Charter for Change

The Charter’s Strategic Value

The Charter for Change Partner Program signals your leadership commitment to begin your journey and to continue to strive for meaningful change to advance Indigenous engagement, innovation and your institution’s impact.

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    1. Lead with Purpose

    Position yourself, your team and your institution on a journey to learn, develop and create meaningful change.

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    2. Expand Your Network

    Connect with Indigenous businesses, researchers, policymakers, and academic leaders through specialized networks focused on research, curriculum, and emerging issues.

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    3. Access Knowledge & Resources

    From case studies to curriculum guides to professional development – discover tools and training to embed Indigenous Knowledge into your institution’s practices.

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    4. Support Indigenous Talent

    Support new initiatives to grow and connect Indigenous students, researchers, faculty and instructors.

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    5. Foster Reconciliation in Action

    Align your actions with the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and the National Indigenous Economic Strategy’s Calls to Prosperity.

Advancing Indigenous Innovation for Economic Transformation, Employment, and Wellbeing

Luminary is Canada’s leading Indigenous innovation and economic collaboration network, connecting Post-Secondary Institutions, Research Agencies, Business Schools, Agriculture Schools and other faculties, with Indigenous businesses, communities and innovators. Charter Partners have access to networks, benchmarking data and practices, professional development, online forums, the International Indigenous Innovation Summit, and other activities designed to foster meaningful strategies, engagement practices and reconciliation.