In collaboration with the Indigenous Task Force, the RAIC is pleased to release the highlights report for the 2021 RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium. The symposium was held virtually from June 23 to June24, 2021.

The 2021 symposium focused on Indigenous representation, narratives, and collaborations, including six sessions related to the themes of Making Room for New Indigenous Voices on the Leading Edge of Architecture Practice and Collaborations: Indigenous / Non-Indigenous Co-Design and Building with First Nations, Metis and Inuit Communities. Additionally, the event included four poster presentations, as well as an encore presentation of the RAIC Truth and Reconciliation Task Force (TRTF). The presentation focused on the TRTF’s proposal requesting that RAIC membership adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (‘The Declaration’) at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The RAIC honours the generosity of the members of the RAIC Truth and Reconciliation Task Force and Indigenous Task Force who led this event.