In order to decolonize and indigenize your hiring process, it is important to answer the following questions.
Questions about your workplace and intercultural training:
- Does your organization have a clear sense of why they want to hire Indigenous students?
- What have supervisors in your organization done to decolonize your workplace culture?
Questions about hiring and retention:
- How do you intend to support an indigenous students in the workplace?
- If applicants experience tokenization, how will your organization address it?
- Does your organization offer any accommodations for cultural and family obligations?
For more information, you can read UBC’s “Decolonizing and Indigenizing your hiring process”