/equity/taxonomy/term/5/all en /equity/channels/event/save-date-indigenous-awareness-weeks-2024-357968 <p>Save the date for ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ's 2024 Indigenous Awareness Weeks! Look for a detailed program and communications to follow in August.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:58:42 +0000 admin 1633 at /equity /equity/channels/event/save-date-mcgills-23rd-annual-powwow-357902 <p>Save the date for ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ's 2024 Powwow! This year, the Powwow will be held on Friday, September 20th, in the Tomlinson Fieldhouse.</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:31:26 +0000 admin 1631 at /equity /equity/channels/news/conversation-jenni-makahnouk-mcgill-reporter-357610 <p>This article highlights Jenni Makahnouk, the first Indigenous female Valedictorian at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. </p> <p>Read <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/in-conversation-with-jenni-makahnouk-valedictorian-for-the-arts-a-ceremony/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wn_June4_ENGLISH&utm_source=whatsnewstaff&utm_term=ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ-continues-to-climb-the-QS-rankings">here</a> to learn about Jenni's undergraduate highlights, challenges, successes, and advice for incoming or continuing students. </p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:15:37 +0000 admin 1621 at /equity /equity/channels/news/mcgill-reporter-science-fair-fun-kahnawake-357385 <p>Every year in Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien:keha’ka community on Montreal’s South Shore, students present their projects at a science fair organized by the Kahnawà:ke Education Center (KEC).</p> <p>For more than 15 years, KEC Science Curriculum Consultant Kathy Walsh has supported students at schools across the community as they prepare projects in the weeks leading up to the annual fair. This year, she and KEC Science Projects Liaison Mya Bordeau enlisted the assistance of ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Office of Science Outreach to bring ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ students into the classroom as mentors.</p> Fri, 17 May 2024 18:44:03 +0000 admin 1618 at /equity /equity/channels/news/new-program-mila-ai-lab-indigenous-pathfinders-ai-357365 <p>Indigenous Pathfinders in AI is an enriching summer program designed to offer participants a unique opportunity to explore the world of AI. Through a series of workshops, activities and collaborative projects, participants delve deeper into the subject through an experience that emphasizes Indigenous approaches, perspectives and communities.</p> <p>Running from late May to mid-August, it offers a flexible mix of in-person and virtual experiences, designed to fit a wide variety of schedules.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 15:23:17 +0000 admin 1616 at /equity /equity/channels/news/conversation-billy-ray-belcourt-mcgills-2024-mellon-iscei-writer-residence-357260 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s 2024 <a href="/iscei/">Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative</a> (ISCEI) Writer in Residence is Billy-Ray Belcourt, PhD, from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northern Alberta. His five books encompass poetry, memoir, and fiction, and explore topics such as decolonial love, grief, intimacy, and queer sexuality.</p> <p>For the full article with the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Reporter, click <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/billy-ray-belcourt-is-mcgills-2024-mellon-iscei-writer-in-residence/">here</a>. </p> Tue, 07 May 2024 15:17:18 +0000 admin 1614 at /equity /equity/channels/news/outbound-explore-mcgills-stem-outreach-trip-chisasibi-357261 <p>Branches –  ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Community Outreach Program –  along with representatives from several STEM faculties, spent a week delivering workshops in Chisasibi, Quebec.</p> <p>Outbound Explore brings the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ experience to communities outside Montreal, providing students with access to workshops facilitated by different ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ faculties. The hands-on workshops give students insight into applied sciences, educational resources, and resources offered to Indigenous students at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 15:20:33 +0000 admin 1613 at /equity /equity/channels/event/africa-world-past-present-and-future-356878 <p>The panel will discuss the future of Africa, Africans, and African diaspora studies within the prism of Pan-Africanism: past, present, and future<i>.</i></p> Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:25:31 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1609 at /equity /equity/channels/event/inequities-research-spaces-fieldwork-356816 <p>This workshop titled "(In)equities in Research Spaces: Fieldwork" will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:44:38 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1608 at /equity /equity/channels/news/emma-stevens-blackbird-mcgill-355700 <p>As part of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' Winter Speaker Series 2024, Mi'kmaq singer-songwriter Emma Stevens performed at the Schulich School of Music. Missed the performance? View the YouTube coverage <a href="http://<iframe width=" title="YouTube video player">">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:48:03 +0000 admin 1593 at /equity /equity/channels/event/inequity-research-spaces-libraries-archives-355640 <h2>Overview</h2> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:43:57 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1590 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-mcgill-black-community-gathering-354392 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:24:16 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1585 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-opening-ceremony-354390 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:41:38 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1583 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-keynote-lecture-354391 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:17:49 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1584 at /equity /equity/channels/event/mcgills-black-history-month-decolonizing-approaches-research-337638 <p>This panel will explore approaches to research in the Caribbean as well as ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ's historical research relationship with Barbados through the Bellairs institute. This will be a panel comprised of professors and students who will discuss their dec</p> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:27:55 +0000 andrea.clegg@mcgill.ca 1129 at /equity