Name
Living Indigenization
Location Name
View Royal
Date
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Time
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM (PDT)
Description

We recognize there are varying ways to explain Indigenization. This presentation will explore the concept of Living Indigenization and how it guides the work we do at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC). Living Indigenization is a long-term process to generate hospitable conditions for Indigenous ways of living (thinking, being, relating, and doing) to thrive within a post-secondary institution. To live Indigenization means everyone at the institution has a part to play. We will present a visual design and two frameworks that comprise our approach which is grounded in four root values (Cultures, Truth & Reconciliation, Respect, and Relationships). Living Indigenization embodies the diversity of Indigenous Peoples, and our symbolism serves to remind us of Indigenous Peoples’ past, present, and future and that the web of life for which we are responsible and in relationship with, consists of all our relations. We will explain how Living Indigenization is being operationalized within a Justice & Public Safety institutional context and the impacts throughout the institution with staff, faculty, and domestic and international students.

Jason La Rochelle Heather Simpson
Track
Indigenous, Intercultural, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in International Education
SubTrack(s)
Concurrent Session