Build an Ethical and Safe Space for Indigenous Knowledge

• Information and knowledge is inherently political
• To stop and reverse colonialism, academia must:
• Support the OCAP principles® (FNIGC, 2017)
• Recognize that Indigenous peoples have the right to self-govern their own interests and information
• Current practice accepted and support by TCPS2, Ch. 9
• Support the TRC’s focus on restoring a balanced, equitable, and reconciliatory relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people

Recommended Best Practice Anikik Ka Kish-kay-tah-kik – Those That Know (i.e., GMCTL)
Engage community Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers to be official stewards of Indigenous Knowledge used at the University of Saskatchewan

• Support by faculty and GMCTL
• Support the use of Indigenous knowledge, history, and practices in courses in a good way by:
  • Providing education about and access to Indigenous community
  • Support building culturally appropriate material

For more information, please contact Dr. Stryker Calvez (stryker.calvez@usask.ca), Educational Development Specialist: Aboriginal Engagement and Education with the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning.