An online petition asking the University of Lethbridge to make a formal decision on whether classes will be in person or online has garnished over 1,300 signatures since Friday.
The celebration wasn t nearly as bold and daring as the fundraising idea, but the SHINE campaign has paid off for students and faculty at the University of Lethbridge.
Reconciliation is an issue involving everyone, SACPA told
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The idea of reconciliation is not an aboriginal issue, it’s an issue involving everyone, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs was told at its Thursday online session.
Don McIntyre, an assistant professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business’ Indigenous Governance and Business Management Stream, addressed truth and reconciliation with an audience on YouTube.
McIntyre, an Ojibway from the Wolf Clan of Timiskaming First Nation in Ontario, said Canadians think of ‘reconciliation’ as a noun when it’s actually a verb.
This week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs online speaker series will feature Don McIntyre discussing how to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, and should the truth of Canada’s shameful treatment of Indigenous peoples be told as part of the K-12 school and post-secondary curriculum?
The speaker will also address Canada’s current dilemma of protest and blockades.
McIntyre is an Ojibway of the Wolf Clan from Timiskaming First Nation and an award winning painter and carver, and is currently completing his PhD in Laws looking at legal pluralism and the abilities of Indigenous socio-legal practices to enhance and improve western legal paradigms. He is presently an assistant professor at the University of Lethbridge in the Dhillon School of Business’ Indigenous Governance and Business Management Stream.