“Reconciliation” in undergraduate education in Canada: the application of Indigenous knowledge in conservation

Both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) National Inquiry into Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Girls (MMIWG) explicitly emphasized role of educators in “reconciliation.” Alongside this, conservation practitioners are increasingly interacting with Peoples various ways, such as creation support protected areas (or) guardian programs. This paper considers how faculty teaching aspiring can respond appropriately to TRC MMIWG while preparing students engage a way that affirms, rather than questions knowledge aspirations. Our argument is threefold: first, content requires an approach grounded transformational change, not one focused on “add stir” pedagogy. Second, we assert need know ethically more they discreet facts. Finally, efforts “Indigenize” academy emphasis anti-racism, humility, reciprocity, willingness confront ongoing colonialism white supremacy. thus focuses broad change must occur within universities adequately prepare build maintain reconciliatory relationships Peoples.