/channels/taxonomy/term/16350/all en /channels/channels/event/indigenous-awareness-weeks-2022-345183 <p>Indigenous Awareness Weeks offer students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to learn about Indigenous cultures, histories, and communities, promoting greater knowledge and understanding about Indigenous peoples in Canada.</p> Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:18:31 +0000 webfull 186254 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-indigenous-initiatives-mcgill-university-331644 <p>In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month 2021 to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.</p> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:08:03 +0000 webfull 171275 at /channels /channels/channels/event/beading-circle-skawennati-295527 <p>Join us at 3463 Peel for a beading circle with Skawennati, though primarily known for her electronic and futuristic work, Skawennati is also a wonderful beader!<br /> Supplies and snacks will be provided, drop ins are welcome. </p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:02:57 +0000 webfull 147465 at /channels /channels/channels/event/my-life-avatar-295524 <p>Skawennati will show some of her work from the last twenty-ish years while discussing Indigenous futurism, storytelling through machinima and video games, her relationship with her avatar and how Haudenosaunee values might be applied to cyberspace</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:58:02 +0000 webfull 147462 at /channels /channels/channels/event/indigenous-machinima-film-screening-295523 <p>Shé:kon!<br /> Join us as with dive into Indigenous stories through films made by our Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Skawennati.<br /></p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:54:05 +0000 webfull 147461 at /channels /channels/channels/news/indigenous-studies-program-presents-6-students-awards-295121 <h2>The Indigenous Studies Program has presented 6 students with awards in the past year</h2> <h3>Graduate Awards</h3> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:27:51 +0000 webfull 146957 at /channels /channels/channels/event/importance-indigenous-spirituality-295115 <p>Dr Blair Stonechild is a professor of Indigenous Studies at First Nations University in Regina, Sask.</p> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:04:02 +0000 webfull 146950 at /channels /channels/channels/news/indigenous-knowledge-holder-series-2019-295082 <p>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.</p> Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:22:56 +0000 webfull 146916 at /channels /channels/channels/event/origins-interpretations-and-impacts-use-indigenous-imagery-north-american-sport-291380 <p>In the wake of the #ChangeTheName campaign, led by Tomas Jirousek and other Indigenous students at ���ϲ�����, the Indigenous Studies Program is taking this as an opportunity to discuss the use of Indigenous symbols and cultural appropriation in Canad</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:03:11 +0000 webfull 142853 at /channels /channels/channels/news/inuit-arnait-isumanivi-amma-sananngoagat-inuit-women-arts-291253 <p>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 <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gcJ3OPO9OAbKDlQkKf__Xi4EdPDEpvDo">here</a>, there are also pictures of the event available through our Facebook page. </p> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:27:55 +0000 webfull 142689 at /channels /channels/channels/event/understanding-cultural-appropriation-consequences-strategies-reclamation-and-defiance-291114 <p>The Indigenous Studies Program and the SSMU Indigenous Affairs Commissioner are excited to host a panel discussion about cultural appropriation.</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:42:36 +0000 webfull 142539 at /channels /channels/channels/news/original-meaning-isnt-everything-290935 <p>This weekend, Christa Scholtz (Chair, Indigenous Studies Program & Associate Professor of Political Science) wrote a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette:</p> <h2>"Original Meaning Isn't Everything"</h2> <h3>Re: ���ϲ����� Redmen should keep their name (Martin Patriquin, Oct 18)</h3> <p>Martin Patriquin suggests ���ϲ����� University 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.</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:02:05 +0000 webfull 142359 at /channels /channels/channels/news/indigenous-awareness-weeks-2018-289825 <p>Indigenous Awareness Week has been expanded this year to Indigenous Awareness Week<strong>s</strong>, now spanning the last two weeks of September. </p> <p>“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 ���ϲ�����, 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 ���ϲ����� Reporter. </p> Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:15:05 +0000 webfull 141114 at /channels /channels/channels/event/inuit-arnait-isumanivi-amma-sananngoagat-inuit-women-arts-289527 <p>ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᕕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᑦ<br /></p> Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:26:27 +0000 webfull 140766 at /channels /channels/channels/news/first-landbased-education-field-course-mcgill-287165 <p>We are very excited to announce that Gabrielle Iakotennikonhrare Doreen, our faculty lecturer, will be leading ���ϲ����� first ever landbased education field course this summer.</p> Mon, 14 May 2018 15:48:30 +0000 webfull 137969 at /channels