Indigenization is the "positive transformation through relevant learning and action, form respectful and reciprocal relationships, alongside other practices of reconciliation....Indigenization is rooted in its relationship to the Land, the Water and the Natural World, in particular, the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. Indigenization serves to affirm the strength, beauty, and goodness of Indigenous worldviews and people, educate about the detrimental ongoing impacts of colonization, acknowledge contemporary realities of Indigenous Peoples, and move forward towards Indigenous self-determination and healthy relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people."
Indigenization Policy 2020 Camosun College
lək̓ʷəŋən: Place to Smoke Herring - Video of lək̓ʷəŋən Territory and History"In the settler mind, land was property, real estate, capital, or natural resources but to our people, it was everything: identity, the connection to our ancestors, the home of our non-human kinfolk, our pharmacy, our library, the source of all that sustained us. Our lands were where our responsibility to the world was enacted, sacred ground." (06:48)
Indigenization and Reconciliation Task Force Update – June 18, 2021
Greetings and the Story of Camossung from the Songhees Nation
50th Anniversary Logo and video with artist Dylan Thomas
Indigenous Alumni Forum: Lives Well Lived - November 2021
In Curriculog applicants are asked to respond in how their programming reflects Indigenization in context of Camosun's Indigenization goals. Specifically, how
