ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INCORPORATED (AUI), ALONG WITH ITS PARTNER THE INDIGENOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTE (IEI), PROPOSES A COLLABORATIVE 3-DAY WORKSHOP INCLUDING INDIGENOUS AND NON- INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND POLICY MAKERS. THE GROUP WILL WORK ACROSS CULTURES TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF FUTURE COLLABORATION AND BEST PRACTICES TO ENABLE CROSS -CULTURAL WORK IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF KNOWING AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ESTABLISH THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH AN INDIGENOUS - NON-INDIGENOUS NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS CAN EMERGE.