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BACKGROUND

In 2017, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) established a Task Force on Truth and Reconciliation, which led to the publication of “Royally Wronged: The Royal Society of Canada and Indigenous Peoples”, a volume dedicated to probing the complicity of the RSC in the marginalization of Indigenous knowledge and the destruction of Indigenous communities.

Following the publication of Royally Wronged in October 2021, the RSC committed to advancing reconciliation as a core component of its strategic plan from 2022-2025 and beyond.

In keeping with this priority, the RSC has partnered with the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi and the Australian Academy of Science in the Tri-Academy Partnership on Indigenous Engagement. Over the next three years, this partnership will host annual summits in each participating country. The Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Tri-Academy Partnership is Professor Frank Deer, who is the President of the RSC College:

“The RSC recognizes our responsibility to understand our past as the necessary first step in pursuing reconciliation. Our partnership with Australia and New Zealand aims to create space for learning and for amplifying voices in order to walk this path,” said Professor Deer.

The inaugural summit, taking place from November 4-6 in Vancouver, British Columbia, will focus on cultural heritage in alignment with recent work of the S7 group of Academies.

Since the RSC’s S7 presidency in 2018, there have been annual summits focused on themes pursued by the S7.

In 2022, the RSC aligned the scheduling of G7 Research Summit on One Health with the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement.

In 2023, the G7 Research Summit was held in Niagara and focused on Healthy Aging.

In 2024, the tri-Academy partnership on Indigenous Engagement will employ a statement from the S7 - called "Science and Communication of Cultural Heritage: Knowledge and Public Awareness of Our Collective Roots" - as prism to launch deepened discussions.  

By aligning the RSC's G7-related activities with our commitment to advancing reconciliation, this event will facilitate dialogue across the Pacific.  

Looking ahead, the Tri-Academy Partnership will continue with events hosted by the Royal Society Te Apārangi in Aotearoa (New Zealand) in 2025, followed by the Australian Academy of Sciences in 2026.

Date

November 4-6, 2024

Registration closes on
October 4, 2024

Registration Fees

$ 300.00

Hotel Details

JW Marriott Parq Vancouver & the Douglas

39 Smithe Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3

General Information

Contact : events@rsc-src.ca