It카지노 게임 컬렉션s been about four months since Lisa Maracle, MA카지노 게임 컬렉션24, stepped into the role of Associate Vice-Principal of Indigenous Initiatives at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노 게임 컬렉션 though 카지노 게임 컬렉션it feels like a lot less,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she laughs.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It카지노 게임 컬렉션s been a whirlwind 카지노 게임 컬렉션 time has just flown by!카지노 게임 컬렉션
One reason it카지노 게임 컬렉션s felt so quick, she says, is the steep learning curve that comes with working in post-secondary for the first time. But even more, she adds, it카지노 게임 컬렉션s the pace of meeting so many new people and building relationships across campus and beyond.
Thankfully, though, building relationships is something she says she not only loves but has spent much of her career doing.
Maracle is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and before coming to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s in February, she worked for 25 years with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Administration Office. For the last 12 years, she was the Director of Community Services there, where she oversaw nine departments.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Our office here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s is really all about building community, advancing reconciliation, and integrating Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the university,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션And so, like what I was doing before, a big part of my job is getting to know people in a meaningful way and creating space for their perspectives to be shared and valued.카지노 게임 컬렉션
That focus on connection carries through all aspects of her job, she adds 카지노 게임 컬렉션 whether that means being a liaison between Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Indigenous communities, advising leadership on reconciliation, or leading initiatives that deepen understanding of Indigenous histories and perspectives.
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) was created through a recommendation of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force카지노 게임 컬렉션Final Report in 2017. Its first leader was Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill), who retired last year.
We recently sat down with Maracle to hear more about why she wanted to come to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, how she카지노 게임 컬렉션s trying to build those relationships in the new role, and how alumni might mark National Indigenous History Month this June.
You카지노 게임 컬렉션re a Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s alum, so you obviously know the university. But you haven카지노 게임 컬렉션t worked here before or in post-secondary. So, what was it about this position that attracted you to it?
You know, honestly, if I had seen this job posting online myself, I might have just scrolled right by because I don카지노 게임 컬렉션t have that post-secondary experience. But the opportunity was sent to me by a number of friends and colleagues, and I talked to the recruiter, thought a lot about it, and thought it was a challenge I was needing. I was at a point in life where I had worked for my community for 25 years and was thinking of finding something new to do. As I learned more about this role and saw all of the incredible work that the team had been doing since 2017, I wanted to be a part of it. There was also the challenge and opportunity to help effect change at a long-standing colonial institution steeped in tradition.
You mentioned that building relationships is a really key part of this job. How do you do that at a big institution like Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s?
I think it will be about drawing on a lot of that experience I had with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Administration Office. The directorate was a mishmash of a variety of large programs that impacted a lot of different people, and so that position 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and this new one I카지노 게임 컬렉션m in 카지노 게임 컬렉션 is about talking to people and getting everybody카지노 게임 컬렉션s perspective. In traditional Haudenosaunee culture, everybody has a voice and everybody has an opportunity to give their input. That카지노 게임 컬렉션s what I want to do here. That takes time, and especially here when that relationship-building includes everyone from the principal to faculty to staff to students to the Indigenous folks here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to the Indigenous communities that surround us. But it카지노 게임 컬렉션s really important for the work we카지노 게임 컬렉션re doing.
What other life experiences will you be drawing on in this role? You graduated last year with a master카지노 게임 컬렉션s degree in cultural studies from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, for instance. Do you see any connections there?
Yeah, I think there카지노 게임 컬렉션s a bit of an overlap. My capstone explored how Indigenous communities might begin the process of introducing restorative justice initiatives in ways that reflect their own values and teachings. It emphasized the importance of community dialogue in addressing harm, understanding root causes, and finding meaningful, collective paths toward resolution and healing. So again, it comes back to that relationship-building process, talking with community to have all perspectives. I also just have a personal passion for research and digging into files, so I카지노 게임 컬렉션ll be drawing on that, especially with a couple of ongoing issues here that have been brought to light and that I카지노 게임 컬렉션m starting to learn about.
We카지노 게임 컬렉션re talking on the eve of National Indigenous History Month. Do you have any suggestions for how your fellow Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s alumni might recognize the month?
I think a good place to start is to just learn about the Indigenous communities in your surrounding area. Find out about the ancestral land you카지노 게임 컬렉션re on and think about your relationship with it and the people whose ancestral land it is. Learning about that truth comes before reconciliation. I카지노 게임 컬렉션d also suggest reading the , the , and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force카지노 게임 컬렉션Final Report. Also stay tuned to what we카지노 게임 컬렉션ll be doing in the OII this month. So far, we have another Elder카지노 게임 컬렉션s Talk planned with our Cultural Advisor, Te ho wis kwûnt (Allen Doxtator), who is also hosting a fire for peace and good mind at Tsi Yakwanahstahsontéhrha 카지노 게임 컬렉션 the place where we extend the rafters, the Outdoor Indigenous Gathering Space on campus. All are welcome!
For more info about the Office of Indigenous Initiatives 카지노 게임 컬렉션 including plans for National Indigenous History Month 카지노 게임 컬렉션 head to its website and Facebook, , and channels.
