She;kon, Kwey, Taanshi, Aanii, Tunngasugit, Hello!
Mandate
The Ānako Indigenous Research Institute brings together researchers, students and Indigenous communities to foster dialogue and understanding of ethical, balanced and respectful research with Indigenous peoples and in Indigenous territories.
The Institute’s priorities include:
- supporting emerging and established scholars in their development of Indigenous-focused research projects, methodologies and ethics;
- partnering with local communities to identify appropriate research projects; and
- creating opportunities for the dissemination of research conducted by Carleton faculty and students.
“We call for the establishment of an Institute for Indigenous Research with the intent of continuing, consolidating and further promoting innovative and collaborative research pertaining to Indigenous peoples, communities and nations.”
– Call 31 from the Kinàmàgawin (Learning Together) Report
We invite you to join Ānako
Are you interested in joining the Ānako Indigenous Research Institute? In shaping its path? Are you available to assist with upcoming events (including research talks, film screenings or the annual student symposium)? Do you have ideas you want to share?
We welcome all interested community, student and faculty researchers. Please contact Ānako if you are interested, available to contribute or have any questions or feedback.
Ojigìjowewin Legal Symposium (October 21-23, 2025)
Call for Abstracts
Carleton University and the Office of the Associate Vice-President Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research invite abstract submissions for the upcoming Ojigìjowewin Legal Symposium. Centered on the theme of addressing false claims of Indigeneity, this symposium will explore how Indigenous legal orders and laws of the land can guide accountability, integrity and healing.
Coming soon: Symposium program and registration.
The Kinàmàgawin Report
Ānako’s launch in 2021 builds upon the foundations laid from 1993 onwards by Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education (CIRCLE).
OSHKI IJI MÀDJI IJIWEBIZOWIN; A New Way forward
Ānako facilitates the implementation of many of the Calls to Action laid out in the Kinàmàgawin (Learning Together) Report written by Carleton’s Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee. Ānako responds specifically to Call #31, which outlines the need for “an Institute for Indigenous Research with the intent of continuing, consolidating and further promoting innovative and collaborative research pertaining to Indigenous peoples, communities and nations.”
