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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Carleton University faculty received approximately $1.5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants to fund inquiry into topics ranging from pandemic misinformation and reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions to youth mental health and the Sixties Scoop. A total of 24 Carleton researchers... More
Monday, August 9, 2021
By Dan Rubinstein When Carleton University’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives released the Kinàmàgawin: Learning Together report in May 2020, it put forward 41 calls to action aimed at making the campus a safer space for Indigenous students, faculty and staff. To continue moving toward that goal, the centre is launching a new Kinàmàgawin... More
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Benny Michaud is a proud Michif (Métis) eagle clan person from St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the Michif language their traditional name is kaa-natawiyiweet dans la sud oschi, which means Medicine Person from the South, and their gender identity is tasta-eeyinew, which loosely translates into “a person in between.” In English, the terms... More
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
By Dan Rubinstein The following story was written before the discovery of 215 Indigenous children’s remains at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc land. The colossal, three-storey red brick building is surrounded by farm fields and prairie wetlands, overshadowing everything else on the outskirts of the... More
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Researchers from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business have received Partnership Engage Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to facilitate collaborative research in the areas of Indigenous and social impact. “When actors from the academic and non-academic worlds come together to tackle these... More
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Carleton University’s Rick Colbourne received approximately $250,000 from the Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support his interdisciplinary research on Indigenous-led responses to restructuring in cities and urban centres. “Carleton University greatly values its many collaborations with the Indigenous... More
By Lisa Gregoire Much has changed since Laura Hall, Carleton’s newest Indigenous faculty member, graduated from the university in 2002. She’s a mother of twins now, a professor of sociology and, these days, is striving for Indigenous rebirth and renewal in ways that might challenge the activism of her... More
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Carleton University alumna, former Ravens water polo star, and Canada Sports Hall of Famer Waneek Horn-Miller spoke to the CBC’s Beyond the Win about her experiences during the 1990 Oka... More
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business and Indigenous Works have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance educational, research, and growth opportunities for Indigenous peoples, communities and organizations. Together they will advance two important agendas: expanding workplace inclusion and launching the Luminary... More
Monday, April 12, 2021
By Laura Byrne Paquet What can the process of musicians collaborating in response to an art exhibition teach us about the potential for music to amplify social themes? What constitutes ethical community-engagement in... More
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Humphrey Law, a graduate of Carleton University’s Bachelor of Commerce program, has established a substantial bursary in support of Indigenous students at Carleton University: the Humphrey Law Bursary for Indigenous Students in Business. This $500,000 endowed bursary, which is now accepting applications, will be awarded annually to an... More
Monday, March 8, 2021
The Centre for Indigenous Initiatives (CII) and Health and Counselling Services at Carleton University are proud to announce that Rylee Godin has received the 2021 Indigenous Practice Award from the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. This award honours excellence in advancing culturally-congruent counselling and... More
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