The Spirit Bear Dialogues ᐊᐦᒑᐦᐠ ᒪᐢᑲᐧ ᐅᓯᐦᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, the name of the 2019 Interdisciplinary Dialogue Project, was an interdisciplinary partnership between MacEwan University and University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills, under the guidance of kihêw waciston, exploring the topic of Indigenous research. 

Throughout the Winter 2019 semester, students from across the University participated in educational forums and online discussions relating to the impact of harmful colonial research practices, past and present, Indigenous research methodologies, and the importance of building respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities. Interdisciplinary Dialogue students shared their work as part of MacEwan University Student Research Day on April 23, 2019. 

The 2018 Interdisciplinary Dialogue Student Learning Symposium took place at MacEwan University on April 21st, 2018  as part of an interdisciplinary teaching and learning project focusing on Truth and Reconciliation.

Throughout the Winter 2018 semester, students from eight different disciplines participated in educational forums and discussions surrounding Indigenous ways of knowing, colonialism and the Canadian justice system, and working together in allyship. The student learning conference afforded students an opportunity to continue their learning by sharing scholarly and creative works inspired by the project.

The first Interdisciplinary Dialogue Student Conference took place at MacEwan University on April 25th, 2017, and was part of the interdisciplinary teaching and learning pilot project on the Global Refugee Crisis. 

This student learning conference afforded students an opportunity to learn about themselves, appreciate different perspectives, and develop an understanding of the complexities of this important global issue.