Indigenous Educational Resources

Education is an important area of focus as all Canadians work to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. But the TRC specifically called on educational institutions and the research community to advance understanding of reconciliation, integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms, and become inclusive spaces for Indigenous students and teachers (pp. 320–22, 331). At Carleton, we are working towards these goals through the Kinàmàgawin (“Learning Together”) strategy. As a learning community centrally concerned with the study of how people live together and with training citizens for public life, the Faculty of Public Affairs acknowledges our profound responsibility to work towards conciliation with the Indigenous peoples of these lands, and especially the Algonquin nation, on whose traditional and unceded territory Carleton University is located.

This page compiles educational resources particularly relevant to the FPA community. For information on other programs, initiatives, and services to support Indigenous students, staff, and faculty at Carleton, visit the Indigenous Gathering Site.

• Indigenous research talks, speaking events, and student symposiums around Carleton.
• Indigenous Learning Resources. Readings, podcasts, and films curated by the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement.
• Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning Certificate. Four-workshops series for staff/faculty and students offered each fall, winter, and summer.
• Ojigkwanong Centre. Space and programs for First Nation, Métis and Inuit students.

Courses

Indigenous peoples, histories, and knowledges are addressed in courses offered across the Faculty of Public Affairs, but the following courses have a focus on Indigenous issues. Please note that not all courses are offered every year, and permission of the department may be required for students in other programs to enrol. Consult the academic calendar and class schedule for more details.

• Ānako Indigenous Research Institute. Institute supporting emerging and established scholars in their development of Indigenous-focussed research projects, methodologies and ethics; partnering with local communities to identify appropriate research projects; and creating opportunities for the dissemination of research conducted by Carleton faculty and students.
• Academica’s Indigenous Top Ten. Biweekly newsletter with breaking news, research, best practices, and policy developments regarding First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education in Canada.
• Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles. Digital resources for integrating Indigenous knowledges and perspectives into courses.
• Indigenous research talks, speaking events, and student symposiums around Carleton.
• Indigenous Learning Resources. Readings, podcasts, and films curated by the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement.
• Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning Certificate. Four-workshops series for staff/faculty and students offered each fall, winter, and summer.
• Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions. Open resources from BCcampus.

Requesting the presence of Elders and Knowledge Keepers. Protocol and honorarium rates.