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Dialogues
To have a strategic plan made by Indigenous people who have collaborated and worked tirelessly for the future generations of indigeneity at the University of Alberta is an enormous accomplishment. Less than 50 years ago, being an Indigenous student at the U of A was a rarity and yet here we are in 2022, with students who are stronger, driven with purpose and thriving. This Indigenous Strategic Plan will be the charter for the next seven generations of students and academia alike.” Shannon Cornelsen
Vice‑President, Consultation and Engagement, Indigenous Students’ Union The IGSA sees the inherent value in envisioning a future for the university where Indigenous knowledge, lands and people are partners in leading the U of A for tomorrow. The incorporation of so many teachings and languages in this living document sets a tone for the ongoing process of truth and reconciliation that is respectful of, and values, the diversity and beauty of our Nations, languages, people and cultures. We look forward to walking this new path together, as partners in this shared vision of success for Indigenous and settler communities alike.” Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association
Some of the photos have names listed and some do not; this respects the wish of the people in the photos.
The selected photos are a small representation of the diversity of the Indigenous people and initiatives at the University of Alberta. They do not capture all of the Indigenous spaces, initiatives or individuals.
Endnotes
1 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Honouring the Truth,
Reconciling for the Future (PDF), 2015, Summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, available at: https://ehprnh2mwo3. exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf [accessed 1 June 2022], p.1.
2 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Honouring the Truth,
Reconciling for the Future (PDF), 2015, Summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, available at: https://ehprnh2mwo3. exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf [accessed 1 June 2022], p.8.
3 Assembly of First Nations, Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, January 2018, available at: https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-01-22-
Dismantling-the-Doctrine-of- Discovery-EN.pdf, [accessed 21 May, 2022].
4 For an explanation of terra nullius, please see Assembly of First Nations,
Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, January 2018, available at: https://www.afn. ca/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/02/18-01-22-Dismantling-the-Doctrine-of- Discovery-
EN.pdf, [accessed 21 May, 2022].
5 UN General Assembly, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples : resolution/adopted by the General Assembly, 2 October 2007, A/
RES/61/295, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/471355a82.html [accessed 29 April, 2022], p.3.
6 UN General Assembly, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples : resolution/adopted by the General Assembly, 2 October 2007, A/
RES/61/295, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/471355a82.html [accessed 29 April, 2022].
7 Library of Parliament, Legal and Social Affairs Division, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Isabelle Brideau, Background Paper: The Duty to Consult
Indigenous Peoples, Publication No. 2019-17-E, 12 June, 2019, available at: https:// www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1331832510888/1609421255810 [accessed 29
April 2022], p.1.
8 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Honouring the Truth,
Reconciling for the Future (PDF), 2015, Summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, available at: https://ehprnh2mwo3. exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_ Summary_English_Web.pdf [accessed 29 April 2022], p.8.
9 Gaudry, Adam, and Danielle Lorenz. 2018. “Indigenization as Inclusion,
Reconciliation, and Decolonization: Navigating the Different Visions for Indigenizing the Canadian Academy.” AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous
Peoples 14 (3): 218–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180118785382.
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