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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Fostering Indigenous Journalism

Carleton introduces new Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities... More

Friday, November 22, 2024

Using Virtual Reality to Engage with Indigenous Storytelling

Second-year students in Indigenous Cinema and Media course had the opportunity to view a powerful Indigenous-made Virtual Reality (VR) experience, William, a young boy taken from his home and placed in a residential school in the... More

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Indigenous Artists Get Hands-On Experience Through Carleton Media-Making Institute

Six Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island gained hands-on experience at the second annual Indigenous media-making gathering at... More

Monday, October 21, 2024

Belle’s Story – Indigenous Studies at Carleton

  Learn more about Carleton's Indigenous Studies BA... More

Friday, October 4, 2024

Carleton Adopts Indigenous Identity Verification Policies

Carleton University has adopted two policies to verify Indigenous identity for employment competitions, academic programs and awards, grants, bursaries and scholarships that are limited to Indigenous candidates. Both policies were developed over multiple years in a consultative process to ensure accountability, accessibility and inclusivity. First... More

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Walking Together in Allyship: Carleton Reflects on Conciliation with Indigenous Peoples on Orange Shirt Day

The importance of listening, reflecting and acting with humility was at the forefront of the event held in honour of Orange Shirt... More

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Carleton students create National Day for Truth and Reconciliation awareness campaign

In collaboration with the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research) and the Book Arts Lab in the MacOdrum Library, a group of Carleton students created an awareness campaign for this week’s National Day for Truth and... More

Friday, September 13, 2024

NAN Youth Leadership Program Brings First Nations Youth to Ottawa for Week of Workshops and Activities

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) covers a large area of forest, lakes, and low-lying tundra in James Bay Treaty No. 9 and the Ontario portion of Treaty No. 5. Many of NAN’s 49 member First Nations are accessible only by air, and the young people growing up in these remote communities often have little exposure to... More

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Muskowekwan First Nation honours three ASAU professors with Star Blankets

The Muskowekwan First Nation has bestowed Star Blankets, a deeply meaningful gift, upon Professor Stephen Fai, Adjunct Professor Lyette Fortin, and Adjunct Professor Jim Mountain, in recognition of their work with the community in... More

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Carleton Students Gain Hands-On Experience through Black and Indigenous Internships

Over the summer, Carleton University science students gained hands-on research experience through the Black and Indigenous Summer Research Internships... More

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Carleton Establishes Two New Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles

Carleton students and faculty members can now access two new Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles that share Indigenous ways of knowing on the topics of Indigenous sciences and engaging with land and... More

Friday, June 7, 2024

Remapping and Remembering: A Digital Map to Revitalize Indigenous Placenames

As Indigenous elders age, the original placenames used to navigate the land we live on in Canada run the risk of being lost to time. To ensure this important information is remembered, recorded and shared within Indigenous communities and beyond, Carleton University researcher and alumna Rebekah Ingram created the Atlas of Kanyen’kehà:ka... More

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