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September 27, 2022

Continuing the Conversation about Missing Children and Unmarked Graves

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's final report estimated that between 4,000 and 6,000 children died at residential schools. Hundreds were buried in unmarked graves and no information was shared with their... More

September 27, 2022

Stitching Together Grief and Art

When Deborah Young, a Cree social worker and Carleton University PhD candidate and lecturer, heard the horrific news about the recovery of graves at the former sites of residential schools in the spring of 2021,... More

September 23, 2022

Orange Shirt Day: Student Connections

On Orange Shirt Day, Carleton University is committed to truth, conciliation and allyship. From artistic expression to language, Carleton students are connecting to their history and culture. Continue reading to learn more about some of... More

September 23, 2022

Marking Orange Shirt Day as an Ally

Orange Shirt Day, held annually on September 30, is a national day of remembrance to mark the devastating history and intergenerational impacts of residential and day schools and to honour their survivors. The legacy of... More

June 14, 2022

Reflected Learning

Learn more about these new additions to Carleton’s faculty and their dedication to the advancement of teaching and learning, while integrating Indigenous ways of knowing and being into their curriculums. Andrés López Assistant Professor, School of... More

June 2, 2022

Celebrating Indigenous History Month as an Ally

During National Indigenous History Month, it is crucial to take time to recognize the rich history, heritage, culture, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across Canada. Non-Indigenous people can pursue their... More

November 12, 2021

Grad Traces Family Lineage in History and Indigenous Studies Program

Richard Cywink graduated in fall 2021 with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and a minor in Indigenous Studies. His convocation will be taking place June 17. Carleton University History and Indigenous Studies graduate Richard... More

September 27, 2021

Walking Together at the Ānako Indigenous Research Institute

This past summer, Tasha Beeds and a core group of nine women, men and Two-Spirit people walked carrying a small copper pail of water from the source of the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta’s Rocky... More

September 13, 2021

Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Alliance Finds Strong Support on Carleton Campus

The first time that Carleton University’s Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Alliance (RIFA) met on Zoom last February, it was during the thick of the COVID–19 pandemic. Still, there was something special in the air. The... More

August 9, 2021

New Program to Foster Allyship and Support for Indigenous Students

When Carleton University’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives released the Kinàmàgawin: Learning Together report in May 2020, it put forward 41 calls to action aimed at making the campus a safer space for Indigenous students, faculty... More

June 24, 2021

Celebrating Pride Month: Benny Michaud Leads Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement

Benny Michaud is a proud Michif (Métis) eagle clan person from St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the Michif language their traditional name is kaa-natawiyiweet dans la sud oschi, which means Medicine Person from the South,... More

June 24, 2021

Great Grads 2021: Carleton Engineering Student Earns Iron Ring 60 Years After Grandfather

For Carleton University Mechanical Engineering student Margot Vandesande, this year’s graduation will be a special kind of family affair. Sixty years after her grandfather, John McCalla, graduated from Carleton’s first Engineering class in 1961, Vandesande... More