aboriginal /channels/taxonomy/term/125/all en DEADLINE: Spring 2019 Alex W. Strasberg MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MD CM 1967 Global Health Award Application /channels/channels/event/deadline-spring-2019-alex-w-strasberg-md-cm-1921-and-harvey-m-weinstein-md-cm-1967-global-health-295445 <h3>Attention ϲ Medical students and residents!</h3> <p><strong>Apply for the Spring 2019 Alex W. Strasberg MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MD CM 1967 Global Health Award ! No travel necessary!</strong></p> Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:50:18 +0000 webfull 147367 at /channels Supreme Court: National Energy Board needs to consult with Indigenous peoples over energy projects /channels/channels/news/supreme-court-national-energy-board-needs-consult-indigenous-peoples-over-energy-projects-269128 <p>“The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.” (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-ruling-indigenous-rights-1.4221698">CBC</a>)</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:01:34 +0000 webfull 129397 at /channels KANATA Volume 6: Call for Submissions!! /channels/event/kanata-volume-6-call-submissions-224654 <h3>KANATA, the Undergraduate Journal of the Indigenous Studies Community of ϲ University is calling for submissions for its sixth volume. </h3> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:18:21 +0000 webfull 94373 at /channels Missing and murdered indigenous women /channels/news/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-257177 <p>The federal government could announce some of the details of a much-anticipated national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. (Source: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/missing-murdered-women-inquiry-1.3354369">CBC</a>)</p> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:55:17 +0000 webfull 114456 at /channels Four Burning Questions for Audra Simpson, professor of Anthropology at Columbia University /channels/news/four-burning-questions-audra-simpson-professor-anthropology-columbia-university-238873 <blockquote> <p>The ϲ Reporter | Sept. 9, 2014</p> <p>By: The Reporter Staff</p> </blockquote> <p>Audra Simpson, ϲ alumna and professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, will deliver the keynote address at the Aboriginal Homecoming event on Sept. 18.</p> <p><span>Read the full story </span><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2014/09/four-burning-questions-for-audra-simpson-professor-of-anthropology-at-columbia-university/" target="_blank">here</a></p> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 05:56:53 +0000 webfull 105234 at /channels Indigenous Educational Series (Winter 2013) /channels/channels/event/indigenous-educational-series-winter-2013-224769 <p>Since colonial contact and occupation, there have been dramatic changes to the identity, culture, and society of Indigenous peoples of Canada. In today's Candian landscape, what issues do Indigenous people face?</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:35:43 +0000 webfull 94486 at /channels Canada discriminates against children on reserves /channels/news/canada-discriminates-against-children-reserves-258125 <p>"The federal government discriminates against First Nation children on reserves by failing to provide the same level of child welfare services that exist elsewhere, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled." (Source: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/canada-discriminates-against-children-on-reserves-tribunal-rules-1.3419480">CBC</a>)</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:51:09 +0000 webfull 115513 at /channels Opinion: What it means to be an 'Aboriginal student' today /channels/news/opinion-what-it-means-be-aboriginal-student-today-240345 <blockquote> <p>Nov. 18, 2014 | <a href="http://montrealgazette.com" target="_blank">The Gazette</a></p> <p>by: Stephanie Willsey</p> </blockquote> <p>First of all, I should introduce myself: I am a First Nations Canadian, of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, community of Rama, Ont. I was raised off the reserve, but only a short drive away, and I am there often.</p> <p><span>Read the full story </span><a href="http://montrealgazette.com/news/national/opinion-what-it-means-to-be-an-aboriginal-student-today" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span></p> Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:40:46 +0000 webfull 106696 at /channels Inequalities: First Nations Children /channels/event/inequalities-first-nations-children-225263 <p>Cindy Blackstock is Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:24:59 +0000 webfull 95010 at /channels Aboriginal Awareness Week /channels/channels/event/aboriginal-awareness-week-40 <p><strong>Various Times</strong></p> Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:34:46 +0000 webfull 85759 at /channels Calls to Action: Truth & Reconciliation for Healthcare providers /channels/event/calls-action-truth-reconciliation-healthcare-providers-262995 <p>Global and Indigenous Health Nursing (GAIHN) ϲ  will be hosting a fundraising speaker event at the <strong>Rialto Theatre on October 5th at 6pm</strong>.</p> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:51:59 +0000 webfull 121526 at /channels National Aboriginal Day 2015 (June 21) /channels/news/national-aboriginal-day-253545 <p> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:14:33 +0000 webfull 110716 at /channels KANATA Vol. 6 – Call for Submissions!! /channels/event/kanata-vol-6-%E2%80%93-call-submissions-225577 <p></p> <p>It is that time of year when KANATA will be publishing their wonderful journal. KANATA is an interdisciplinary student-published journal with content that focuses on topics relating to Indigenous Peoples of North America.</p> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:02:12 +0000 webfull 95365 at /channels Nadia Myre: Artist Talk /channels/event/nadia-myre-artist-talk-224573 <p>Indigenous Access ϲ and the First Peoples’ House are hosting Algonquin artist Nadia Myre for an artist talk on <b>Wednesday, February 6 at 3 pm</b> in the Wendy Patrick Room, Wilson Hall.</p> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:27:59 +0000 webfull 94282 at /channels The Next Page: Stephanie Jonah: Finding her Place /channels/news/next-page-stephanie-jonah-finding-her-place-253734 <p>Stephanie Jonah is a Cree woman from Waskaganish who works as a project administrator. Although she loves her job, she’d been looking for an opportunity to return to school and pursue higher education. “I’m always trying to learn,” says Stephanie, “but I don’t want to leave my job.” She found exactly what she was looking with ϲ’s <a href="/continuingstudies/programs-and-courses/online" target="_blank">Online courses in Business Management and Entrepreneurship for Indigenous People</a>.</p> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:44:11 +0000 webfull 110943 at /channels