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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Honouring Orange Shirt Day

September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day, a time to honour survivors of residential and day schools and reflect on the lasting impacts these institutions continue to have on Indigenous Peoples, families and communities across Canada. The day is rooted in the experience of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, whose orange shirt was taken from... More

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Round Dance Brings Carleton Community Together in Winter Celebration

A winter gathering took shape at Carleton University on Feb. 21 as students, faculty, staff and community members came together for a Round Dance, a First Nations ceremony grounded in unity, healing and cultural connection. Hosted by Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement (CISCE), the evening offered space for... More

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Students in Carleton’s new Indigenous journalism certificate demonstrate their storytelling superpowers

A truly remarkable moment in the history of Carleton’s journalism program unfolded last week during an in-person intensive course on audio journalism for students in Carleton’s new Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous... More

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Remembering Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout

Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout’s passing invites us to honour her extraordinary life and... More

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Carleton’s Ojigìjowewin Symposium Explores How Indigenous Laws of the Land Can Address Indigenous Identity Fraud Concerns

The Ojigìjowewin Legal Symposium held October 21–23 at Carleton University, brought together both Indigenous and non-Indigenous lawyers, scholars, Elders and community members to examine Indigenous laws of the land and strategies for their use in addressing false claims to Indigeneity. Hosted by the Office of the Associate Vice President... More

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Transforming the Justice System in Indigenous Communities

Three times a year, a temporary courtroom is set up in the community centre in Kawawachikamach, a Naskapi Nation community more than 500 kilometres north of Sept-Iles,... More

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Approaching Journalism from an Indigenous Perspective

The sunrise ceremony kicked off an experience much different from your average university... More

Monday, October 6, 2025

Seeing Ourselves: Indigenous Stories in Focus

This unique media-curation experience, supported through SSHRC funding secured by Dr. Kester Dyer (Associate Professor, Film Studies), as well as financial and in-kind contributions from the School for Studies in Arts and Culture (SSAC), Teaching and Learning Services (TLS), and Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG), was offered by a passionate... More

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

To Keep the Fire Burning

Collaborative Initiative Aims to Preserve the Cultural and Linguistic Heritage of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun through AI and Immersive... More

Monday, September 29, 2025

In Honour of Orange Shirt Day

Sept. 30 is Orange Shirt Day, an annual day of remembrance to acknowledge the history and lasting impacts of residential and day schools. The national movement was sparked by residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad’s story. Her orange shirt—which was removed by authorities on her first day of school—has become a symbol of the harmful... More

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Carleton Brings Northern Expertise and Experience to University of the Arctic

When Carleton University was formally and unanimously admitted into membership of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) at the network’s annual assembly in Inari, Finland, last weekend, the organization gained an international leader in Arctic research and education. Carleton has a long history of collaborating with northern communities to help... More

Monday, June 16, 2025

Indigenous Students Build Connections, Ceremony and Understanding on Transformative Trip to Peru

In February 2025, four Indigenous students from Carleton University traveled to the Andean community of Paru Paru, Peru as part of the “Land as Relation” course (INDG 4905A), with support from The Joyce Family Foundation university matching... More

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