What does it mean to design evaluation in ways that center community accountability, build trust, and challenge colonial assumptions?
The Indigenous Initiatives Evaluation Series is a three-part interactive workshop series hosted by CTLT Indigenous Initiatives. This series invites UBC faculty, staff, and students to reimagine how we assess success and impact; moving towards more relational, community-centered approaches to evaluation.
Over three interactive sessions, you’ll be guided through deep self-reflection, hands-on activities, and conversations that support the development of your personal decolonial evaluation practices.
In this series, you will:
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- Learn how colonial systems shape current evaluation models
- Explore evaluation approaches that are relational, transparent, and reciprocal
- Develop your own evaluation approach informed by Indigenous and Liberatory frameworks
- Move through the experience with a dedicated cohort of learners
II Evaluation Series Registration:
Completion of the II-Evaluation Series requires 13 hours total time commitment, including:
- Attendance and active participation in 3 half-day synchronous workshops (9 hours – Days 1, 2 & 4 will meet in-person), with an optional 1.5 hour virtual drop-in session during week 3
- Reading before week 1 (1-2 hours), with additional (optional) readings between the sessions
Please note that there are limited spaces in this workshop Series. We invite you to fill out the application form. We will be in touch within a week about the status of your application.
Registration Details:
Applications will be accepted until January 19th, 2026.
For further information please contact paulina.semenec@ubc.ca or sam.nock@ubc.ca.
If you are unable to participate during the outlined dates or are interested in a future offering, please fill out this form.

