To All Members of the Carleton Community:
Since the Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee (CUSIIC) was formed in December 2018, we have conducted more than 40 consultations – on campus and off – that included more than 450 people.
The discussions at these sessions have been rich, collaborative and informative, and we thank you for your enthusiastic engagement. Based on the feedback we gathered, we have published a set of 41 draft Carleton-specific Calls to Action as part of an institutional response to the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The draft Calls to Action are aspirational recommendations that have evolved throughout our consultative and iterative process.
The next phase of our mandate is to invite feedback on the draft Calls to Action to ensure we have appropriately captured what we heard during the first round of consultations. We invite you to provide your feedback online, or to participate in an upcoming consultation session. Please register online to confirm your attendance:
We also consulted with a number of external communities this year, and we will invite their feedback on the draft Calls to Action as well.
Once the draft Calls to Action have been finalized, an implementation committee will be formed to carefully consider each recommendation and to establish timelines and paths forward. The Calls to Action will provide a roadmap as we revitalize our Indigenous initiatives and our relationships with Indigenous Peoples on and off campus.
We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the entire community to revitalize Carleton’s Indigenous strategy as we recognize our special responsibility to support the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Sincerely,
Kahente Horn-Miller
Co-Chair, Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee
Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Indigenous Studies
Co-Director, Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language, and Education
Benny Michaud
Co-Chair, Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee
Assistant Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities
Jerry Tomberlin
Co-Chair, Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)