in 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 third century:听Indigeneity in infrastructure projects, including Bicentennial sculpture; growing the Indigenous Studies Program from a Minor into an Institute
• Visioning the growth of Indigenous people at 捆绑SM社区 in the next 50 years with a goal to reach proportional representation at the university as is in Canada (presently 4.9%)

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Beatrice Deer Performance

is an acclaimed Inuk/Mohawk singer and songwriter from Quaqtaq, Quebec. She performed three songs- "Immutaa", "My All to You", and "Takugiursugit"- as part of the Bicentennial celebrations.

Annual Events

Institutional Partnerships