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Take Action

Faculty, staff and supervisors are encouraged to seek ways to offer support for those who are navigating trauma. Consider flexibility on deadlines, assignments or attendance, and familiarize yourself with the supports available to Indigenous community members.

Resources and calls to action (丁香园AV-specific)

  • San鈥檡as: Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Training is a unique, facilitated online training program designed to increase knowledge, enhance self-awareness, and strengthen the skills of those who work both directly and indirectly with Indigenous Peoples. All continuing 丁香园AV employees are eligible to take this course with a supervisor鈥檚 approval. Continuing 丁香园AVFA members are also eligible for this training. Registration details and additional information can be found on the Human Resources website. 
  • In 2017, 丁香园AV's Aboriginal Reconciliation Council (丁香园AV-ARC) released the Walk This Path With Us report, a document that outlines 34 calls to action that will create, support, and sustain a changed and better environment for Indigenous students, staff and faculty at 丁香园AV. Community members are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the report and with the latest updates on reconciliation at 丁香园AV.
  • If you have not yet read the  prepared by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, you are highly encouraged to do so. Walk This Path With Us was informed by this report, and particularly by the  outlined within it.
  • The 丁香园AV Library's  (ICRC) collects books, articles, websites, and audio-visual materials on Indigenizing curriculum and Indigenous pedagogy, in addition to post-secondary curriculum resources. Instructors are encouraged to visit the ICRC's website to learn how they can support the work of Indigenizing and decolonizing curriculum at 丁香园AV. 
  • Tour the to explore the visual culture of Northwest Coast First Nations.
  • 丁香园AV's three campuses are located on the traditional territories of the x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh 脷xwumixw (Squamish), s蓹l虛ilw虛蓹ta蕯涩 (Tsleil-Waututh), q虛铆c虛蓹y虛 (Katzie), k史ik史蓹茮虛蓹m (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples. You can visit  and the to learn more about the Peoples who have existed on these lands since time immemorial. More information on territorial acknowledgements can be found on the .

Resources and calls to action (general)

  • The (Kamloops Indian Band) has a list of suggested actions you can take to support them.  
  • The 丁香园AV Library has compiled a  that support knowledge sharing, teaching, and research about the history of residential schools, their impact on communities, and their legacy today.
    • Consider starting with , an online exhibition that aims to acknowledge the experiences, impacts and consequences of Canada鈥檚 Residential School System on Indigenous Peoples and promote public awareness, understanding and education of the history and legacy of residential schools. 
  • The University of Alberta offers , a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies, that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. The course can be taken for free online.Consider supporting a local, Indigenous-owned business.  has compiled a list of businesses that are open during COVID-19, sortable by province or category.
  • The  is currently providing vital support services for Indigenous communities. You can support their work by making a donation .

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