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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Devon Saulis leads project to offer healing programs for Wolastoqew day school survivors in New Brunswick

SPPA's Indigenous Policy and Administration Community Coordinator and Administrator Devon Saulis will lead the Wolastoqey Tribal Council Inc. (WTCI) project  Sankewitahasuwakon (Peaceful Thoughts) to help support intergenerational healing of Indian day school survivors and their families in Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick. Devon's project... More

Friday, November 3, 2023

Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous policy?

SPPA Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita   Frances Abele, and SPPA Research Fellow Catherine MacQuarrie published an opinion piece in The Hill Times discussing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments on Indigenous issues, titled Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous... More

Friday, August 25, 2023

Katherine Minich appointed as IPA Supervisor

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Minich as the Indigenous Policy and Administration Program Supervisor. Congratulations Katherine!  ... More

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Rekindling the Fire: Carleton Research Project hosts gathering for First Nations pursuing self-government

By Ben Sylvestre “Right now, as we talk, the babies that are being born today are the eighth generation under the Indian Act, and we need to free ourselves from that.” - Satsan (Herb George) The president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and project co-director of the $2.5 million SSHRC-funded Rebuilding... More

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Robert Shepherd and Ben Sylvestre Write in Policy Options

A more principled approach to regulation On the heels of a tumultuous few years, governments need to shift to a more holistic approach to regulation and consider all wide-ranging effects. by Robert Shepherd and Ben Sylvestre October 18, 2022 This article is based on a talk held at Carleton University that is part of a series... More

Friday, September 30, 2022

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Braiding Truth, Reconciliation and Rights

Friday, September 30, 2022 VIDEO RECORDING BELOW The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 80 seeks to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities. On September 30, the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University invites you to join us to learn about Inuit social and economic experiences... More

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

MPPA-IPA Grad Amsey Maracle: Youth Leadership and First Nations Self-governance

Amsey Maracle (MPPA-IPA '22) is a graduate of the MPPA Indigenous Policy and Administration program. Amsey is Mohawk and Plains Cree from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6, Saskatchewan. She’s a research assistant at the Rebuilding First Nations Governance Project (RFNG) where she helps carry out the... More

Monday, August 15, 2022

Robert Shepherd Publishes Paper on the Indigenous Youth Futures Partnership

“We Cause a Ruckus”: Exploring How Indigenous Youth Navigate the Challenges of Community Engagement and Leadership by Robert P. Shepherd1,* and Treena R. Orchard2 1School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada 2School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada *Author to... More

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Chancellor’s Professor Frances Abele honoured with appointment to the Order of Canada

Tyrone Burke, July 12, 2022 Photo credit: Lindsay Ralph The Mackenzie River delta is rich in natural gas, and in the early 1970s, the federal government and fossil fuel companies proposed a pipeline to bring that resource south to North American energy markets. The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline would have traversed lands that have sustained... More

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

David Newhouse Winner of a 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award

David Newhouse, an adjunct research professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, is a recipient of the 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award. David Newhouse (Onondaga) Professor and director, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies, Trent University  Long before many Canadians were having conversations about... More

Friday, March 11, 2022

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Around a Sacred Fire: Indigenous Youth and Medicine People Connect for Change

“You are skiy’ze — young future leaders who are coming up,” said Satsan (Herb George), one of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs of the Frog Clan, at the inaugural gathering of the Inherent Rights Youth Initiative (IRYI) in October 2021. Satsan is the president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and a project... More

Friday, February 11, 2022

Deadline April 1: Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration

The environment of Indigenous policy and administration is changing. Leaders and managers must explore new opportunities for nation-building and social justice. To realize this promise, professionals working in the field of First Nation, Métis and Inuit governance or administration must understand their history, law, economics and politics, and... More

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Frances Abele: Collaborator on the Ărramăt Project

Joseph Mathieu, January 18, 2022 The Ărramăt Project: Reconnecting Indigenous Well-Being & Biodiversity Although Indigenous Peoples make up only five per cent of the planet’s population, approximately 80 per cent of Earth’s biodiversity is located within their traditional territories. However, a decline in global biodiversity due to... More

Monday, December 20, 2021

2021 Highlights in SPPA

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) this year. While we faced many challenges, 2021 also presented new opportunities, which were embraced by the faculty, staff and students within FPA. What follows is... More

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Video: Good Public Policy — What the World Needs Now

What the World Needs Now: Indigenous Rights, Health Care, and Transition Pathways to Net Zero Watch our November 2021 faculty panel discussion with three SPPA faculty members on the importance of good public policy to help solve the crucial issues of the world today. James Meadowcroft In our rapidly changing world, economic, social and... More

Monday, November 1, 2021

Student Experiences and 2021 Open House

SPPA Open House: Good Public Policy — What the World Needs Now Watch our 2021 faculty panel discussion with three SPPA faculty members on the importance of good public policy to help solve the crucial issues of the world today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRowhZJDno Student Experiences Our students join us from unique and diverse career and... More

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Bringing Indigenous Perspectives to the Classroom

By Karen Kelly In 2016, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on Canadians to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.” At the same time, it called on universities to increase the “integration of Indigenous knowledge” into the classroom. The Faculty of Public Affairs has sought... More

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Indspire Features MPPA-IPA Student Amsey Maracle

Story featured on the Indspire website... Amsey Maracle is a proud member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario and Plains Cree from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in the Treaty 6 area in Saskatchewan. She is working on her Master of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University... More

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Orange Shirt Day

The story of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad sparked a national movement to recognize the experiences of survivors of residential and day schools. On Orange Shirt Day, held annually on September 30, people from all over the country are encouraged to take time to meaningfully reflect on truth and conciliation in Canada. Carleton... More

Thursday, September 30, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Planting a Seed Towards Reconciliation

The School of Public Policy and Administration was honoured to welcome Carleton alumnus Tim O’Loan, who spoke with our community on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30. In his presentation, woven with two life-changing short videos, Tim O’Loan shared his personal stories, experiences and challenges stemming from his... More

Thursday, September 2, 2021

IPA Summer Institute 2021: Leadership across Inuit Nunangat and Beyond

The Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA) program held its second virtual Summer Institute over six weeks in early summer 2021. Katherine Minich (PAMD 5711) and Jerald Sabin (PADM 5713) collaborated with the School’s team, including Angelique Francis, Sarah Tannahill-Henriquez and teaching assistant Sebastian Murdoch-Gibson to deliver a... More

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Taking Stock of Renewal During National Indigenous History Month

By Lisa Gregoire Katherine Minich, an urban Inuk with family ties to Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. “Inuit have crafted and perfected technologies for centuries,” she said. “How Inuit organize and govern themselves, incorporate modern tools and adapt to a drastically changing Arctic... More

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Carleton Partners in Major National Project to Rebuild First Nations Governance

By Laura Byrne Paquet In 17 ambiguous words, Section 35.1 of the Constitution Act, 1982 set Canada on a new path that is still unfolding. The section reads: “The existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.” “We possess that inherent right to self-government; we possess that... More

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

IPA Graduate Chief Darcy Gray featured in FPA Voices

IPA Graduate Chief Darcy Gray was featured in FPA Voices article written by Mary Giles.   Building Community in Difficult Circumstances In the same week as his convocation from the first cohort of Carleton’s graduate diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA), Chief Darcy Gray was elected chief of Listuguj First Nation. He is... More

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