Global Indigenous Graduate Drop-In Space

We are delighted to announce that the Global Indigenous Graduate Drop-In space will officially be opening on Wednesday, April 2nd 2025!🎉

This is a space for Indigenous people from around the globe who are working on their Masters, PhD or Post-Doc to pop in and work on their current academic projects alongside their peers.

📅 Date: April 2nd, 2025
🕥 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: ARA 222, Research Hub, 2nd Floor OLARA

Who are global Indigenous people?

Indigenous peoples have in common a historical continuity with a given region prior to colonization and a strong link to their lands. They maintain, at least in part, distinct social, economic and political systems. They have distinct languages, cultures, beliefs and knowledge systems. They are determined to maintain and develop their identity and distinct institutions and they form a non-dominant sector of society (United Nations).

While there are spaces for graduate students on campus, there are none that are focused on supporting students who come from Indigenous backgrounds, or who are working on Indigenous research topics.

This space can offer support for individuals with shared lived experiences that can’t be found in the traditional spaces, and this tailored support for Global Indigenous students can look like the following:

⭐Holding on to your voice in academia

⭐How to utilize research as service to your community

⭐Connecting with Indigenous Academics at TRU

⭐Writing, editing and APA citation support

⭐How to navigate research ethics applications

and much more!

We hope to see you there 🙂