Reconciliation through education much more than access

With the right commitment from universities and governments, indigenous students will get closer to having the same opportunity as non-indigenous students to achieve their potential through education.
But the role of universities in meeting the needs of indigenous students and communities is broader still. The head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Senator Murray Sinclair, named education as the key to reconciliation.
SASKATOON—Canadian universities have come a long way in understanding why students struggle at university, and what we can do to help them succeed. That includes understanding and addressing barriers that particular groups of students may face. And at the University of Saskatchewan—and many Cana...

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