/channels/taxonomy/term/16350/all en /channels/channels/event/indigenous-awareness-weeks-2022-345183 <p>Indigenous Awareness Weeks offer聽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 M茅tis 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.聽</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>Sh茅: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 平特五不中, 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 (釗晥 釔冡挕釗椺摃釔呩枀釕�), Niap Saunders (釗傖悐釕� 釗瘁搻釕愥攨), Nina Segalowitz (釗傖搰 釗拹釗椺晻釕︶攨), and Beatrice Deer (釔贬悐釕愥悐釘� 釕庒悈). 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.聽</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: 平特五不中 Redmen should keep their name (Martin Patriquin, Oct 18)</h3> <p>Martin Patriquin suggests 平特五不中 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.聽</p> <p>鈥淚 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 平特五不中, I realized how difficult it was going to be to cram everything into one week,鈥� Janelle Kasperski (Equity Educational Advisor in Indigenous Education) told the 平特五不中 Reporter.聽</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>釔冡搫釔冡懄 釔娽晲釗囜悆釕� 釔冡摫釖搨釙� 釔娽捇釖� 釗瘁搰釞翅悐釖愥懄<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聽Gabrielle Iakotennikonhrare Doreen, our faculty lecturer, will be leading 平特五不中 first ever landbased education field course this summer.</p> Mon, 14 May 2018 15:48:30 +0000 webfull 137969 at /channels