2.1. The membership of the IEC shall include representation from the McMaster community and from local Indigenous communities, as follows:

2.1.1. Three faculty members from different Faculties, at least one of whom shall identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis.

2.1.2. Three members from local Indigenous communities; one from an urban community (rotating among such urban organizations as the FriendshipCentre, the Hamilton Executive Directors Aboriginal Coalition, etc.),one from the Grand River Post-Secondary Education Office, and one from New Credit; all preferably McMaster Alumni.

2.1.3. One Elder.

2.1.4. One Confederacy Council representative.

2.1.5. One University staff member.

2.1.6. One undergraduate student from McMaster First Nations Students Association (MFNSA).

2.1.7. One graduate student from McMaster Indigenous Graduate Students (MIGS).

2.1.8. Ex-Officio Members: Dean of Social Sciences Associate Vice-President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students Indigenous Studies Program Director Aboriginal Program Manager Aboriginal Students Health Science Office Director.

2.2. Members shall serve three-year terms, which can be renewed, except for student and Confederacy Council representatives who shall serve two-year terms, which can be renewed.

2.3. The IEC will have two Co-Chairs, an Academic Co-Chair and a Community Co-Chair. Both shall be elected by the members and both shall identify as people of Indigenous heritage (as specified in section 2.1.1.) The Academic Co-Chair shall be selected from among the Indigenous faculty members of IEC and the Community Co-Chair from among the community representatives. The Co-Chairs shall serve three-year terms, which shall be renewable once.

2.4. All University representatives (being those members specified in Clauses 2.1.1.

2.1.5, 2.1.6 and 2.1.7 to the IEC shall be appointed by the President.

2. 5. When new community representatives (being those members specified in Clauses 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4) are needed, the Co-Chairs shall extend a call for new members. These potential new members will be presented to the existing members of the IEC for review and approval prior to formal Appointment by the President.

2.6 The Academic Co-Chair shall be granted “Observer” status on Senate and shall be accorded all privileges granted to Observers, including the right to attend all meetings of the Senate, including Closed Session, and to receive the minutes thereof, with all appendices.

2.7 The term of appointment for all members, including that of the Co-Chairs,shall take effect on July 1 of a given year.

2.8 A member of the IEC who ceases to belong to the category of membership under which he or she was appointed shall be replaced.