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Friday, April 19, 2024

Children and Youth Powwow Marks the Start of a New Season

On March 16 and 17, the Carleton University campus buzzed with anticipation as the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement welcomed approximately 1,500 people for a two-day Children and Youth Powwow in collaboration with the Odawa Native Friendship Centre and various community... More

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Carleton’s Fifth Annual Kinàmàgawin Symposium Explores Indigenous Spirituality and Connection to the Land

The fifth annual Kinàmàgawin Symposium included several presentations from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers who shared knowledge and stories connected to the symposium theme: Connecting to Indigenous Spirituality: Learning from the Land, Community, and... More

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Indigenous Round Dance at Carleton creates an evening of community and sharing

More than 200 people gathered at Carleton University for a Round Dance, a tradition as old as the land on which the university campus is located. Hosted by the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement (CISCE), the Round Dance is a living testament of the enduring spirit of the Indigenous community—a timeless ceremony that... More

Thursday, September 28, 2023

More than 40 campus locations designated as smudge-friendly

Carleton has added more than 40 pre-approved smudge-friendly spaces on campus, including the Architecture Building and Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, which are the first buildings to be entirely... More

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Norval Morrisseau Exhibit Brings Healing Art to Carleton

This fall, the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) is home to an extraordinary exhibition celebrating the art of renowned Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau (Copper... More

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

September 30 is Orange Shirt Day

September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is an annual day of remembrance to mark the history and intergenerational impacts of residential and day schools and to honour their survivors, including Phyllis Webstad, whose story sparked a national... More

Monday, August 14, 2023

Nunavut Land-based Learning Opportunity Life-Changing for Southern-Based Inuit Students

In May, six Inuit students and three team members from Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement traveled to Nunavut to participate in a land-based learning opportunity hosted by Nunavut Arctic... More

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Centering Indigenous Knowledge

As Canadian architecture schools strive to reconcile and achieve parity with this country’s Indigenous Nations, designing for and with Indigenous communities requires political awareness and landscape... More

Monday, May 1, 2023

Carleton Professor Awarded Canada’s Top Post-Secondary Teaching Award

Kahente Horn-Miller, associate professor in Carleton University’s School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, and inaugural Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Teaching, Learning, and Research, is a recipient of a 2023 3M National Teaching... More

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Summer Registration for Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning Certificate

You can now register for the summer cohort for the Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning Certificate. Over the summer, we will have one cohort available to students, staff and faculty. Within the series, four sessions will discuss: Anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, Institutional anti-Indigenous racism and education, Indigenous student experiences and... More

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Basket Weaving: Incorporating Decolonial Skillshare in Pedagogy

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 students through the... 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

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