JEDDI Seminar: Indigenous Allyship

Join UBC's Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics and Ch'nook for a JEDDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, & Inclusion) Seminar on "Embedding Justice: Indigenous Allyship, Institutional Transformation, and Responding to the Calls for Justice".

Event Details

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About the talk

Embedding Justice: Indigenous Allyship, Institutional Transformation, and Responding to the Calls for Justice

Dr. Katelynn Carter-Rogers’ research explores the ways universities and justice systems remain intertwined in the ongoing production of colonial harm, especially toward Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. Her work invites faculty, staff, and institutional leaders to move beyond symbolic gestures of reconciliation, toward practices of sustained allyship and systemic change.

Grounded in both academic research and community-engaged collaborations, Katelynn’s scholarship centers on the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples. She highlights the role business schools must play in addressing social issues that extend beyond campus borders, particularly the need to dismantle barriers that maintain exclusion and inequity within both educational and criminal legal systems.

In this session, Katelynn will explore how Indigenous and non-Indigenous allyship partnerships can be built through principles of relational accountability, trauma-informed engagement, and intersectional awareness. She will challenge participants to reflect on their own positionality, ownership of knowledge, and the ethical responsibility higher education institutions have in shaping a future that is inclusive, compassionate, and committed to justice for Indigenous communities.

About the presenter

Dr. Katelynn Carter-Rogers is an Assistant Professor in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business at St. Francis Xavier University, specializing in Indigenous Business. A skilled social science researcher and consultant with over a decade of experience, Katelynn excels in advanced statistics, research design, attitudes measurement, and fostering student success. Her work centers on identifying barriers to success, designing and evaluating interventions that support successful transitions, and developing inclusive practices within organizations to empower marginalized populations.

Katelynn is Red River Métis and has spent much of her life reconnecting with her heritage and learning ways to remove barriers within higher education for vulnerable populations. Her work embraces the intersection of lived experience and academic research, integrating Indigenous methodologies with business and social sciences.

Katelynn’s research includes topics such as Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDDI) interventions in organizations, hiring practices for individuals with criminal records, and removing barriers within higher education. Her ongoing projects include advancing the Calls for Justice which focuses on trauma-informed frameworks in organizations and institutions, the impact of extraction industries on Indigenous communities, and the assessment of organizational climate within large organizations. She is also committed to creating space for Indigenous voices and perspectives in business education and research.