At the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Symposium on Indigenous Education in December, 2014, Langara College, along with 23 other institutions signed a ground-breaking aspirational Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes document to improve and support indigenous education. (CICan news)
Langara affirms the importance of the Indigenous Education Protocol’s seven principles to:
- Commit to making Indigenous education a priority.
- Ensure governance structures recognize and respect Indigenous peoples.
- Implement intellectual and cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples through curriculum and learning approaches relevant to learners and communities.
- Support students and employees to increase understanding and reciprocity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
- Commit to increasing the number of Indigenous employees with ongoing appointments throughout the institution, including Indigenous senior administrators.
- Establish Indigenous-centred holistic services and learning environments for learner success.
- Build relationships and be accountable to Indigenous communities in support of self-determination through education, training and applied research.
See CICan website for more information on the Indigenous Education Protocol
