Being an Ally

If you are a non-Indigenous person engaged in the work of Indigenization, then you can better understand your role in this movement as being an ally to Indigenous people. An ally is someone from a privileged group who is aware of how oppression works and struggles alongside members of an oppressed group to take action to end oppression.

An ally:

• does not put their own needs, interests, and goals ahead of the Indigenous people they are working with.
• has self-awareness of their own identity, privilege, and role in challenging oppression.
• is engaged in continual learning and reflection about Indigenous cultures and history.