Nations’ Elders. The First Nations University of Canada embodies the values and aspirations of First Nations people to achieve education of quality within a uniquely First Nations environment and seeks to promote, for all members of the University family, the development of spirit, body, mind and sense of community. The parties to this Agreement agree to work together toward these goals to promote harmonious relations and to settle misunderstandings and disagreements peacefully in the spirit of the traditional First Nations values of tolerance, humility, mutual respect and sharing.
Nations’ Elders. The University's objectives include, but are not limited to the following: - service to First Nations communities; - promotion, preservation, protection and interpretation of First Nations histories, languages, cultures, and artistic heritages; - the use of both First Nations and non-First Nations ways of knowing and understanding. The University embodies the values and aspirations of First Nations peoples to achieve education of quality within a uniquely First Nations environment. The University seeks to promote, for all members of the University family, the development of spirit, body, mind, and sense of community.
Nations’ Elders. Duties may vary between individuals, or between academic units. Teaching duties are assigned by the Department Head following consultation with the department in committee. No faculty member shall be expected to carry out duties, balanced over a reasonable period of time, which are unreasonably in excess of those applicable to faculty members, within the department or equivalent unit to which the member belongs. The Vice-President (Academic) shall ensure that the system for assignment of duties results in a fair and equitable distribution of duties among faculty members. Over a reasonable time, variations in the normal array of duties of a faculty member in a department or equivalent unit may occur. Such variations shall be fair and shall not exceed or be less than what, in total, would be considered a normal work load within that department or equivalent unit. Other information regarding performance of duties will be provided in each department's specific criteria document.
Nations’ Elders. The University embodies the values and aspirations of First Nations people to achieve education of quality within a uniquely First
Nations’ Elders. The parties agree that the following initiatives supersede the specified provisions of the Collective Agreement and are provided in order to improve the participation of First Nations Elders:
