New national Indigenous leadership association looks to support systemic change – University Affairs

FEB 25 2022

Sense of isolation during the pandemic spurred effort to unite senior Indigenous administrators across Canada’s universities.

For many of us, summer 2020 was a time of fleeting pursuits, helping to ward off the boredom and isolation of the pandemic’s early days.

Jacqueline Ottmann and Michael Hart, however, spent that summer in pursuit of a more productive project.

In August, Dr. Ottmann – who was then vice-provost of Indigenous engagement at the University of Saskatchewan – picked up the phone and called Dr. Hart, who held the same position at the University of Calgary. She wanted to get the ball rolling on a long-discussed idea: an association to unite senior Indigenous administrators at Canadian universities.

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