FIRM
The Forum on Indigenization and Reconciliation at Memorial (FIRM) 2024 will take place across Memorial's campuses, Nov. 15-20. All sessions will have the option to attend virtually.
This year's program is being held over four days, and hosted and organized by the following campuses:
- Multi-campus: Nov. 15 (virtual)
- Signal Hill Campus: Nov. 18 (in-person and virtual)
- Grenfell Campus: Nov. 19 (in-person and virtual)
- Labrador Campus: Nov. 20 (in-person and virtual)
Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in this internal forum and engage with the Office of Indigenous Affairs in conversations around the Strategic Framework for Indigenization, our respective roles in reconciliation, and some of the work that has been underway here at Memorial currently and in years past.
FIRM 2024 Schedule At-a-Glance:
**Links to virtual participation for all sessions will be available in the FIRM Brightspace shell.**
**In-person participation requires additional registration-- see pinned announcement in the FIRM Brightspace shell.**
Multi-campus sessions (fully virtual), Friday, November 15
|
Time |
Session |
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9:00 |
Opening Remarks; Overview of the Strategic Framework for Indigenization |
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10:00 |
International Indigenous Exchange: New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
11:00 |
Promotion & Tenure Processes: Indigenous Faculty and Indigenous Knowledges |
|
12:00 |
BREAK FOR LUNCH |
|
1:00 |
Wrestling with Terminology: Indigenization, Reconciliation, Decolonization |
|
2:00 |
Beyond Wearing Orange: Reflection, Education, Action |
|
3:00 |
Working Together: Indigenous Engagement and the Office of Public Engagement |
Signal Hall Campus sessions (in-person with virtual option), Monday, November 18
|
Time |
Session |
|
10:30 |
Coffee and Tea |
|
11:00 |
Lighting of the Kullik; Smudging; Opening Remarks |
|
11:30 |
Indigenous Verification at Memorial |
|
12:30 |
LUNCH |
|
1:30 |
Indigenization and Reconciliation in the Archives and Libraries |
|
2:30 |
What’s Next for Indigenization and Reconciliation at Memorial? |
|
3:30 |
Talking Circle (in-person only; no virtual option) |
Grenfell Campus sessions (in-person with virtual option), Tuesday, November 19
|
Time |
Session |
|
11:00 |
Opening remarks |
|
11:05 |
Speaking for Ourselves: Debut of the first educational module video |
|
12:00 |
LUNCH |
|
12:30 |
Facilities Management: Collaboration in Support of Indigenization and Reconciliation |
|
1:30 |
Indigenization Panel: Indigenous Faculty Discussion |
|
3:00 |
Talking Circle (in-person only; no virtual option) |
Labrador Campus sessions (in-person with virtual option), Wednesday, November 20
**times in this section are in Atlantic Standard Time**
|
Time |
Session |
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9:00 |
Introduction to the Labrador Campus & Pye Centre for Northern Boreal Food Systems |
|
10:30 |
Relational and Responsive Programming |
|
11:30 |
LUNCH |
|
1:00 |
Indigenization and Reconciliation in Practice |
|
2:30 |
Community-Based Research in the North |