Indigenous Research Implementation Plan
Guiding UCalgary's journey
ii’ taa’poh’to’p guides the University of Calgary on its path of transformation and reflects the university’s commitment and responsibility for truth and reconciliation. It is a living document within UCalgary, continually monitored and renewed through evaluation and evolution.
UCalgary is developing the Indigenous Research Implementation Plan as a complementary document to guide the development and ongoing support to ethical Indigenous research. The plan will bring together ii’ taa’poh’to’p and Ahead of Tomorrow’s Research and Innovation Plan in a cohesive way, rooting Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being, Doing and Connecting into the university’s research practices.
Building on ii’ taa’poh’to’p and its goals to transform research at UCalgary, a common purpose and a parallel process have been established to develop the Indigenous Research Implementation Plan.
Our Common Purpose
To transform the academic research landscape at UCalgary and enhance Indigenous research together in a good way
The Parallel Process
Informed by the process outlined in Appendix B of ii’ taa’poh’to’p, four stages of strategy development with a parallel path approach and cycles of internal and external consultations have been developed.
Institutional Framework (written) | Indigenous Framework (oral) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1: | Developing Proposed Process | Setting Out |
| Setting Goals | Defining a Common Purpose | |
| Stage 2: | Information Gathering | Gathering Stories |
| Data Collection | ||
| Stage 3: | Data Compilation and Analysis | Bringing the Stories Home |
| Additional Data Collection Cycles | Gathering More Stories to Bring Home | |
| Stage 4: | Writing the Plan | Empowering the Spirit of Indigenization |
| Sharing Information and Launch |
ii’ taa’poh’to’p Indigenous Research Implementation Plan: Gathering Stories
This November and December, the UCalgary community is invited to take part in a series of engagement sessions to support the development of the Indigenous Research Implementation Plan. These sessions will provide opportunities for faculty, staff and students to:
- Share ideas, perspectives and experiences
- Ask questions
- Contribute to shaping the plan
How to participate
Faculty Engagement Session - Main Campus
November 21, 2025, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Collision Space, 4th floor Hunter Student Commons
Student Engagement Session - Main Campus
November 25, 2025, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Collision Space, 4th floor Hunter Student Commons
Foothills Engagement Session
December 1, 2025, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Rose and Nightingale Room, 3rd floor, Cal Wenzel Prescision Health Centre
How will the information I share be used?
Once the engagement phase has been completed, information will be compiled in a guiding document and presented in a meeting with Elders from the current Indigenous research steering circle.