Thank you for visiting the Office of Indigenous Relations. We work collaboratively on and off-campus to advance the goals of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, creating a long-term vision for the University, grounded in decolonization. Explore this website to learn more about our work and the ongoing Indigenous relations at UWaterloo.

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within the Office of Indigenous Relations.
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Events
Explore the Reconciliation Process in Canada
Online course beginning Sept 21. Open to everyone in the community. Register at https://uwaterloo.ca/cape/register.
News
Indigenous community members, allies gather for a day of healing in Waterloo
On Monday, July 25 people gathered at St. Jerome's University to watch a much-anticipated livestream of Pope Francis' apology for the church's role in residential schools.
Congratulations to Savannah Sloat and the Faculty of Science!
Savannah joins the Faculty of Science as the Manager, Indigenous Science Initiatives where she will "will identify systemic and systematic changes that move beyond Truth and the Reconciliation Calls to Action and develop a Faculty of Science-specific response and long-term vision for Science."
Q and A with Talena Atfield: Reclaiming Indigenous histories
During National Indigenous History Month and as we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, University of Waterloo historian and anthropologist Talena Atfield answered questions about the recovery and regeneration of Indigenous artifacts, practices and knowledges. Professor Atfield is a member of the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation of the Six Nations of the Grand River.