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INDG 450: Land-Based Education

webfull — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:00:15 +0000

Indigenous Studies is once again running our summer field course, INDG 450, from July 8th until August 5th. This course focuses on Rotinonhsonni land-based pedagogies, Ohén:ton Karihwátehkwen (words before all else) as well as stories to engage in various topics of Indigenous Studies. Land-based practices, guest speakers, trips around the city and in community, will be used to engage student in the learning process.

Published: 8 April 2019

Indigenous Studies Program Presents 6 Students Awards

webfull — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:27:51 +0000

The Indigenous Studies Program has presented 6 students with awards in the past year

Graduate Awards

Published: 1 March 2019

Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series 2019

webfull — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:22:56 +0000

We are honoured to announce that Skawennati will serve as our Indigenous Knowledge Holder for 2019. Kahnawake-born artist Skawennati makes work that addresses history, the future, and change from her perspective both as an urban Mohawk and a cyber punk avatar. She is co-director of Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace at Concordia University. Skawennati's work imagining Indigenous futures and ensuring the existence of Indigenous people in cyberspace.

Published: 28 February 2019

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᕕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᑦ - Inuit Women in The Arts

webfull — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:27:55 +0000

On September 25th, as part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2018, the Indigenous Studies Program hosted four incredible Inuit women in involved in the arts: Heather Igloliorte (ᓯᕈ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᖅᑎ), Niap Saunders (ᓂᐊᑉ ᓴᓐᑐᔅ), Nina Segalowitz (ᓂᓇ ᓯᒐᓗᕕᑦᔅ), and Beatrice Deer (ᐱᐊᑐᐊᔅ ᑎᐅ). After presentations by each of the panelists, a warm and earnest discussion was had with the audience. A recording of the event was made and can be accessed here, there are also pictures of the event available through our Facebook page.

Published: 30 October 2018

Original Meaning Isn't Everything

webfull — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:02:05 +0000

This weekend, Christa Scholtz (Chair, Indigenous Studies Program & Associate Professor of Political Science) wrote a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette:

"Original Meaning Isn't Everything"

Re: ��VR��Ƶ Redmen should keep their name (Martin Patriquin, Oct 18)

Martin Patriquin suggests ��VR��Ƶ should keep the name of the men's varsity team, the Redmen. He writes that a decision to do otherwise would be "cowardice", an unprincipled abdication to political correctness. I disagree.

Published: 22 October 2018

Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2018

webfull — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:15:05 +0000

Indigenous Awareness Week has been expanded this year to Indigenous Awareness Weeks, now spanning the last two weeks of September.

“I saw how much good work had been done with IAW, and, as the events started rolling in and we started building partnerships with the different faculties and departments at ��VR��Ƶ, I realized how difficult it was going to be to cram everything into one week,” Janelle Kasperski (Equity Educational Advisor in Indigenous Education) told the ��VR��Ƶ Reporter.

Published: 19 September 2018

First Landbased Education Field Course at ��VR��Ƶ

webfull — Mon, 14 May 2018 15:48:30 +0000

We are very excited to announce that Gabrielle Iakotennikonhrare Doreen, our faculty lecturer, will be leading ��VR��Ƶ first ever landbased education field course this summer.

Published: 14 May 2018

Website launched for ��VR��Ƶ Symposium on the University's Role in Supporting Indigenous Languages

webfull — Mon, 07 May 2018 20:03:26 +0000

Published: 7 May 2018

Indigenous Studies in the News!

webfull — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:11:36 +0000

This week the Indigenous studies program made the news in the ��VR��Ƶ Daily and the Eastern Door!

Published: 3 April 2018

Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series 2018

webfull — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:17:04 +0000

The Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series this year was a major success! Ryan McMahon, CEO of Makoons Media and builder of Indian & Cowboy, spent the week at ��VR��Ƶ contributing to our community. The Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series is the Indigenous Studies Program's flagship series.

Published: 28 March 2018

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