Reading Time: 7 minutesWith speakers called out for unparliamentary language, an unexpected debate around an Indigenous student’s identity, a 12-minute speech, and a 2-hour delay, the 9-hour Fall GA was certainly eventful.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“We can do all the land acknowledgment we want, but if you don’t do something about it, that demonstrates your intent,” said U of O special advisor to Indigenous Affairs Mike Diabo.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe NAC’s Indigenous Art Market took place on Saturday, June 15, when more than 40 vendors installed their booths in the expanse of the Gail & David O’Brien Atrium
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Assembly of First Nations (AFN) rated the government as having made “significant progress” on these Sports and Reconciliation recommendations.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA 8 years after the TRC’s 94 calls to action, the University of Ottawa is still falling short.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe can’t give up the fight, they will try to erase us from history, but they’ve been trying for thousands of years and we are still here.
Reading Time: 3 minutesConversations between AÉÉIPPSSA and Vice-Presidents of Academic Affairs Jill Scott are ongoing, according to Shah.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs You Like It: A Radical Retelling creates a necessary obstruction of the status quo in Canadian arts production.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndigenous student groups hosted programming which culminated with a ceremony at University Square on the morning of Sept. 30.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe must continue to shift our lens to include Indigenous perspectives when we discuss, curate, and philosophize about art.
Reading Time: 2 minutesClaudette Commanda, an Algonquin Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec, has been appointed chancellor of the University of Ottawa. She will succeed Calin Rovinescu following the end of his second mandate later this fall.
Reading Time: 5 minutesCarrie Bourassa, a University of Saskatchewan and research director, made headlines in October for pretending to be Indigenous. Though she is not the first, it begs the question — why do white people pretend to be other races?
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We found this day to be representative for us. We are not going to celebrate the coming of the Europeans, because that was taught to us during our school years. I remember when I was a kid, I used to sing these anthems … congratulating the invaders for having come and discovered us and civilize[d] us,” said U of O professor Marcelo Saavedra-Vargas.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe school in Kitigan Zibi has been in operation since 1980 and awarding high school diplomas since 1985.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Laurier’s Inclusive Excellence hiring initiative is an example of how the university is taking deliberate steps to enhance Indigenization, equity, diversity and inclusion in our teaching, learning and research,” Anthony Vannelli, Laurier provost and vice-president: academic said in an email statement.
Reading Time: 8 minutes“It was very emotional for me as I had never before heard so much appreciation for non-Indigenous presence,” said Polish retiree Feliks Welfeld.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Thursday the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) announced that it is partnering with Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa University College of Indigenous Studies (NDHU-CIS).
Reading Time: 4 minutes“My not-funny joke is that there are about 40,000 people on campus, so we take 10,000 each.” — Tareyn Johnson, Director of Indigenous Affairs at the U of O
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s faculty of law has received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to help provide scholarships, bursaries, and emergency funding to Indigenous students
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s important to show that we’re here and that Indigenous students don’t have to hide their culture,” says Émilie Gauthier, vice-president internal affairs for the Indigenous Student Association.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTrudeau’s administration claims to have made reconciliation and compensation efforts with Canada’s First Nations peoples a key part of their platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The core issue here is respect. Respect for the First Nations of Turtle Island, and respect for Canadian citizens who have to deal with the fallout of the oil industry’s mess.”—Marie, self-described water warrior.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe grant will be dedicated to Cameron’s study, “A Feminist and Indigenous Examination of the National Inquiry: Lessons and Next Steps.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s through this program that Willier’s mother, Stacey Shiner, applied for funding for her daughter and was refused. The government subsequently spent the $110,000 fighting Shiner in the Supreme Court where, in May of this year, she lost the case.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the country is gearing up for a massive celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, it’s also important to note the accomplishments of Indigenous peoples before 1867.
