The °¾±²Ôà ³¾Ã ²µ²¹·É¾±²Ô Symposium addresses timely topics—chosen by students—relevant to Indigenous peoples and serves to empower students, staff and faculty at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ to further their own knowledge and become a positive force for change.
The name °¾±²Ôà ³¾Ã ²µ²¹·É¾±²Ô, which means Learning Together, is shared by the °¾±²Ôà ³¾Ã ²µ²¹·É¾±²Ô Indigenous initiatives strategy published by the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee in 2020. In 2022, the °¾±²Ôà ³¾Ã ²µ²¹·É¾±²Ô Progress Report was released.
2024 °¾±²Ôà ³¾Ã ²µ²¹·É¾±²Ô Symposium
- Topic: Connecting to Indigenous Spirituality: Learning from the Land, Community, and Culture
- Keynote Presenters: Shannon Chief, Ron Indian Mandamin, Mkomose (Dr. Andrew Judge), Kookum and Knowledge Keeper Barbara Bruce and Elder Charlotte Nolin, and Jackie Tenute and Louella Tobias.
Previous Symposium Events
2023 Symposium
- Topic: Accessing the Academy: A Four Directions Approach
- Keynote Presenters:Â Dr. Chantal Fiola, Dr. Verna St. Denis, Shawna Joynt, and Deborah Young
2022 Symposium
- Topic: Surviving the Pandemic: Indigenous Approaches to Wellbeing
- Keynote speakers: Dr. James Makokis and Dr. Raven Sinclair
2021 Symposium
- Topic: The Inuit Relocations: Intergenerational Impacts and Inuit Resilience
- Keynote Speakers: Martha Flaherty, Sheila Watt-Cloutier
2020 Symposium
- Topic: Indigenous Identity and Sovereignty
- Keynote Speakers: Pam Palmater, Darryl Leroux