First Director of Indigenous Initiatives appointed

First Director of Indigenous Initiatives appointed

By Phil Gaudreau

September 22, 2017

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Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill) participates in a special Senate meeting marking the 175th anniversary of the first Queen's Senate meeting.

Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 announced today the appointment of Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill) as the inaugural Director of Indigenous Initiatives. The creation of this office was a recommendation of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force Final Report. This office will facilitate and coordinate university-wide initiatives in support of the Task Force카지노 게임 컬렉션s other recommendations.

카지노 게임 컬렉션I congratulate Jan on this new role, and I look forward to the opportunities for growth and reconciliation we are setting in motion,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor. 카지노 게임 컬렉션This appointment recognizes her deep and long-standing commitment to promoting Indigenous cultures and traditions, including her efforts at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. Her student-centred approach and passion for teaching and learning are an example to us all.카지노 게임 컬렉션

As Director of Indigenous Initiatives, reporting to the Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Inclusion), Ms. Hill will promote an understanding of the histories and perspectives of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, with a particular focus on the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee, on whose traditional lands Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 sits. She will also focus on relationship building, knowledge sharing, guiding and supporting faculties looking to incorporate Indigenous histories and perspectives into curriculum, and support researchers engaging with Indigenous peoples and communities. She begins in her new position on October 2.

카지노 게임 컬렉션It is indeed an honour to be appointed to this role which will allow me to continue working on many projects I am sincerely and deeply invested in,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Ms. Hill. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The work of conciliation within Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and with the broader communities, both Indigenous and Settler, is large and challenging but potentially very meaningful undertaking for all involved. I truly believe that relationship building is at the crux of this work and has been the heart of all of the significant efforts that have already taken place to Indigenize our campus and community here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Ms. Hill has served as the Director of Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s since 2010, with the centre experiencing significant growth under her leadership. In addition to supporting Indigenous students, she has worked to increase visibility and awareness of Indigenous histories, languages, and cultures across campus, and strengthened the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s relationships with Indigenous communities.

카지노 게임 컬렉션This is exciting and important new role, and I very much look forward to working with the incumbent,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Provost and Vice Principal (Academic). 카지노 게임 컬렉션The Director of Indigenous Initiatives will serve as an important voice on campus, helping to further build reciprocal and respectful relationships with our local Indigenous communities and coordinating our sustained progress on all ongoing and future Indigenous initiatives.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Along with her work at the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, Ms. Hill has been actively involved in facilitating Indigenous initiatives throughout the university, including coordinating the revitalization of the Aboriginal Council of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트, supporting the development of the Indigenous Studies Minor, and serving as an integral member of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force. Ms. Hill is deeply engaged in Indigenous education through many different provincial and national organizations.

A member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation, Ms. Hill began her academic career as an adjunct faculty member in the Faculty of Education and went on to help establish the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP), serving as academic co-director for the program in 1997-98. Ms. Hill is in the process of completing her Master of Arts in Gender Studies at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, and previously completed her bachelor of education through Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. You can learn more about Ms. Hill from .

The search for a new permanent Director of Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre will begin in the near future.