1. Increasing Recognition and Cultural Awareness in the Academic Environment

• Celebrate: National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 of each year; Orange Shirt Day on September 30 of each year.
• Organize: roundtables and discussions intended for the entire university community that would highlight, among other things, the resilience and identity and sociopolitical resurgence of Indigenous Peoples.

2. Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Learners

• Facilitate access for Indigenous learners to university studies in social work. Offer a discretionary admissions pathway that recognizes experiential learning and clinical experience (e.g., Faculty of Law and Medicine at uOttawa).
• Develop a partnership with the First Nations Education Council to equip professors who teach in the microprogram.
• Establish/formalize partnerships with Kiuna – First Nations College.
• Explore the adoption of an Indigenous Identity Verification Process within FSS and the School of Social Work.
• Carry out, in collaboration with partners, initiatives aimed at recruiting more Indigenous students into our programs. For example, visiting high schools where there are significant numbers of Indigenous students to give presentations. Alternatively, produce promotional materials and collaborate with Jessie Osborne for distribution.

3. Development and Integration of Indigenous Course Content in the Social Work Discipline

• Creation of the 2nd microprogram (Development of Indigenous Family-Child Services – Practical Training).
• Co-teach courses with other Faculties (e.g., Institute of Indigenous Studies), for example, for our microprogram (elective courses). Develop a partnership with the Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies.
• Pedagogical innovation and digital accessibility. Develop virtual and hybrid teaching modalities, particularly for the PhD in Social Work, to ensure equitable access to courses for Indigenous people living far from campus.