First Peoples Group Report
In 2023, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University engaged the services of to advance the institution’s work in developing an Indigenous verification protocol. The need to develop this protocol was originally identified in ÐÓ°É´«Ã½â€™s Strategic Framework for Indigenization 2021-26.
First Peoples Group is a certified Indigenous business based in Ottawa and led by a network of Indigenous women. It offers community-based Indigenous knowledge and has experience working in the post-secondary education sector.
Working with ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University, First Peoples Group conducted a series of consultations to support the development of an institution-wide Indigenous verification protocol. Through February and March 2024, First Peoples Group conducted a series of consultations with Indigenous leaders, Indigenous organizations and self-identified Indigenous faculty, staff, students and alumni of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University. Consultations included virtual group sessions, virtual one-on-one sessions and a survey.
Once the consultations were completed, First Peoples Group compiled what they heard into a publicly available final report, along with recommendations for ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University.