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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

January 24, 2020

Carleton Helps Get the Word Out in Indigenous Communities

While reviewing hospital records from the Sioux Lookout Health Centre in northern Ontario, Tom Kovesi noticed a high number of children had symptoms of respiratory conditions that can be caused by mold. A pediatric respirologist... More

December 4, 2019

Deer Stew and the Drum: Carleton Revives Annual Round Dance

It’s not every night you get to eat deer stew at Carleton University and hear folks competing for the best moose call but that was the scene at Fenn Lounge on the evening of Nov.... More

December 2, 2019

Telling Important Stories: The New TVO Indigenous Hub at Carleton University

As a child, TVO reporter Shelby Lisk heard very little of her family's native language. She was raised in Belleville, Ont. —not very far from Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) but far enough to be disconnected.... More

October 1, 2019

Finding Common Ground: Carleton Alum Waneek Horn-Miller on Reconciliation

Reconciliation between Indigenous and settler Canadians won't be a restoration of friendly relations; rather, think of it as making one set of beliefs compatible with another. "Because in Canada, since contact, it hasn't been friendly,"... More

September 27, 2019

Carleton Event Examines the Term “Genocide” in Indigenous Report

Reclaiming Power and Place, the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, concludes that acts of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people in Canada has amounted... More

July 30, 2019

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Leading Youth

Youth are the future of every community, and of every nation. But for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), youth are even more than that. “We have roughly 50,000 people,” says Derek Fox, Deputy Grand Chief of... More

July 2, 2019

On Track to Boost Indigenous Initiatives

Traditional drumming at Convocation ceremonies. Elaborate beadwork clothing. The voices of Elders delivering powerful messages. The sweet smell of burning sage during a smudging ceremony. Occasions enjoyed with a menu of Algonquin fare. A classroom... More

May 27, 2019

Carleton Alumna Waneek Horn-Miller Inducted into Canada Sports Hall of Fame

Carleton University alumna and former Ravens water polo star, Waneek Horn-Miller, has been inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. With a gold medal performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg as... More

April 17, 2019

Recovering Yukon Languages

A language is more than a series of sounds given structure through grammar and meaning through symbolism. There are more than 7,000 languages on Earth, and each one can convey that which is common to... More

March 5, 2019

From Princess to Activist

Wearing a shirt she’d made the previous day—an arrow snapping against a target and destroying a gun—and sitting in front of Revolution of Love, a painting by Michif artist Christi Belcourt, kahntinetha Horn told a... More

February 12, 2019

Catalyst for Change: Curating Indigenous Art Means Starting a Conversation

If you’re an Indigenous woman in Canada who wants to nurture and grow the vibrancy and capacity of your community, you can choose many paths — politician, teacher, mother, consultant and activist. Or you could... More