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Indigenous Relations

Your generosity supports the University of Waterloo’s active work toward reconciliation, decolonization, and advancing Indigenous-led priorities.

About the Office of Indigenous Relations

Through the Office of Indigenous Relations, your gift helps enable meaningful decolonization and Indigenization efforts by providing direct financial support to Indigenous students and initiatives that embed Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing within the university. These Indigenous-led programs, activities, and events make Indigenous histories, cultures, and languages visible and valued on campus, contributing to a learning environment rooted in respect, relationship, and responsibility.

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Indigenous Relations' Priorities

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The Indigenous Student Development Fund provides direct financial support to Indigenous students who are at risk of leaving school due to financial barriers, who are in need of funding for educational opportunities, or who face unexpected living costs.

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The Indigenous Opportunities Fund supports Indigenization, decolonization and reconciliation efforts across the University of Waterloo.