Call for WINHEC Circle of Honours

Applications extended to 30 April 2021

The WINHEC Executive Co-Chairs are pleased to announce the ‘2021 CALL for WINHEC Circle of Honours’ that advances WINHEC’s Mission and Goals, to:

1. Recognise the significance of Indigenous education and the educational rights of Indigenous Peoples;
2. Accelerate the articulation of Indigenous epistemologies (ways of knowing, education, philosophy, and research); and
3. Protect and enhance Indigenous spiritual beliefs, cultures and languages through higher education.

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WINHEC Co-chairs' Special Post AGM report 2020 - 2021

View the AGM 2019 report and a brief version.

Virtual event from Wednesday, 25th November to Saturday, 28th November 2020 (AEST)

All sessions and times are promoted in Australian | Sydney AEST time zones. Convert to your local time zones here.

Tuesday, 24th November (AEST – Australia; Aotearoa; Taiwan)
Monday, 23rd November (Alaska; Canada; Hawaii; Norway; USA)

7:00am	WINHEC Executive Board of Directors
9:00am	WINU Board of Governors - closed meeting
11:00am	Board of Accreditation Executive Meeting
12:00pm	WIRA/J meeting Executive  Global Elders / Youth Alliances Planning Meeting

Wednesday, 25th November (AEST – Australia; Aotearoa; Taiwan)
Tuesday, 24th November (Alaska; Canada; Hawaii; Norway; USA)

7:00am	Official Opening Ceremony
8:00am	Flinders University, Australia, Presentation
8:30am	Country Reports
10:00am	Close

Thursday, 26th November (AEST – Australia; Aotearoa; Taiwan)
Wednesday, 25th November (Alaska; Canada; Hawaii; Norway; USA)

7:00am	Daily Cultural Opening
7:15am	AGM
8:15am	Accreditation Session (pre-recorded reports)
10:00am	Close

Friday, 27th November (AEST – Australia; Aotearoa; Taiwan)
Thursday, 26th November (Alaska; Canada; Hawaii; Norway; USA)

7:00am	Daily Cultural Opening
7:15am	Elders and Youth
8:00am	WIRA/J
10:15am	Closing
11:00am	Close of meetings - WINHEC

Saturday, 28th November (AEST – Australia; Aotearoa; Taiwan)
Friday, 27th November (Alaska; Canada; Hawaii; Norway; USA)

7:00am	WINU Webinars for students and academic programs
10:00am	Closing of WINU meetings

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Find below a link to the WINHEC Newsletter for 2020

WINHECNewletter2020Finalv6.pdf

Virtual event on Thursday, November 12, 2020
9 AM Lekwungen Territory Time (PST)

Dear Chairperson and Members of the Open Science and the Decolonization of Knowledge Forum:

In line with our traditional protocols, we pay respect to the Indigenous Elders and Traditional Owners, present and past, and we bring greetings from member institutions across the globe, Indigenous Elders and knowledge holders who have been the inspirational foundations of WINHEC as an international Indigenous Higher Education Consortium. On behalf of the Executive Committee we extend sincere appreciation for the opportunity to participate in this historic forum.

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Greetings to you all the family of WINHEC and WINU. Our anticipation of a joyous reunion in Taiwan in late July – Early August is tempered by the loss of our dear elders Dr. Delbert Horton and Dr. Anne Leisha.

Delbert was the strong support for not only our sister Laura, but for all of the WINHEC family, as he was one of the pillars that helped to progress our collective efforts since the early days of WINHECs formation.

We all had a close and treasured relationship with the ‘big-man’ and are devastated at his passing.

I acknowledge that these are sentiments that would be shared by all of the WINHEC family and many others as this amazing man had the ability to touch each and every heart by his kind and gentle demeanour and his commitment to bringing about change in education for First Nations Peoples, not only in his own homeland, but across the world. Our hearts go out to Laura and family and our wider Canadian community who have hosted us so many times with Delbert there as the rock.

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WINHEC-Newsletter-January-2019.pdf

Tabe, Etlanta, She:kon, Cw:en, Aanii, Burris, Tansi, Boozhoo Niwiichiwag minawaa Kia ora tatou katoa! These are but a few ways to express greetings in our Indigenous languages. If you do not see/hear your language, please call it out, and share in writing so we continue to capture the sounds given to the Indigenous peoples globally.

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WINHEC AGM 2019 – National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan 2019 July 29 to August 2

Dear WINHEC AGM 2019 Participants,

The World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium 2019 AGM plus Community Connection Program will be hosted by the College of Indigenous Studies (CIS) at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Haulien, TAIWAN, between the 29th of July and the 2nd of August 2019.

There is information related to:

• Conference Venue
• Travel Information
• Activities (Indigenous Youth Camp / Elder & Cultural Program)
• Fees and Registration

The local host team is contacting local hotels for affordable AGM rate to our participants, therefore accommodation information will be finalized soon, and we will keep updating WINHEC 2019 related info.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Taiwan.

Best wishes,

Dr. Jolan Hsieh, Coordinator

Local Host Team

About Local Host Organizer

Founded in 2001, the College of Indigenous Studies (CIS) at NDHU is the first college in Taiwan devoted to the studies of indigenous issues.

It currently offers:

• Bachelors, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees through three departments, 
• Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures,
• Department of Indigenous Development and Social Work (including the Undergraduate Program of Indigenous Social Work), 
• Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, and
• Understand Graduate Program of Indigenous Performance and Arts. 

It also houses six centers each promoting indigenous issues as well as offering resources to students to navigate through campus life and career.

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