Indigenous Knowledge Keeper/facilitator

1 month ago

Edmonton, Canada MacEwan University Full time

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KEEPER/FACILITATOR

**KIHÊW WACISTON INDIGENOUS CENTRE**

**Competition No.** 24.11.355

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)
MSA Band F (Steps 1-8): $33.605 - $48.887 per hour. $61,162 - $88,975 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week).
November 25, 2024**About Us**:

- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton’s diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 19,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.**Opportunity**:
kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre is looking for an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper/Facilitator for a full-time continuing opportunity, that is focused on increasing cultural awareness throughout the university and while supporting Indigenous student success. You will provide support university wide for Indigenous initiatives, including in-class and some curriculum support, and event management and logistics for ceremonial activities, ensuring that the university adheres to the relevant protocols, while establishing and maintaining relationships internal and external to the university.

You will provide students with the opportunity to grow within a community environment that honors the distinctive knowledge of Indigenous peoples and will facilitate better understanding of challenges Indigenous students may face within the broader university community.

Key responsibilities include:

- Building relationships with members of the MacEwan University community and gathering information about learning needs in relation to educational development;
- Providing opportunities for student, staff, and faculty to gain knowledge and understanding of Indigenous history, traditions, teachings, and ceremonies;
- Participating in and providing cultural guidance for university activities such as film screenings, guest lectures, discussion panels, workshops, academic projects, and cultural activities;
- Facilitating Indigenous knowledge based programs and workshops to increase awareness and cultural competency of staff, students, and faculty;
- Acting as a resource and advisor for MacEwan faculty, staff and students to actively respond to the TRC's Calls to Action through community consultation and training;
- Designing and conducting resources, workshops, special events and activities for student, staff and faculty, while incorporating Indigenous knowledge, practices and ceremonies;
- Working closely with Elders and community members to ensure appropriateness and inclusion of traditional knowledge;
- Preparing and coordinating reports, plans and communications related to programming and specialized events;
- Developing, documenting, and updating education programs, including incorporating additional methods of delivery to support Indigenous student success, both academically, and spiritually/emotionally;
- Establishing positive relationships with students through role modeling, mentoring, and guidance;
- Supporting students in the Indigenous Centre through one-on-one support and sharing circles;
- Conducting check-ins with students, staff, and faculty to offer opportunities to counsel in matters of holistic well-being;
- Liaising with the MacEwan community and Indigenous stakeholders to foster and maintain relationships with Indigenous communities, groups, and organizations, identifying any opportunities for partnership; and
- Representing the University on relevant internal and external committees to share information on teaching and learning opportunities.

**SKILLS**:
You will have:

- Extensive knowledge of Indigenous protocols and be highly intuitive to the needs of students and the University within this diverse group;
- Strong knowledge and connection to Indigenous knowledge systems, nations, and communities;
- Knowledge and understanding of

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