Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC) is honored to host its inaugural Gathering from
Launching in 2026!
Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Development is an online course designed to strengthen understanding and respectful collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners. Developed by the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and supported by Braiding Knowledges Canada, the course offers learners foundational knowledge on how to engage ethically and effectively with Indigenous communities, Nations, and organizations.
Through an exploration of historical and contemporary relationships, Indigenous governance systems, and ethical relationship-building practices, participants will develop the competencies needed to support meaningful partnerships. Centering Indigenous research methodologies, treaty-based approaches, and decolonial perspectives, the course invites learners to reflect on their own roles in advancing reconciliation and community well-being through research and practice.
This course is open to all learners—students, professionals, policymakers, and community members—who wish to develop practical skills and awareness for collaboration in Indigenous contexts.
Dr. Murray Humphries & Dr. Paulina Johnson, working on an upcoming Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Delivery: Online
Level: Beginner
Commitment: 12 hours
This course consists of eleven modules, each with a series of:
Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta
Braiding Knowledges Canada (formerly Canadian Mountain Network)
Jerome Slavik Family Fund
Academic leads
Florence Glanfield is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. In her role as vice-provost (Indigenous Programming and Research), Florence led the development, consultation and approval of the Indigenous Strategic Plan in support of the objectives articulated in For the Public Good, to build and nurture positive relationships with Indigenous communities, support the work of faculties and departments to Indigenize curricula across programs and foster a supportive environment for Indigenous faculty, staff and students.
Florence comes to the vice-provost position from her previous role as professor and chair of the Department of Secondary Education in the Faculty of Education, where her primary areas of scholarship include mathematics teacher education, Aboriginal curriculum perspectives and relational research methodologies. She is an affiliated faculty member with the Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development.
Adam Gaudry serves as Vice-Dean and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. He is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. His family is Red River Metis from the Lake-of-the-Woods in Northwestern Ontario, having migrated there from Southern Manitoba.
Adam received his PhD from the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria and completed his MA in Sociology and BAH in Political Studies from Queen’s University. He is a past Henry Roe Cloud Fellow at Yale University. He has published extensively on Métis history and governance, Indigenous research methodologies, and indigenization policy in Canadian higher education.
Braiding Knowledges Canada
Address: CCIS 3-170, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB., T6G 2E9
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