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    Planning for Decolonization: Examining Municipal Support of Indigenous-led Initiatives within the Settler Colonial Context of Canada
    (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30) Niehaus, Skylar; Barry, Janice; August, Martine
    As a western cultural practice, planning is tethered to settler colonial logic, which results in the dispossession and harm of Indigenous peoples. Yet, within the context of ongoing recognition and enactments of reconciliation, planning has become increasingly invested in detangling the colonial logics embedded within itself, specifically when it’s been called upon by Indigenous communities to do this work. Illuminating this is O:se Kenhionhata:tie, Land Back Camp, a local Indigenous-led initiative that has organized around the provision of space by and for Indigenous communities within Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. In their organizing O:se Kenhionhata:tie has responded to the needs of local Indigenous communities by creating space for Two-Spirit and IndigiQueer youth, increasing the visibility of local Indigenous communities, participating in solidarity work, and engaging with municipalities to produce conditions that support their work such as the provision of land, funding, and administrative support. O:se Kenhionhata:tie’s work inspires the direction of this thesis, as it examines four case studies of municipalities within Canada that have engaged in reconciliation practices relating to the provision of space for Indigenous-led initiatives. In the cities of Edmonton, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and Kingston, Ontario, Indigenous communities have engaged with urban municipalities regarding the provision of space by and for Indigenous communities. The purpose of this examination is to produce knowledge about the ways planning can aid in life making practices, instead of being a source of world ending for Indigenous futures. Through a content analysis, this thesis finds both moments within planning that support Indigenous futurity, along with the continuation of settler colonial logic. The latter of which results in a failure to support just Indigenous futures, decolonization, and Indigenous life-making practices. Along with building understanding about planning, the findings of this thesis also provide the basis for how municipalities can facilitate the creation, governance, operation, and funding of Indigenous spaces in manners that are supportive for Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and futurity.
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    Understanding Indigenous Planning Networks: Analyzing the Relationship Between Indigenous Planning and the Formalized Planning Profession in Canada
    (University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27) Bunke, Kadence; Barry, Janice
    Indigenous planning has recently been receiving an increasing amount of attention within the formal planning profession in Canada. Professional bodies like the Canadian Institute of Planners have undertaken efforts to better define the profession’s role and responsibilities as they relate to reconciliation; however, there has not been any analysis of the successes and failures of these efforts. Simultaneously, these formal bodies have committed to more fully engage with Indigenous approaches to planning, but there remains a lack of understanding within the wider profession as to what these approaches entail. The purpose of this study was to develop wider understanding of Indigenous-led planning processes while also critically analyzing reconciliation policies to address how formal planning bodies might improve their support of Indigenous planners and planning. Through analysis of Indigenous planning documents and key informant interviews, this study sought to clarify the ‘Indigenous planning landscape’ in Canada, which was defined as encompassing the history of Indigenous planning, the policy contexts that shape it, as well as the people engaged in Indigenous planning and how they relate and share knowledge with one another. The interviews, along with analysis of Canadian planning’s reconciliation policies, also demonstrate the need to address a number of concerns if the planning profession is serious about reconciliation and decolonization, particularly as they involve tokenism and education. Interviewees also identified potential pathways to creating an improved relationship between the formal planning profession and Indigenous peoples, including capacity development, better representation, and modifications to the education and accreditation processes. This study concludes with a number of recommendations for planning practice and presents possible future research directions, including conceptualizing a modified planning education model.