TRC Report to Community Dashboard
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Language and Culture
We call upon post-secondary institutions to create university and college degree and diploma programs in Aboriginal languages.
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Health
We call upon those who can effect change within the Canadian health-care system to recognize the value of Aboriginal healing practices and use them in the treatment of Aboriginal patients in collaboration with Aboriginal healers and Elders where requested by Aboriginal patients.
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Health
We call upon all levels of government to: Increase the number of Aboriginal professionals working in the health-care field.
The University of Alberta is an active partner in helping to achieve this work as it is a key part of the institutional mandate with work in teaching, learning and research. We do this work in collaboration with government partners.
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Health Sciences
We call upon all levels of government to provide cultural competency training for all healthcare professionals.
The University of Alberta is an active partner in helping to achieve this work as it is a key part of the institutional mandate with work in teaching, learning and research. We do this work in collaboration with government partners.
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Health
We call upon medical and nursing schools in Canada to require all students to take a course dealing with Aboriginal health issues, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, and Indigenous teachings and practices. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.
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Justice
We call upon law schools in Canada to require all law students to take a course in Aboriginal people and the law, which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and antiracism.
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Justice
In keeping with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations, to fund the establishment of Indigenous law institutes for the development, use, and understanding of Indigenous laws and access to justice in accordance with the unique cultures of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
The University of Alberta is an active partner in helping to achieve this work as it is a key part of the institutional mandate with work in teaching, learning and research. We do this work in collaboration with government partners.
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Education for Reconciliation
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in consultation and collaboration with Survivors, Aboriginal peoples, and educators, to: Make age-appropriate curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples' historical and contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve students; To provide the necessary funding to post-secondary institutions to educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms.
The University of Alberta is an active partner in helping to achieve this work as it is a key part of the institutional mandate with work in teaching, learning and research. We do this work in collaboration with government partners.
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Education for Reconciliation
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in consultation and collaboration with Survivors, Aboriginal peoples, and educators, to: Make age-appropriate curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples' historical and contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve students; Provide the necessary funding to post-secondary institutions to educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms.
The University of Alberta is an active partner in helping to achieve this work as it is a key part of the institutional mandate with work in teaching, learning and research. We do this work in collaboration with government partners.
Aligned Work
Aligned work that falls within the mandate for teaching, learning and research at the University of Alberta.