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January 7, 2019

Indigenous Art and Identity

Carmen Robertson, who is from Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle Valley, moved to Calgary after high school. Even though her family is Lakota and Scottish, she didn't see much Indigenous art growing up on the prairies. So, one... More

December 10, 2018

Building on Indigenous Initiatives

The three co chairs of Carleton University’s Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Committee (CUISIC) have appointed the members who will consult widely in coming months on a concrete action plan to remove systemic barriers and enhance academic... More

November 29, 2018

Bundles of Indigenous Knowledge

Last winter, Carleton Indigenous and Canadian Studies Prof. Kahente Horn-Miller attended a symposium in downtown Ottawa on Indigenous knowledge and the education system hosted by the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy. At the time, she... More

October 22, 2018

Energy Road Map

The MoCreebec Eeyoud First Nation in Moose Factory, Ont., wants to reduce energy costs and take ownership of power consumption. Carleton University students Joshua Russell and Keelia LaFreniere are helping them figure out the best... More

October 15, 2018

Journalism Students Expand Their Narrative with Stories North

Madeline Lines, a fourth-year Journalism student at Carleton University, knows the golden rule of her craft like the back of her hand. "Objectivity, objectivity, objectivity." That's by no means a bad thing — with mistrust... More

September 19, 2018

Carleton University Art Gallery Launches Fall Exhibitions

After a week of rallies, music, talks and other events to celebrate Carleton University’s past, present and future, it seemed fitting to cap off Throwback 2018 with a nod to the brave visionaries who explore... More

July 23, 2018

Students from Nunavut Visit Carleton for Imagine Architecture Program

Two Inuit teens from Canada’s Arctic visited Carleton from July 11 to 16 as part of the Imagine Architecture program offered through the university’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism. The program is a career exploratory initiative geared... More

June 29, 2018

Understanding Indigenous Land Claims

In the summer of 1990, the image of Canada as a tolerant and accepting nation for all began to evaporate while the rest of the world watched in shock. From July to September of that... More

June 25, 2018

Fish Research Links to Indigenous Heritage

Even though she was born and raised on the opposite side of Canada and has done research on fish in Africa, Asia and Oceania, Carleton University PhD student and National Geographic Explorer, Andrea Reid, was... More

June 12, 2018

Moving Toward Inuit Self-Determination: Natan Obed

Inuit oral history has been etched into stone and bathed in the soft light of Canada’s National Gallery of Art. But it wasn’t always this way. The popularization and commercialization of Inuit sculpture only began... More

June 1, 2018

Honouring Indigenous Heritage at Convocation

When Ashley Courchene walks across the stage in front of hundreds of spectators at his Convocation ceremony at Carleton University this June, the Political Science honours student plans to wear traditional grass dance regalia made... More

March 13, 2018

Indigenous Use of Media

Thirty years ago, John M. H. Kelly covered Indigenous issues for South Dakota'sRapid City Journal. His stories provided a platform for the area's Lakota people, who successfully fought to stop a military armaments test facility from... More