New Summary Report Released Following National Building Reconciliation Forum

February 18, 2026 – Regina, Saskatchewan

The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), in partnership with the University of Regina, has released the Summary Report from the 2025 National Building Reconciliation Forum (NBRF), held May 14–15, 2025, in Regina.

The Forum brought together more than 250 participants from nearly 60 post-secondary institutions across Canada, including university presidents and senior leaders, Indigenous leaders, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, students, scholars, and community members from coast to coast to coast.

Released during the 10th anniversary year of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action, the Summary Report captures the key discussions, reflections, and recommendations shared during the Forum. Guided by the theme “Responsibility as Reconciliation: Relational Accountability,” the report emphasizes reconciliation as a shared and reciprocal responsibility—particularly for non-Indigenous institutions within higher education.

“The Summary Report reflects both the honesty and urgency of the conversations held during the Forum,” said Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann, President of First Nations University of Canada. “It challenges post-secondary institutions to take responsibility for embedding Indigenous knowledges, governance, and accountability into the systems that shape our universities.”

The report highlights keynote contributions from residential school survivor Eugene Arcand and former Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners Dr. Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild. It also documents the essential role of ceremony, cultural practice, land-based learning, and student voice in advancing meaningful reconciliation within post-secondary institutions.

A pre-conference gathering focused on Indigenous university senior leadership further shaped the conversations and recommendations reflected in the report.

Co-hosting the Forum reinforced the collective responsibility of universities to move beyond symbolic commitments and toward sustained, accountable action.

The Summary Report is intended to serve as a practical resource for post-secondary institutions seeking measurable progress on reconciliation aligned with the TRC Calls to Action.

The full Summary Report is available [here].