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Friday, May 9, 2025

Carleton Launches Updated Process for Identifying Chosen Names

Carleton has launched an updated Chosen Name process, which is available to all staff, faculty and students via Carleton Central. This new approach improves how chosen first names are managed and displayed, providing a streamlined mechanism for individuals to specify their chosen first name for use across university systems and communications... More

Friday, April 25, 2025

Carleton Indigenous Leaders Honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal

Benny Michaud, Director of the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement and Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research received the honour, which commemorates the coronation of King Charles III and celebrates Canadians who have made notable and lasting impacts in their communities... More

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Next Generation of Indigenous Journalists

Storytelling is central to Indigenous cultures, and one particular type of storytelling has a vital role to play in Canada’s long journey toward... More

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Nunavut Arctic College Students Visit Carleton for Environmental Science Collaboration

In December, 13 students from Nunavut Arctic College’s (NAC) Environmental Technology Program (ETP) visited Carleton as part of a growing collaboration aimed at encouraging Inuit participation in postsecondary education and environmental science... More

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

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