Introduction of local content into the curriculum of TSU – News and events

Toronto Metropolitan University's (TMU) Indigenous Education Council (IEC) identifies two critical steps to support Indigenous students' success in post-secondary education. The first is the need for more Indigenous curricula and programs. The second is to engage First Nations, Métis and Inuit faculty and students in study and research on Indigenous topics.

TSU teachers, who received funding from the Curriculum Development Fund last year, are working in many directions to address these steps. Their projects help TRSM students work with local high school students to expose them to post-secondary education opportunities; creating an academic calendar informed about the local population; finding resources to address anti-indigenous racism in creative arts practice with children; and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the School of Early Childhood Studies.

Established in 2010, the IEC is responsible for the management, development and administration of Indigenous education at TMU, as well as managing the Curriculum Development Fund. Each year, through this program, funding is provided to faculties and departments in the university to introduce and develop local content into their curricula.

“HEC believes that the next seven generations of Indigenous Peoples will have greater opportunities and success in their education at TMU through initiatives based on Indigenous needs and values,” said Joanne Dallaire, Elder (Ke Shai Hayo) and Senior Advisor on Indigenous Relations . and Reconciliation, and chairman of the local board of education. “This work being done at the faculty level is so important because it directly affects current and future TSU students.”

Acceptance of proposals 2024-25

Applications for the 2024-2025 Curriculum Development Fund are now open. All programs, faculties, schools or individual teachers are invited to submit proposals for curriculum development. Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Find out more on your local board of education's website.

“I am thrilled to see the great work our faculty are doing with this funding from the local Board of Education,” said Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, provost and vice president, academics. “Infusing Indigenous histories, perspectives, experiences and practices into TSU's curriculum and pedagogy is integral to indigenizing our campus and achieving truth and reconciliation.”

Learn about the 2023-24 recipients of the Curriculum Development Fund below.

Decolonization and Indigenous Psychology Committee (DIPC)

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts