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Office of Indigenous Initiatives

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives builds community, advances reconciliation/conciliation and integrates Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the fabric and life of the university.

We're committed to:

Respect and inclusivity

Strong relationships

Skennen (Peace)

Access and support

Raising awareness

Consensus-based decision-making

Kahsatstensera (power)

Kahnikonriyo (righteousness / the good mind)

 Truth telling

Dialogues on Indigeneity at Queen’s University

Final Report now available.

We remain committed to creating appropriate spaces in which Indigenous members of the Queen’s community can engage in respectful, open, and productive discussions.

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TRC Task Force Implementation Report - Year Five

This year’s annual implementation report covers the progress made in implementing the TRCTF recommendations and highlights upcoming initiatives over the 2021-22 academic year. As this is our Year 5 report, this version also includes 5 year reflections on the work being done at Queen's University.

*Updated Feb 2023. 

Download Report (PDF 11MB)

Statements and Messages

From time to time, statements and messages are released by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Associate Vice-Principal (Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation). We encourage you to read the messages and to contact our office with any questions or comments.

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Community Research Partnerships

Indigenous Community Research Partnerships is an open online training resource to help researchers discover a principled approach to research partnerships with Inuit, Métis, and First Nations communities.

Access the training

The Importance of Indigenous Studies

Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill) Associate Vice-Principal (Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation) from Queen’s University speaks to the importance of Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Studies at Queen's

 

WATCH: Janice Hill on the Importance of Indigenous studies

Upcoming Events

Selected articles from Queen's Gazette

Queen's Logo on a blue field

Jun 21, 2024

New portfolio brings together Queen’s libraries, archives, museums, galleries, and performing arts

Led by Vice Provost Mark Asberg, the new portfolio includes the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, the Queen’s Quarterly, W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections, Queen’s University Archives, in addition to the university’s five campus libraries.

Dr. Mark Green

Jun 20, 2024

Bridging cultures through engineering

As NSERC Scholar in Residence for Indigenous collaboration, Queen's researcher Mark Green has been providing his expertise and viewpoints for the advancement of national policies and programs that have an impact on Canada’s engineering community.

AVP Janice Hill with Principal Patrick Deane

Jun 20, 2024

Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill) retires after three decades at Queen's

Friends and colleagues will gather to celebrate the contributions of retired Associate Vice-Principal (Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation) on June 25.