As many will know, Mount Royal’s Indigenous Strategic Plan includes a recommendation that the university establish completion of 3 credits of Indigenous content coursework as a graduation requirement. Earlier this week, our Academic Indigenization Advisory Committee (AIAC – a university-wide faculty committee) discussed this recommendation – the pros, the cons, the opportunities, the challenges. To inform the discussion, we’ve shared with AIAC the following social media posts from three Indigenous Studies scholars at three different Canadian universities. In the spirit of reuse and recycle, I share them here for your interest:
- Adam Gaudry, U of A – Paved with good intentions – simply requiring Indigenous content is not enough…
- Daniel Heath Justice, UBC – Perspectives on mandatory Indigenous coursework…
- Rauna Kuokkanen, U of T – Mandatory Indigenous Studies courses aren’t reconciliation, they’re an easy way out
Enjoy,
Jim