Leadership Training Session 2

Monday, March 30th, from 8:30 am – Noon MST

Description: 

This seminar series offers business school deans, directors, and senior faculty leaders an opportunity to engage deeply with the leadership realities of reconciliation and Indigenous engagement in higher education. Rather than focusing on theory alone, the program is intentionally designed around practical decision-making, institutional change, and leadership accountability.

Participants will explore how historical context, policy obligations, and Indigenous rights intersect with accreditation pressures, governance structures, curriculum design, research ethics, and community partnerships. Through facilitated dialogue with Indigenous academics, Elders/Knowledge Keepers, and peer leaders from across the country, participants will examine real-world scenarios and institutional case work that reflect the challenges business schools are facing today.

The program creates space for leaders to critically assess where their faculty currently stands in decolonization, Indigenization, and reconciliation — and to identify what meaningful progress actually looks like in practice. Sessions focus on strengthening cultural intelligence, navigating complex systems, and translating commitments into clear, measurable actions that can be implemented at the school and faculty level.

Delivered over two interactive half-day virtual sessions, the seminar supports leaders in developing concrete strategies to:

• Build and sustain authentic partnerships with Indigenous communities
• Strengthen curriculum and faculty capacity in Indigenous perspectives
• Improve Indigenous student and faculty attraction, retention, and wellbeing
• Align governance, policies, and research practices with UNDRIP, TRC, and data sovereignty expectations
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability through measurable reconciliation outcomes

Participants leave with greater confidence, clarity, and a practical leadership roadmap to drive institutional transformation grounded in Indigenous knowledge, relational leadership, and Luminary’s national Indigenous innovation ecosystem.

Presented by

Tasha Brooks
Senior Research Lead of Indigenous Knowledge and Curriculum