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Clara A.B. Joseph named Poet Laureate

Calgary Arts Development and the Calgary Poet Laureate selection committee are pleased to announce the appointment of Clara A.B. Joseph as the 2026-2028 Calgary Poet Laureate. Clara A.B. Joseph is a Professor of English at…Read more

Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that this land is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories including the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. This land is also home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Calgary Nose Hill and Calgary Elbow Districts as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.