While the university is commonly understood to be a place where different knowledge systems enter into dialogue and debate, the institutional structures of the university tend to acculturate and conscript different kinds of knowledge into their own existing categories for what can be known, how knowledge can be organized, and what forms of knowledge are legitimate and credible.

The Different Knowings Speakers Series addresses the questions of if and how the university can be a place of different knowings — different epistemologies, different knowledges.

The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic is more than a comprehensive catalogued repository of Hodinohso:ni materials; it is a place that connects the past and the future and bridges the gap between Indigenous and Western knowledge.

The goals of the Indigenous Knowledge Centre take learners and scholars along Two Roads, or parallel paths of thinking, both of which offer people tools, strategies, and perspectives upon which a future can be built. Deyohahá:ge (Two Roads): is dedicated to bringing together two streams of consciousness – the ancestral Indigenous knowledge with the best of modern academic knowledge – in order to advance the overall well-being of all peoples.

As a window into Canada’s cultural landscape, theatre reflects diverse stories and voices that shape its culture. This report by Red Beti Theatre director Radha Menon delves into an examination of published plays (written by one playwright and not part of collections within Canada), analysing the representation of various ethnicities and sexes from the years 2011-2021.

Despite progress made toward diversity, there are still gaps to be addressed.

Recommendations

• The creation of a new play publishing press to support and disseminate the work of Canadian IBPOC playwrights.
• The creation of a system to monitor the publishing practices of existing Canadian Play Publishers
• The hiring of new editors within existing Canadian Play Publishing companies that are reflective of IBPOC communities
• More research into the practices of the entire Canadian publishing industry as it relates to IBPOC authors.