Indigenous Peoples Curriculum Initiative (IPCI)

The TLC’s Indigenous Peoples Coursework Initiative aims to further NAU’s commitment to Indigenous Peoples by bringing Indigeneity to the curriculum through the intentional engagement of an inclusive community of practitioners to elevate culturally responsive pedagogy and develop courses that center Indigenous voices.

Mission

We collaborate with faculty to center and elevate Indigenous voices in courses and in all learning spaces.

We partner with faculty from all disciplines to center and elevate Indigenous voices in courses and in all learning spaces.

The TLC IPCI transforms faculty disposition and intention and curriculum

The TLC Indigenous Peoples Coursework Initiative promotes curricular innovation and transforms learning for students and faculty by bringing indigeneity to all learning spaces.

Vision

The TLC’s Indigenous Peoples Coursework Initiative aims to:

• welcome faculty and all who teach
• be a reliable source of intentional engagement for those who teach in learning spaces, culturally responsive pedagogy, and course work that centers Indigenous Peoples
• provide inclusive engagement of all persons
• be a place to further NAU’s strategic priority of our commitment to Indigenous Peoples by bringing Indigeneity to the curriculum

Current IPCI Activities

Join Karen Jarratt-Snider and Alisse Ali-Joseph to learn how to include Indigenous voices in classes and classrooms or develop a new course in Indigenous Peoples Perspective for General Studies. Join us in Cline Rm 168 or via Zoom; no registration is needed.

Weekly Office Hours:
Mondays with Karen Jarratt-Snider | 4:30 -6:00 pm
Tuesdays with Alisse Ali-Joseph |1:00 – 2:30 pm

Weekly Coffee Chats:
Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm and Thursdays 11:30 – 1:00 pm