Dr. Angela Jaime appointed as Vice-President Indigenous (VPI).

I am pleased to announce that, following the recommendation of the Appointment Committee, the UVic Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Angela Jaime as the Vice-President Indigenous (VPI). Dr. Jaime will join UVic this summer.

Dr. Jaime is an enrolled member of the Pit River Tribe of Northern California, and is currently the Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). She brings more than 25 years’ experience in Indigenous education and academic leadership, including roles in advancing equity, anti-racism, and social justice in higher education. At USask, she led the implementation of several significant initiatives, including ohpahatân | oohpaahotaan (the Indigenous Strategy) and The Truth Telling Report. She also led the development of USask’s deybwewin | tapwaywin | taapwaywin truth policy – work that helped support the implementation of UVic’s own Indigenous Citizenship Declaration Policy.  

As a researcher, Dr. Jaime’s work centres on Indigenous women in higher education, anti-racism/anti-oppression and decolonization within post-secondary institutions.    

When she joins UVic, Dr. Jaime will provide Indigenous leadership across the institution, supporting the continuation and advancement of the Indigenous Plan, ʔetalnəw̓əl̓ | ÁTOL,NEUEL, and accountability in partnership with local Nations, Indigenous communities, and the broader university community.

Dr. Jaime has begun meeting with members of səlxʷéyn sqʷél | SELW̱ÁN SḰÁL | Elder’s Voices and community members to listen with humility, honour the enduring relationships of the local Nations to these lands, and understand her responsibilities as a guest on their territories—beginning her time at UVic in a good way. We look forward to welcoming her to her new role this summer. In the meantime, Lalita Kines has kindly agreed to continue in her role as Acting Vice-President Indigenous, providing continuity and care during this transition.