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Office of Indigenous Engagement


The Office of Indigenous Engagement and ii' taa'poh'to'p guide UCalgary on its path of transformation, and communicate its commitment and responsibility for truth and reconciliation.


Let us move forward with promise, hope and caring for the sake of those children not yet born, seven generations into the future.



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Empowerment from the Circle

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2025 Indigenous Strategy Report

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The Strategy

Launched in 2017, ii' taa'poh'to'p guides the University of Calgary on its path to truth and reconciliation.

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Stories

Southern Alberta Medical Program gifted Blackfoot names

Accepting Indigenous names confirms a commitment to respect the land and to build relationships grounded in truth, reconciliation and mutual respect

‘Knowledge is knowledge’: UCalgary gathering charts a new path in education

Drawing on Indigenous teachings and community partnership, UCalgary is creating space for multiple knowledge systems to meet with respect

Indigenous history through dance

Transdisciplinary researcher Evangelina Macias leads a new course inviting UCalgary students to learn about Treaty 7

UCalgary marks National Indigenous Peoples Day with 11th Campfire Chats

Indigenous artists from across Canada lead a celebration of storytelling, tradition and community

Indigenous Interdisciplinary Land-based Research Space created in Kananaskis Country is first of its kind in Canada

Project receives federal funding to ‘bring life back’ to Barrier Lake Field Station building

David Garneau Wants You to Look Again

Books without words. Bubble-wrapped bison heads. Sunlight soap. In David Garneau’s latest exhibitions, everyday objects carry unsettling histories.