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Welcome to the Indigenous Education and Reconciliation Council (IERC)

Who are we?

Guided by Elders and Knowledge Holders, IERC formed in 2016 and is part of Faculty governance. We are a gathering of Indigenous and non-Indigenous SFU Faculty of Education faculty, staff, and students. We meet 'in a circle' by zoom and in-person every two weeks and all are welcome to join the circle!

What do we do?

  • We guide the Faculty of Education in their work to enact , , ARC Report Walk this Path, Aboriginal Strategic Plan (OAP), and Faculty of Education Strategic Plan.
  • We provide guidance, support, and recommendations on matters relating to Indigenous education and outreach in the Faculty of Education.
  • We endeavour to ensure that our Faculty is welcoming and inclusive for Indigenous students, scholars, and communities;
  • We challenge and enrich the life of the Faculty of Education through professional learning opportunities and Indigenous scholarship, pedagogy, and practice. We do this work with the guidance of Elders and Knowledge Holders;
  • We support the work of the Faculty in seeking to know and to understand the ongoing intergenerational impacts of Canada's oppressive and colonial policies upon Indigenous Peoples.

How can you get involved?

Each member of the circle brings their own unique talents and interests to the work of IERC. Our work is evolving and we welcome Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, faculty and staff to join us as we provide Indigenous student support; offer welcoming gathering places; advance policy and Indigenous governance; promote professional development for staff and faculty (book club; knowledge holders); encourage inclusion of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in programs and curricula, and initiate and support special projects.

All of this work helps to meet the original aims identified for IERC:

  • Ensure that Faculty Indigenous activities are congruent with the Vision for Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education and are aligned with the intent of the University's vision and its First Nations Strategic Plan.
  • Consider and make recommendations on matters relating to Indigenous activities in the Faculty of Education.
  • Challenge and enrich the life of the Faculty of Education through ongoing engagement with Indigenous educational scholarship and practice; this requires a knowledgeable Faculty that seeks to know and understand the ongoing intergenerational impact of Canada's oppressive and colonial policies upon Indigenous Peoples.

We hope you can join us in this important work and walk with us on the path forward to truth and reconciliation!

Key Documents

Elder Scholar

Dr. Richard Vedan (Chiteleqches) MSW, PhD, RSW, has been working with and supporting IERC since 2014. He is a member of the Neskonlith Band of the Secwepemc First Nation. His great grandparents, grandparents and father were survivors of the of the Indian Residential School System. His father Hector was also a WWII Veteran who served overseas. He completed a BA University Western Ontario 1968, MSW University of British Columbia 1973 and PhD 尤物视频 2002. 

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Dr. Vedan served eleven years with the Royal Canadian Air Force; he trained as a navigator and served as a Social Work Officer. Clinical practice included marital/family, drug and alcohol treatment programs, and complex intergenerational trauma and First Nations traditional healing practices. He began teaching as a sessional lecturer for Lakehead University鈥檚 School of Social Work in 1973.

Following retirement from the military Richard served as Director of Health and Social Development for the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. Before joining the UBC School of Social Work faculty in 1994 he was an instructor, department chair, Division Chair /Dean of Instruction at Langara College from 1979 to 1994; and was a member of the Executive Academic Council that established Langara College as an independent institution in 1992.

In 1994 Richard was appointed Associate Professor at the UBC School of Social Work. He is a past Director of the UBC First Nation House of Learning and was the inaugural Senior Advisor to the UBC President on Aboriginal Affairs.

Dr Vedan is regularly invited to give guest lectures at UBC and SFU and makes presentations and keynote addresses on Truth and Reconciliation for Health Professional Groups and community organization. He is also invited to speak on TRC to new Canadian citizens at the enhanced citizen ceremonies conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizen.    

Over the past several years Dr. Vedan has engaged in numerous broadcast radio interviews with CBC and Global News. He was profiled in Vancouver Sun and Province articles on the role of Aboriginal Veterans and interviewed by Neetu Garcha for a Global National feature on Aboriginal Veterans; and was content advisor and presenter for two feature length documentaries: Canadian Geographics 鈥淩eturning Home鈥� directed by Sean Stiller and Eagle Vision/Corus鈥橳rue Story; Part Two鈥� directed by Dinae Robinson both of which present the history and contemporary circumstances of Indigenous people in Canada. On September 03, 2024 he was named 鈥淚nspiring Social Worker of the Year for 2024鈥� by the BC Association of Social Workers.

IERC Co-Chairs and Office of Indigenous Education

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