indigenous reconciliation
Chris Lewis becomes SFU’s first director of Indigenous initiatives and reconciliation
Peak Web July 1, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis was appointed to the role of director of Indigenous initiatives and reconciliation at SFU in February 2022. Lewis was previously a co-chair of the Indigenous Leadership Listening and Implementation Task Force which is working towards recommendations for the SFU-ARC and their subsequent Pathways Report, which recommends “pathways for Indigenous students to and through Simon Fraser University.” Prior to his position as director, he was part of numerous advisories and initiatives including being elected councillor and spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, Board of Governors’ Chair, and recipient of Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Award. The…
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I’m tired of SFU’s performative activism
EIC October 9, 2020by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief SFU has done it again: they have failed to consult Indigenous students on a building for Indigenous students. In a letter posted by the First Nations Student Association (FNSA), they stated they weren’t even invited to…
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