I would like to point out that no core planning class offered at @UWaterloo would have prepared planners '20 for this. Even the public consultation class didn't touch on Indigenous populations as having specific needs. Our land development course mainly focoused profit margins https://twitter.com/KateGunn3/status/1295124619423354880

(on the last point: so much so that it was problematic for me to propose a purpose-built rental project with majority affordable units. We didn't learn the proper content to be able to properly analyze the financials of such a project. Because it yielded very little profit.)

Anyways: I recognize that things are slowly getting better, and by the time I was in my last years I heard of positive changes in the early courses. But I remain bitter that so many planners aren't equipped with the knowledge of navigating Indigenous land rights

Planning directly involves land and planners are entering the work force without any idea about land rights and land title.

And no, it isn't just development projects on the outskirts of cities. Indigenous folks have a right to a say in EVERY sort of project you endeavor.

Public health programminc. Cycling infrastructure. Participatory budget policy. Data collection. It isn't just energy projects and golf courses, so don't think that if your planning doesn't touch on those you're exempt from proper and just Indigenous engagement!