Key External Stakeholders: Community

• Author: Cheryl Foy
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Key External Stakeholders:

Community

A. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Indigenous peoples are key stakeholders for universities, and universities

have committed to supporting and advancing the interests of Indigen-

ous peoples. For some universities, the relationship and commitment to

Indigenous peoples will be more obvious because there will be a specic

mandate in the institution’s act or bylaws to serve First Nations commun-

ities. ere may be designated board seats for First Nations community

members. In the preamble to the First Nations University of Canada Act, it

is provided that

the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, now the First Nations

University of Canada, was established in  under the authority of

Saskatchewan First Nations, as an academically integrated and independ-

ently administered institution to serve the academic, cultural and spirit-

ual needs of First Nations and society in general.

1 “Governance and Human Resources Committee Terms of Reference,” First Nations

University of Canada (29 July 2020), online: www.fnuniv.ca/governance. Also, Algoma

University and Lakehead University have designated board seats for First Nations.

2 First Nations University of Canada Act, 2010, online: Federation of Saskatchewan Indian

Nations www.fnuniv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010_June_10_-_FN_University_of_Canada_

Act_-_Amended.pdf at 1.