/indigenous/taxonomy/term/15/all en /indigenous/channels/event/indigenous-awareness-weeks-2022-345183 <p>Indigenous Awareness Weeks offer students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to learn about Indigenous cultures, histories, and communities, promoting greater knowledge and understanding about Indigenous peoples in Canada.</p> Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:18:31 +0000 aneeka.anderson@mail.mcgill.ca 20193 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/visit-iakoiehwahtha-patton-345132 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Indigenous Student Alliance as they host Iakoiehwáhtha Patton, the first female First Nations Rhodes Scholar, for a lunchtime gathering as part of the 2023 Indigenous Speakers Series. Iakoiehwáhtha</p> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:53:38 +0000 aneeka.anderson@mail.mcgill.ca 20192 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/reparations-landback-and-possibilities-kinship-solidarity-344927 <p>Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Anti-Black Racism Action Plan Initiative as they host Dr. Kyle T. Mays for a talk titled <strong>"Reparations, Landback, and the Possibilities of Kinship as Solidarity."</strong></p> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:38:34 +0000 aneeka.anderson@mail.mcgill.ca 20185 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/news/indg-450-land-based-education-296067 <p>Indigenous Studies is once again running our summer field course, INDG 450, from July 8th until August 5th. This course focuses on Rotinonhsonni land-based pedagogies, Ohén:ton Karihwátehkwen (words before all else) as well as stories to engage in various topics of Indigenous Studies. Land-based practices, guest speakers, trips around the city and in community, will be used to engage student in the learning process.</p> Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:00:14 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12556 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/news/indigenous-knowledge-holder-series-2019-295082 <p>We are honoured to announce that Skawennati will serve as our Indigenous Knowledge Holder for 2019. Kahnawake-born artist Skawennati makes work that addresses history, the future, and change from her perspective both as an urban Mohawk and a cyber punk avatar. She is co-director of Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace at Concordia University. Skawennati's work imagining Indigenous futures and ensuring the existence of Indigenous people in cyberspace.</p> Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:22:56 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12544 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/my-life-avatar-295524 <p>Skawennati will show some of her work from the last twenty-ish years while discussing Indigenous futurism, storytelling through machinima and video games, her relationship with her avatar and how Haudenosaunee values might be applied to cyberspace</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:58:01 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12551 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/beading-circle-skawennati-295527 <p>Join us at 3463 Peel for a beading circle with Skawennati, though primarily known for her electronic and futuristic work, Skawennati is also a wonderful beader!<br /> Supplies and snacks will be provided, drop ins are welcome. </p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:02:56 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12552 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/indigenous-machinima-film-screening-295523 <p>Shé:kon!<br /> Join us as with dive into Indigenous stories through films made by our Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Skawennati.<br /></p> Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:54:04 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12550 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/news/indigenous-studies-program-presents-6-students-awards-295121 <h2>The Indigenous Studies Program has presented 6 students with awards in the past year</h2> <h3>Graduate Awards</h3> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:27:50 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12546 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/importance-indigenous-spirituality-295115 <p>Dr Blair Stonechild is a professor of Indigenous Studies at First Nations University in Regina, Sask.</p> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:04:01 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12545 at /indigenous /indigenous/student-awards/award-recipients <p>The Indigenous Studies Program commends all of this year's award recipients. </p> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:47:15 +0000 erika.detorres@mcgill.ca 12537 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/news/original-meaning-isnt-everything-290935 <p>This weekend, Christa Scholtz (Chair, Indigenous Studies Program & Associate Professor of Political Science) wrote a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette:</p> <h2>"Original Meaning Isn't Everything"</h2> <h3>Re: ƻ����Ժ Redmen should keep their name (Martin Patriquin, Oct 18)</h3> <p>Martin Patriquin suggests ƻ����Ժ should keep the name of the men's varsity team, the Redmen. He writes that a decision to do otherwise would be "cowardice", an unprincipled abdication to political correctness. I disagree.</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:02:04 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12524 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/origins-interpretations-and-impacts-use-indigenous-imagery-north-american-sport-291380 <p>In the wake of the #ChangeTheName campaign, led by Tomas Jirousek and other Indigenous students at ƻ����Ժ, the Indigenous Studies Program is taking this as an opportunity to discuss the use of Indigenous symbols and cultural appropriation in Canad</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:03:10 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12529 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/news/inuit-arnait-isumanivi-amma-sananngoagat-inuit-women-arts-291253 <p>On September 25th, as part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2018, the Indigenous Studies Program hosted four incredible Inuit women in involved in the arts: Heather Igloliorte (ᓯᕈ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᖅᑎ), Niap Saunders (ᓂᐊᑉ ᓴᓐᑐᔅ), Nina Segalowitz (ᓂᓇ ᓯᒐᓗᕕᑦᔅ), and Beatrice Deer (ᐱᐊᑐᐊᔅ ᑎᐅ). After presentations by each of the panelists, a warm and earnest discussion was had with the audience. A recording of the event was made and can be accessed <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gcJ3OPO9OAbKDlQkKf__Xi4EdPDEpvDo">here</a>, there are also pictures of the event available through our Facebook page. </p> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:27:54 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12528 at /indigenous /indigenous/channels/event/understanding-cultural-appropriation-consequences-strategies-reclamation-and-defiance-291114 <p>The Indigenous Studies Program and the SSMU Indigenous Affairs Commissioner are excited to host a panel discussion about cultural appropriation.</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:42:35 +0000 patricia.castle@mcgill.ca 12527 at /indigenous