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December 15, 2020

Carleton Examines Progress on Fifth Anniversary of TRC Final Report

Five years ago, Canada took an important step toward a long-term goal. On Dec. 15, 2015, after hearing from more than 6,000 witnesses over seven years, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final... More

November 26, 2020

Carleton’s Final Shannon Lecture of 2020 to Focus on Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

The fifth and final session of this year’s Shannon Lecture Series from Carleton University’s Department of History features McMaster University Prof. Bonny Ibhawoh, who will address a major shift in justice systems on Nov. 27,... More

November 20, 2020

Carleton Marks Louis Riel Day with Talk by Elder Tony Belcourt

Carleton University’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives (CII) marked Louis Riel Day on Nov. 16, 2020 with an online session led by Métis Elder Tony Belcourt. Belcourt is a knowledge keeper and longtime Métis rights advocate... More

November 10, 2020

Fall Graduation 2020: Carleton Fisheries Doctorate Awardee will Continue Indigenous Research

Carleton’s Fall Graduation 2020, a university-wide online celebration, launched on Saturday, Nov. 14. Watch the celebration at the Carleton Grads 2020 website now! Carleton science PhD graduate Andrea Reid, a citizen and member of the... More

September 29, 2020

Carleton Takes Part in Orange Shirt Day to Honour Residential School Survivors

Philip Macho Commanda understands what it means to live with the history of Canada’s residential schools. As a member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg band, both his grandmother and mother lived through the trauma of... More

September 9, 2020

Carleton Launches Education and Research Collaboration with First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun

Carleton University and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (NND) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on Indigenous and Northern studies, post-secondary education, research and access for learners during a virtual ceremony on... More

July 27, 2020

Watching over Water: Carleton Alum Serves as Ottawa Riverkeeper

From its source at Lac des Outaouais, Que., to Lake of Two Mountains just west of Montreal where it streams into the St. Lawrence, the Ottawa River flows for 1,271 kilometres. The area it drains... More

June 17, 2020

Carleton’s David Miller and Study Team Win Award of Excellence

Carleton’s Chemistry Prof. David Miller is a member of the Sioux Lookout Zone Children’s Environmental Health study team which has been awarded the 2020 Health Canada, Health Environmental and Consumers Safety Branch ADM Award of... More

June 15, 2020

Carleton Linguist Reflects on Unique Eastern Cree Language Website on its 20th Birthday

Marie-Odile Junker, a professor at Carleton University’s School of Linguistics and Language Studies, had a dream years ago where, sad about the disappearance of Indigenous languages worldwide, she finds a teepee occupied by Indigenous Elders... More

May 13, 2020

Carleton University Introduces Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Reconciliation Strategy

Carleton University has released Kinàmàgawin, a revitalized long-term Indigenous strategy with 41 Calls to Action to make Carleton a more welcoming space for current and future Indigenous students and faculty members. Post-secondary institutions across Canada... More

March 4, 2020

Honouring Treaties is the Beginning of True Decolonization

When Coastal GasLink says it got approval from 20 British Columbia First Nations to build a natural gas pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory, they’re right. Elected band councils from reserves all along the route support the... More

February 11, 2020

Kinàmàgawin Symposium Focuses on Indigenous Identity and Sovereignty

Carleton University’s first annual Kinàmàgawin Symposium focused on important issues rooted in Indigenous identity and sovereignty, many of which remain pressing concerns today, according to the event’s speakers and panelists. “Kinàmàgawin” is an Algonquin word... More