/equity/taxonomy/term/5/all en /equity/channels/news/tribune-covers-pow-wow-2024-360015 <p>On Friday, Sept. 20, the <a href="/fph/">First Peoples’ House</a> and the <a href="/indigenous/">Office of Indigenous Initiatives</a>hosted ƻ����Ժ’s <a href="/indigenous/channels/event/23rd-annual-pow-wow-359292">23rd annual Pow Wow</a> at the <a href="https://recreation.mcgill.ca/facilites/tomlinson-hall">Tomlinson Fieldhouse</a>.</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:30:18 +0000 admin 1691 at /equity /equity/channels/news/artist-residence-soleil-launiere-present-performance-piece-campus-359999 <p></p> <p>For multidisciplinary artist Soleil Launière, drawing on different artforms is in keeping with her First Nations heritage.</p> <p>“I feel most First Nations artists are multidisciplinary and have been forever” said Launière, this year’s Mellon ISCEI (<a href="/iscei/">Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative</a>) artist-in-residence.</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:33:09 +0000 admin 1689 at /equity /equity/channels/news/conversation-jenni-makahnouk-mcgill-reporter-357610 <p>This article highlights Jenni Makahnouk, the first Indigenous female Valedictorian at ƻ����Ժ. </p> <p>Read <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/in-conversation-with-jenni-makahnouk-valedictorian-for-the-arts-a-ceremony/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wn_June4_ENGLISH&utm_source=whatsnewstaff&utm_term=ƻ����Ժ-continues-to-climb-the-QS-rankings">here</a> to learn about Jenni's undergraduate highlights, challenges, successes, and advice for incoming or continuing students. </p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:15:37 +0000 admin 1621 at /equity /equity/channels/news/mcgill-reporter-science-fair-fun-kahnawake-357385 <p>Every year in Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien:keha’ka community on Montreal’s South Shore, students present their projects at a science fair organized by the Kahnawà:ke Education Center (KEC).</p> <p>For more than 15 years, KEC Science Curriculum Consultant Kathy Walsh has supported students at schools across the community as they prepare projects in the weeks leading up to the annual fair. This year, she and KEC Science Projects Liaison Mya Bordeau enlisted the assistance of ƻ����Ժ’s Office of Science Outreach to bring ƻ����Ժ students into the classroom as mentors.</p> Fri, 17 May 2024 18:44:03 +0000 admin 1618 at /equity /equity/channels/news/new-program-mila-ai-lab-indigenous-pathfinders-ai-357365 <p>Indigenous Pathfinders in AI is an enriching summer program designed to offer participants a unique opportunity to explore the world of AI. Through a series of workshops, activities and collaborative projects, participants delve deeper into the subject through an experience that emphasizes Indigenous approaches, perspectives and communities.</p> <p>Running from late May to mid-August, it offers a flexible mix of in-person and virtual experiences, designed to fit a wide variety of schedules.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 15:23:17 +0000 admin 1616 at /equity /equity/channels/news/conversation-billy-ray-belcourt-mcgills-2024-mellon-iscei-writer-residence-357260 <p>ƻ����Ժ’s 2024 <a href="/iscei/">Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative</a> (ISCEI) Writer in Residence is Billy-Ray Belcourt, PhD, from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northern Alberta. His five books encompass poetry, memoir, and fiction, and explore topics such as decolonial love, grief, intimacy, and queer sexuality.</p> <p>For the full article with the ƻ����Ժ Reporter, click <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/billy-ray-belcourt-is-mcgills-2024-mellon-iscei-writer-in-residence/">here</a>. </p> Tue, 07 May 2024 15:17:18 +0000 admin 1614 at /equity /equity/channels/news/outbound-explore-mcgills-stem-outreach-trip-chisasibi-357261 <p>Branches –  ƻ����Ժ’s Community Outreach Program –  along with representatives from several STEM faculties, spent a week delivering workshops in Chisasibi, Quebec.</p> <p>Outbound Explore brings the ƻ����Ժ experience to communities outside Montreal, providing students with access to workshops facilitated by different ƻ����Ժ faculties. The hands-on workshops give students insight into applied sciences, educational resources, and resources offered to Indigenous students at ƻ����Ժ.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 15:20:33 +0000 admin 1613 at /equity /equity/channels/event/africa-world-past-present-and-future-356878 <p>The panel will discuss the future of Africa, Africans, and African diaspora studies within the prism of Pan-Africanism: past, present, and future<i>.</i></p> Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:25:31 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1609 at /equity /equity/channels/event/inequities-research-spaces-fieldwork-356816 <p>This workshop titled "(In)equities in Research Spaces: Fieldwork" will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:44:38 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1608 at /equity /equity/channels/event/inequity-research-spaces-libraries-archives-355640 <h2>Overview</h2> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:43:57 +0000 shannon.wood@mcgill.ca 1590 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-mcgill-black-community-gathering-354392 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƻ����Ժ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:24:16 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1585 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-opening-ceremony-354390 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƻ����Ժ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:41:38 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1583 at /equity /equity/channels/event/black-history-month-2024-keynote-lecture-354391 <p><em>Join us in the celebration of another year of Black History Month at ƻ����Ժ!</em></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:17:49 +0000 shanice.yarde@mcgill.ca 1584 at /equity /equity/channels/event/mcgills-black-history-month-decolonizing-approaches-research-337638 <p>This panel will explore approaches to research in the Caribbean as well as ƻ����Ժ's historical research relationship with Barbados through the Bellairs institute. This will be a panel comprised of professors and students who will discuss their dec</p> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:27:55 +0000 andrea.clegg@mcgill.ca 1129 at /equity /equity/channels/event/conversation-blackness-and-disability-346230 <p>As part of Black History Month events at ƻ����Ժ, Dr. Sami Schalk will be joining us for a conversation on Blackness and Disability.</p> <p>The event will be online and in-person at Ausgang Plaza in Montreal.</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:14:11 +0000 jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca 1333 at /equity