This is a symbol for the smudge. The square at the bottom represents a smudge altar in the tipi. The smoke rises from the altar towards the sun. For this book, this symbol is parallel to a copyright symbol [ © ] for western publications.
© 2025 Grandparents of ii’ taa’poh’to’p
LCR Publishing
An imprint of University of Calgary Press
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Calgary, Alberta
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: The story of ii’ taa’poh’to’p : University of Calgary’s journey towards an Indigenous strategy / Grandparents of ii’ taa’poh’to’p.
Description: Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20250182076 | Canadiana (ebook) 20250184923 | ISBN 9781773856278 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781773856285 (softcover) | ISBN 9781773856292 (PDF) | ISBN 9781773856308 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781773856315 (open access PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: University of Calgary. ii’ taa’poh’to’p. | LCSH: University of Calgary—Planning. | LCSH: University of Calgary—Administration. | LCSH: Indigenous peoples—Education (Higher)— Alberta—Calgary. | LCSH: Universities and colleges—Alberta—Calgary—Sociological aspects. | CSH: Indigenous college students—Alberta—Calgary.
Classification: LCC LE3.C32 S76 2025 | DDC 378.7123/38—dc23
The University of Calgary Press acknowledges the support of the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Media Fund for our publications. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program.
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Copy editing by Dallas Harrison
Cover design, page design, and typesetting by Melina Cusano
Front cover image: Buffalo image gifted to ii’ taa’poh’to’p by Amelia Crowshoe, BCC’09, JD’20. ii’ taa’poh’to’p cultural model, designed and transferred to UCalgary by Reg Crowshoe Hon, LLD’01.
Back cover image: Backside view of ii’ taa’poh’to’p tipi. June 29, 2018. University of Calgary. Photo credit: Riley Brandt, UCalgary.