/channels/taxonomy/term/6964/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/event/conversation-inuit-health-and-wellness-344995 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives for another <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous/bicentennial">Ajuinnata at 平特五不中</a> event:聽<em>A Conversation on Inuit Health and Wellness聽</em>with special guests聽Minnie Grey and Richard Budgell.聽This e</p> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:30:49 +0000 webfull 186053 at /channels /channels/channels/event/re-imagining-new-way-forward-intention-344994 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives on Zoom as they host environmental, cultural and human rights advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier for <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous/bicentennial">Ajuinnata at 平特五不中</a>.</p> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:06:32 +0000 webfull 186052 at /channels /channels/channels/event/film-screening-zacharias-kunuks-angakusajaujuq-shamans-apprentice-344799 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and its collaborators for night two of its mini Zacharias Kunuk film festival, where聽<i>Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice</i>聽(2021) will be screened.</p> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:51:07 +0000 webfull 185880 at /channels /channels/channels/event/film-screening-zacharias-kunuks-one-day-life-noah-piugattuk-344798 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) and its collaborators for night three of its mini Kunuk film festival and the final聽<em>Ajuinnata at 平特五不中</em>聽event.</p> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:30:49 +0000 webfull 185879 at /channels /channels/channels/event/visit-inuk-elder-reepa-evic-carleton-344755 <p>On Monday, January 30<sup>th </sup>from 5:30-7:00 pm, the Department of Family Medicine and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives will host Inuk Elder Reepa Evic-Carleton (Pangnirtung, Nunavut) for a lighting of the <em>qulliq </em>and discussion l</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:28:23 +0000 webfull 185829 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/news/study-finds-nunavik-inuit-are-genetically-unique-298685 <p><strong>Variants found in this population may predispose to brain aneurysm</strong></p> <p>A new study has found that an Inuit population in Canada鈥檚 Arctic are genetically distinct from any known group, and certain genetic variants are correlated with brain aneurysm.</p> Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:51:53 +0000 webfull 150847 at /channels /channels/channels/news/indg-450-land-based-education-296067 <p>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, Oh茅n:ton Karihw谩tehkwen (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.</p> Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:00:15 +0000 webfull 148157 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