2nd National Indigenous Citizenship Forum

The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), in partnership with the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association (NIUSLA), was honoured to host the 2nd National Indigenous Citizenship Forum: Moving Beyond Indigenous Self-identification at Canadian Post-secondaries.

The Forum was held on March 21st and 22nd, 2023 at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina, Treaty 4 Territory, as well as online for virtual attendees.  Videos of the event and post-forum report will be posted to the Forum Website shortly. Please visit https://www.nicforum.ca/ for further details.

The 1st and 2nd Forums were an Indigenous-only space to continue the important discussions around best practices for validating citizenship for Indigenous-specific opportunities at academic institutions.

This year, we programmed presentations, panels, and conversation circles with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, staff, students, and academics from across Canada. Featured speakers included:

• Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann (Saulteaux), President of the First Nations University of Canada and NIUSLA co-chair;

• Jean Teillet (Métis), Senior Counsel with Pape Salter Teillet LLP and specializes in Indigenous rights law;

• Dr. Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate),  and Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society in the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.

Forum participation and attendance was limited to invited Indigenous individuals who are connected with post-secondary institutions. Thank you to our sponsors!