Office of Vice President Indigenous (OVPI) - OVPI

Etalew虛tx史 | 脕TOL,脕UTW瘫 Centre of respect for the rights of one another and all beings

Office of the Vice-President Indigenous (OVPI)

Welcome to Etalew̓txʷ | ÁTOL,ÁUTW, the Office of the Vice-President Indigenous. Etalew̓txʷ | ÁTOL,ÁUTW is a word gifted to us by J,SINTEN, Dr. John Elliott, that means the centre of respect for the rights of one another and all beings. Our commitment, and our challenge, is to uphold this very powerful word and teaching.

Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

OVPI logo by Qwul'thilum, Dylan Thomas

In this design Qwul'thilum, Dylan Thomas, has represented the concept of Etalew̓txʷ | ÁTOL,ÁUTW with the image of an eagle, a salmon and an ancestor moon (a moon with a human face). With the respect for the rights of all beings in mind, he included a being to represent the water (salmon), air (eagle), land (human) and spirit world (ancestor moon) – covering all the realms that beings inhabit. By including all of these beings from the different realms, this design is intended to respect and honour all beings that inhabit the world.

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H茅蕯蓹k史蕯蓹 c蓹膷蓹l茅艐蓹n 色t蓹 | H脕EQ 冉TE OL T纽E 膯EL脕峁圗N 冉TE

Remember our ancestors and birthright

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N蓹c虛蓹maat k史蓹ns 膷e蕯i | 膯群NEUEL OL

Work together

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N蓹w虛es 拧x史 c蓹n 蕯ay虛拧q史el蓹q史蓹n | 脕ME岣碩 T纽EN 脥Y, 艢岣懊丩E然EN

Bring in your good heart and mind

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Le蕯t 拧x史 hel蓹蕯蓹 c蓹 mak虛史 s膷e蕯i s蓹蕯 | S,HOL E峁� MEQ EN EN脕 SE S膯群

Be prepared for the work to come

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UVic Indigenous Plan

Xʷkʷənəŋistəl | W̱ȻENEṈISTEL | Helping to Move Each Other Forward

Download UVic's Indigenous Plan 2023

N蓹w虛es 拧x史 c蓹n 蕯ay虛拧q史el蓹q史蓹n | 脕ME岣碩 T纽EN 脥Y, 艢岣懊丩E然EN

Bring in a good heart and a good mind

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