Projects

At Bow Valley College, I was a part of the Indigenization Committee, a group that worked on the Indigenization Strategy for the college. Our department developed a strategic communications plan, creative elements, and organized special events for the strategy launch.

 

I worked with our Indigenization Strategist, James Kuptana, to understand our goals for Indigenization, and the needs of our college community, and ensured our work addressed those areas of concern. 

 

As part of the communications plan, I recommended that the Indigenization Strategy should be online only to align with the college’s green strategy, that our artwork should be designed by local Indigenous artists, and that we should have experiential learning opportunities, such as sage picking with elders.

 

James was happy with our team’s work because we had incorporated indigenous teachings into our plan. And as a project outcome, I was grateful to learn traditional Indigenous knowledge that I have continued to use in my work and team interactions.