Indigenous Studies: Decolonization

The metaphorization of decolonization makes possible a set of evasions, or “settler moves to innocence”, that problematically attempt to reconcile settler guilt and complicity, and rescue settler futurity. In this article, we analyze multiple settler moves towards innocence in order to forward “an ethic of incommensurability” that recognizes what is distinct and what is sovereign for project(s) of decolonization.

Topics for the 12 lessons from the University of Alberta include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

Foundations Guide is part of a learning series for public post-secondary staff to begin or supplement ways to Indigenize the institution and professional practice.

In this UBC course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples.

UFV's Indigenous Affairs Office oversees UFV's Indigenization Plan, which is linked from this page.

UFV's strategic Indigenization plan plus links to Indigenization plans at other Canadian universities and institutions.

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) manual for decolonization.