Developing the Aboriginal Strategic Plan


For historical and continuity purposes, this page provides access to the Indigenous Strategic Plan’s predecessor, the Aboriginal Strategic Plan (ASP), and subsequent ASP Implementation Reports.


2009 Plan

  • Summer 2007

    UBC began the long process of developing a comprehensive framework for Aboriginal programming at the University, the Aboriginal Strategic Plan (ASP).

  • December 2008

    After extensive planning, consultation, and deliberation, that plan was finalized.

  • January 2009

    The ASP became university policy and was the first completed portion of Place and Promise, the University’s larger strategic plan at the time.

  • JAN 01, 2020

    To learn more about the process through which the plan was formed and the people who worked on it, read the Report of the Steering Committee for the Development of UBC Aboriginal Strategic Plan.

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  • The 2009 Aboriginal Strategic Plan outlined ten major areas of action and provided a framework within which the many initiatives underway across the university could be located and be better integrated, including defining critical areas for further work. It also called for the formation of a President’s Advisory Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.

  • February 2009

    Following the acceptance of the plan in January 2009, a set of first priorities for implementation was identified and an Implementation Committee established.

    2009 Implementation Priorities

  • September 2010

    The Aboriginal Strategic Plan Implementation Committee completed its first report on the implementation of the plan. That report summarized the activities of the first 18 months of the plan’s implementation.

    2010 Implementation Report

  • Summer 2012

    The Aboriginal Strategic Plan Implementation Committee completed its second report on the implementation of the plan, which summarized activities through June 31, 2012.

    2012 Implementation Report

  • Summer 2014

    The First Nations House of Learning, in consultation with the Aboriginal Strategic Plan Implementation Committee and other units, completed the third implementation report, which summarized activities through June 31, 2014, and summarized progress during the first five years of the plan.

    2014 Implementation Report

  • 2016

    President Santa Ono announced the university was developing a new strategic plan to replace its longstanding Place and Promise plan. This initiated plans led by FNHL to renew the ASP, which ultimately resulted in the Indigenous Strategic Plan.