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This means any Indigenous person who wants or needs to engage in a ceremony can do so without asking permission. These locations have been approved by Health and Safety and the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your location is on the list below, please contact FMP to have a permanent sign added to your space.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__three\"><p>Alumni Hall (AH) Room 1310 &#8211; Raven&#8217;s Nest<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Architecture Building &#8211; Entire Building (AA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre &#8211; Entire Building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 2500 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 2600 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 2700 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 2800 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 2900 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 3400 &#8211; Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 3600 &#8211; Health and Counselling Services<\/p>\n<p>Carleton Training and Tech Centre (CTTC) Room 3800 &#8211; Equity and Inclusive Communities<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Floor 5 and 6 &#8211; Department of Social Work<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 1212 &#8211; Canadian Studies Lounge<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 1216<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 1521 &#8211; ASEP Student Room<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 1722 &#8211; Meeting Space<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 1723 &#8211; Faculty Office<\/p>\n<p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 2017 &#8211; Faculty of Arts Lounge<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__three\"><p>Dunton Tower (DT) Room 2203 &#8211; Logic, Language and Information Lab<\/p>\n<p>Fieldhouse (FH)<\/p>\n<p>Frontenac House (FR) Room 253 &#8211; Meeting Room<\/p>\n<p>Gymnasium (GY) Room 1417 &#8211; Norm Fenn Gym<\/p>\n<p>Loeb Building (LB) Room C264 &#8211; Lecture Theatre<\/p>\n<p>MacOdrum Library (ML) Room 210 &#8211; CU Alumni Association Reading Room<\/p>\n<p>MacOdrum Library (ML) Room 211 &#8211; CU Alumni Association Reading Room<\/p>\n<p>MacOdrum Library (ML) Room 252 A<\/p>\n<p>MacOdrum Library (ML) Room 252 B<\/p>\n<p>Minto C.A.S.E (MC) &#8211; Room 2014 &#8211; ODENG Meeting Room<\/p>\n<p>Nideyin\u00e0n (UC) Room 231<\/p>\n<p>Nideyin\u00e0n (UC) &#8211; Room 600 &#8211; Graduate Student Association Lounge<\/p>\n<p>Nideyin\u00e0n (UC) Fourth Floor &#8211; Rooster&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>Nideyin\u00e0n (UC) &#8211; Galleria<\/p>\n<p>Paterson Hall (PA) Room 228 &#8211; Ojigkwanong &#8211; Indigenous Centre<\/p>\n<p>Pigiarvik (PK) Room 503 &#8211; Office of Risk Management<\/p>\n<p>Pigiarvik (PK) Room 608 &#8211; Senate Board Room<\/p>\n<p>Pigiarvik (PK) Room 617 &#8211; Alumni Board Room<\/p>\n<p>Prescott Houses (PH) Room 202 &#8211; Meeting Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 1105 &#8211; TV Production Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 1220 &#8211; Radio Production Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__three\"><p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 2220 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 2224 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 2228 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 2926 &#8211; Second Floor Atrium<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 3220 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 3224 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 3228 &#8211; Lecture Room<\/p>\n<p>Richcraft Hall (RB) Room 4318<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 501<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 601<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 608<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 615<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 617<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 624<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room 626<\/p>\n<p>Southam Hall (SA) Room KA-TH &#8211; Kailash Mital Theatre<\/p>\n<p>Stormont House (SD) &#8211; Medicine Room<\/p>\n<p>Teraanga Commons (TC) &#8211; 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