| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 66.23 |
| Liaison | Jody Jones |
| Submission Date | March 18, 2024 |
Mount Royal University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
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Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes
1st campaign
Journey to Indigenization
A brief description of the campaign:
Since spring, MRU students, faculty and staff have been witness to the growth of Indigenous gardens as “Three Sisters” (corn, beans and squash) and ceremonial tobacco plants have sprung to life, nurtured along the way by volunteers from across campus and MRU grounds crews.
Other highlights of the Journey included an orange shirt campaign; a pipe ceremony; Elder Bear Chief reading the book You Hold Me Up to a group of children from the Mount Royal child care centre; a gathering of MRU leaders acknowledging the Day for Truth and Reconciliation following an Every Child Matters March, tours of the Indigenous gardens and much more.
Explaining what is growing in the gardens (with pre-contact seeds originally from Buffalo Bird Woman, one of the last Indigenous gardeners who shared knowledge of the traditional Hidatsa agricultural practices), and how the earth was cultivated with traditional tools crafted from antlers, irrigation specialist Carmela Amoros said she has seen the benefit of the project first hand as she works.
Other highlights of the Journey included an orange shirt campaign; a pipe ceremony; Elder Bear Chief reading the book You Hold Me Up to a group of children from the Mount Royal child care centre; a gathering of MRU leaders acknowledging the Day for Truth and Reconciliation following an Every Child Matters March, tours of the Indigenous gardens and much more.
Explaining what is growing in the gardens (with pre-contact seeds originally from Buffalo Bird Woman, one of the last Indigenous gardeners who shared knowledge of the traditional Hidatsa agricultural practices), and how the earth was cultivated with traditional tools crafted from antlers, irrigation specialist Carmela Amoros said she has seen the benefit of the project first hand as she works.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
As the second year of the indigenization campaign on campus, the main measurable impact was the increase in programs offered and increasing numbers of student engagement.
One of the primary benefits is moving students from a western perspective on knowledge towards an understanding of two-eyed seeing. Which centres the integration of multiple ways of knowing including both western and indigenous perspectives. As dr. linda manyguns told participants "The witness process is what we use in the Indigenous world to validate the transfer of knowledge. And so every one of you is here today to validate the transfer of knowledge from Roy and Doreen to our president, Tim."
One of the primary benefits is moving students from a western perspective on knowledge towards an understanding of two-eyed seeing. Which centres the integration of multiple ways of knowing including both western and indigenous perspectives. As dr. linda manyguns told participants "The witness process is what we use in the Indigenous world to validate the transfer of knowledge. And so every one of you is here today to validate the transfer of knowledge from Roy and Doreen to our president, Tim."
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2nd campaign
Totally Terrarium Tuesday
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
An annual event as part of the sustainability fair, Totally Terrarium invites students, staff, and faculty to participate in the creation of a terrarium. The event encourages participants to think about the interconnected nature of ecosystems and highlights the benefits of biophilia on emotions and anxiety.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Over 135 participants engaged with the workshop to create and take-home their very own terrarium.
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