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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Nenìnàwinigewining (March 2023)

Welcome to our Place of Sharing, or Nenìnàwinigewining! Nenìnàwinigewining, means “a place of sharing” in Algonquin. The newsletter’s name signifies the role this platform will play as a space for gathering in celebration, sharing in appreciation, and distributing information about Indigenous teaching and learning on... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Basket Weaving: Incorporating Decolonial Skillshare in Pedagogy

By Laura Blanchette For Prof. Andrés C. López (he/they), incorporating basket weaving into pedagogy is a tool for decolonizing the classroom and challenging colonial academic ways of knowing.   Prof. López is an associate professor in the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton. Last term, he guided a cohort of graduate... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Message from Kahente Horn-Miller (March 2023)

OK, everyone. Bear with me. I’ve been working without an administrative assistant since December. Things are moving forward but at a slightly slower pace. We’re heading into spring, a new season, and one of the first things we do in our Midwinter ceremonies is to turn down the ashes. We put intent in that... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Duncan McCue joins Carleton’s Journalism Program full-time to create more Indigenous storytelling

Duncan McCue, an award-winning CBC broadcaster and leading advocate for fostering the connection between journalism and Indigenous communities, is joining Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. McCue will formally take up a new tenure track position on July 1, as an associate professor, specializing in Indigenous... More

Friday, February 24, 2023

Carleton Embraces Nideyinàn as New Algonquin Name for University Centre

On Feb. 14, Carleton University held a naming ceremony to celebrate and officially unveil the name Nideyinàn (pronounced nih-DAY-in-nahn), an Algonquin word meaning “our heart” that has been bestowed upon the university for the building formerly called the University Centre. The naming initiative, launched in February 2021 by President... More

Monday, January 30, 2023

Introducing: Nenìnàwinigewining (‘A Place of Sharing’)

The Office of the AVP Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research (ITLR) is launching a monthly email newsletter this February. Nenìnàwinigewining, which means "a place of sharing" in Algonquin, will provide a platform to explore and celebrate the work of Carleton's Indigenous faculty, staff and students. The newsletter will also include updates... More

Friday, October 14, 2022

Kahente Horn-Miller, AVP Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research Receives Leadership Award

Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research) Kahente Horn-Miller has received a significant leadership award for her ongoing work on Indigenous research methodologies, Indigenous governance and consensus-based decision-making. Prof. Horn-Miller is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Intellectual... More

Monday, September 27, 2021

Walking Together at the Ānako Indigenous Research Institute

This past summer, Tasha Beeds and a core group of nine women, men and Two-Spirit people walked carrying a small copper pail of water from the source of the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains to the river’s junction with the South Saskatchewan east of Prince Albert, Sask., covering 1,100 kilometres over 36... More

Monday, November 16, 2020

Ānako: Giving the Institute an Algonquin Name

This research institute was named by Elder Joan Commanda Tenasco and Anita Tenasco from Kitigàn Zìbì Anishinabeg First Nation and by Elder Irvin Sarazin and Della Meness from the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First... More

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Carleton Enhances EDI and Indigenous Leadership

Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Jerry Tomberlin are pleased to announce that three highly-respected Carleton leaders have accepted new roles and expanded responsibilities that will strengthen our capacity to make important progress, across the university, in equity, diversity and... More

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Carleton University Introduces Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Reconciliation Strategy

Carleton University has released Kinàmàgawin, a revitalized long-term Indigenous strategy with 41 Calls to Action to make Carleton a more welcoming space for current and future Indigenous students and faculty... More

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