The OCUL Truth and Reconciliation Committee (OCUL-TR) identifies strategies and initiatives to support collective and individual OCUL member responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action and Universities Canada’s 13 Principles on Indigenous Education.
OCUL is committed to supporting its member libraries in the ongoing work to advance the TRC Calls to Action. OCUL-TR, in consultation with community members, identifies areas where collective action – locally and provincially – can help the consortium, member libraries and communities move forward.
The committee collaborates with and provides support for the learning and work of groups advancing transformative change in libraries, higher education and the knowledge sector, and explores how OCUL might engage with, promote, and/or apply frameworks for Indigenous research and information governance.
OCUL-TR was established in 2023. Throughout 2025 and 2026, the committee is hosting a special speaker series called Learning Together: Reflections on the Academy and Reconciliation. Read more about the speaker series.
OCUL-TR Terms of Reference (PDF)
Terms of Reference approved by the OCUL Executive Committee, March 2023
Committee Membership
- Chair (2025-2027): Laura Banfield (McMaster University)
- Jennifer Thiessen (Brock University)
- Catherine Davidson (Ontario Tech University)
- Michelle Brown (University of Ottawa)
- Sarah Toomey (Royal Military College of Canada)
- Jennifer Soutter (University of Windsor)
Ex officio:
- Executive Committee Representative: Tracy Spurway (Algoma University)
- Amy Greenberg (OCUL)
- Kate Davis (Scholars Portal)