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Shane Baker, Wiloox, a member of Wilps Gwininitxw of the Lax Gibuu (Wolf Clan of the Gitxsan), at the Camosun Library, Lansdowne campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Small, incremental, and sustainable changes
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Communicate with the communities<\/b><\/p>\n

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Relevance, respect, reciprocity, responsibility<\/b><\/p>\n

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Be prepared for the work to come<\/b><\/p>\n

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Implementing decolonization and Indigenization \u2013 What you can do: Checklist<\/b><\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t need a lot of time or resources to decolonize or Indigenize your educational practice. Below are four approaches, coupled with practical ideas for implementation, that will help get you started:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Make small, incremental, and sustainable changes.<\/b><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try to do everything all at once. Pick a small achievable change to implement. For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n