Reports

Western University's Office of Indigenous Initiatives 2022-2023 Annual Progress Report

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives' (OII) work supports the implementation of Western’s Indigenous Strategic Plan (2016), which identifies eight strategic priorities. The 2022-2023 year brought many new initiatives including the opening of the Wampum Learning Lodge (WLL). 

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Western University Indigenous Strategic Plan

October 6, 2016

In 2016-17, Western University approved its first Indigenous Strategic Plan (UWO, 2016), which outlined eight broad strategic priorities to advance change at Western.

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More Than Words: A Guide to Land Acknowledgements at Western University

This Guide provides a lot of background information about the meaning behind the words in Land Acknowledgements and embeds reflection questions for readers to consider when writing their own Land Acknowledgement.

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Engaging with NDTR Toolkit (2024)

The Engaging with NDTR Toolkit has been updated for 2024, please review for guidance for better understanding NDTR, leading up to NDTR and new information that has been added for this year.

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Building Reconciliation Forum 2023 - Summary Report

This report highlights Universities Canada’s 8th annual Building Reconciliation Forum, hosted in June 2023—the largest event of its kind at Western. Themed Education for Reconciliation: Rebuilding Stronger and with Intentionality, it addressed rebuilding after pandemic disruptions. OII also continued integrating Indigenous worldviews into curriculum, engaging the campus community, and collaborating with Indigenous groups in the London area.

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Canadian Reports, Guides & Calls to Action

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

December 15, 2015

To amend Canada’s legacy of residential schools and advance reconciliation, the final report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada called on governments, educational and religious institutions, civil society groups and all Canadians to act on the 94 calls to action. The report provides details of what happened to Indigenous children who were physically and sexually abused in government boarding schools, where thousands died from diseases resulting from poor living conditions. On December 15, 2015, the Prime Minister stated the Government of Canada's commitment to implement the recommendations of the commission.  

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