Canadian Academy: Indigenization and Reconciliation Essay

This essay explores the complexities of Indigenization and Reconciliation within the Canadian Academy, prompted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's calls to action. The author examines the struggles faced by institutions in implementing reconciliation, highlighting the importance of understanding the historical context of the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. The essay analyzes three articles focusing on the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in academics, the impact of residential schools, and mental wellness within Indigenous communities. The first article discusses the importance of education and reconciliation through different paradigms like Indigenous Inclusion, Reconciliation Indigenization and de-colonial indigenization. The second article emphasizes the need for educational provisions and reconciliation, while the third article addresses the mental health challenges faced by Indigenous communities. The essay underscores the ongoing efforts to address historical injustices and promote a more inclusive academic environment, referencing the challenges in implementing these changes effectively.

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I have chosen this topic because it replicates an important part of a history, which explores tge
relationship between the Canada and its indigenous people. There have been many issues were
indigenous women were murdered and missing; students would face problems in universities as
there were communication gap between the students and teachers. The release of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada, initiated this change process. In this article, researchers
and instructors have involved themselves with post-secondary institutions, to understand the
situation of indigenous students, and their needs to fulfill the process of “Indigenization” within
the Canadian Academic settings.
Annotated Bibliography
Gaudry, A., & Lorenz, D. (2018). Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation, and
decolonization: Navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian
Academy. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 14(3), 218-227.
This article has surrounded its discussion based on “Truth and Reconciliation Commission of
Canada” call for action. The Canada colleges have been long pressurizes in involving the
Indigenous people into their institutions. From the times of colonization, the indigenous people
have been facing many issues as their liberal and democratic rights were taken away. The article
as included an online survey, which involves 25 Indigenous academics and the allies the
academics, are possessing. Therefore, from the online survey three spectrums has been analyzed,
they are “Indigenous Inclusion”, “Reconciliation indigenization” and “de-colonial
indigenization”.

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Gebhard, A. (2017). Reconciliation or racialization? Contemporary discourses about
residential schools in the Canadian prairies. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue
canadienne de l'éducation, 40(1), 1-30.
This article has emphasized the Canadian policies, which surrounds the Residential School
policy of Canada. Education is considered an integral path in every youth’s life. The restoration
of Aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and reconciliation between them was done by the policy
“Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada”, which would provide educational provisions
and a process of reconciliation through education. The inclusion will helps in the Aboriginal
people to live their life freely with due liberty and inculcating the ideas o democracy by the
process of education.
Boksa, P., Joober, R., & Kirmayer, L. J. (2015). Mental wellness in Canada’s Aboriginal
communities: striving toward reconciliation. Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience:
JPN, 40(6), 363.
The mental wellness was the health factor that have been continuously threatening the life
expectancy among the indigenous people. It has been recorded that near about 4% of Canadian
population consist of Aboriginal community people. The majority of them stays in cities of
Canada; the rest stays in remote areas. This article has replicated the situations of the 16th century
when colonization has affected hugely on the health, education and democratic rights of the
indigenous people.
Summary
The three articles have reflected the reconciliation of Canada and indigenous community by the
processes of including them in the academics. The first article has explained the importance of

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education among the indigenous people, and the reconciliation is done among the people in three
basic paradigms “Indigenous Inclusion”, “Reconciliation indigenization” and “de-colonial
indigenization” by the process of survey. In this process Canada have developed various ways in
which they can develop their reconciliation of with the Aboriginal people. The second article has
developed the understanding about the percentage of Aboriginal people that resides in Canada,
but are not provided these rights, as many indigenous people are still in remote areas and are not
provide enough educational facilities.

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Bibliography
Gebhard, A. (2017). Reconciliation or racialization? Contemporary discourses about residential
schools in the Canadian prairies. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de
l'éducation, 40(1), 1-30.