Among other things, they urged post-secondary institutions to “educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms” and “end the backlog” of Indigenous students seeking a post-secondary education. On another occasion, the Indigenous students’ association wanted to have a meeting with the university’s senior leadership to discuss anti-Indigenous racism on campus. “I had to go back to the Indigenous students and say, ‘I’m really sorry, but you have to meet with me. Having Indigenous ancestry does not equate to being Indigenous or having an Indigenous identity, said Pedri-Spade, who is an Anishinabekwe from the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. The work of Indigenization cannot fall on the shoulders of Indigenous faculty alone.

Source: thestar February 27, 2021 20:00 UTC