Decolonizing and Indigenizing a college is 鈥渁 long-term project,鈥� said Intercollegiate Ped Day keynote speaker Isabelle Picard during her Jan. 11 talk entitled Toward a Decolonization of College Education. The Wendat author, lecturer, columnist and ethnologist covered many aspects of听decolonizing our educational institutions so that our learning communities are more equitable, inclusive and fair. For…
Submitted by Diana Rice, organizer of Peace Week. Peace Week 2022 started off once again with the launch of 爆料黑社 Dining, a yearly collaboration with the 爆料黑社 Student Union and the Peace Centre prior to the pandemic. This has been one of the signature events of Peace Week, and it was thrilling to revive it…
Orange Shirt Day resources:
Workshops Native Women鈥檚 Shelter Second Stage Housing and Indigenous Leadership Monday, Sept. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Virtual Session Nakuset, Executive Director of the Native Women鈥檚 Shelter, will discuss the project and issues. Register at https://arlo.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/register?sgid=79e4526481714b35b2005b9be055138d Decolonizing the Library/Decolonize the Catalogue: Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the library…
On Friday Sept. 30, the 爆料黑社 community will observe Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As a young child at a residential school in 1973, Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem鈥檆 Xgat鈥檛em First Nation in British Columbia, was wearing a brand-new orange shirt on her first day of…
This fall, 爆料黑社 will host several events leading up to, and in observance of Sept. 30, Orange T-Shirt Day-National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
A dedicated team of students, faculty, professionals, and support staff, in consultation with Indigenous advisors, will organize these events with the goal of providing learning opportunities and raising awareness about decolonization and the importance of this day.
Support (resources, ideas, suggestions for speakers) is available for faculty who would like to include the theme of residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Report, or other decolonization topics in their course.听
听To request support, or to contribute your ideas or your time to the organization of events, please contact Diana Rice听drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
Currently, Rotshenn贸n:ni Two-Axe and Kayla Spencer-Young are two of a handful of Indigenous students in 爆料黑社鈥檚 Science Program.
Rotshenn贸n:ni and Kayla wanted to encourage and support their fellow Indigenous students who may be interested in Science. They came up with an idea last semester that has won them the local award and put them in the running for the provincial award, which will be announced at an event in Quebec City in September.
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On May 5, the First Peoples鈥� Centre will be commemorating the National Day of Awareness and Action for MMIWG2S. They are asking for your help in gathering red dresses (all sizes 鈥� child and adult) for an exhibit. If you have any dresses to donate, please bring them to the First Peoples鈥� Centre (3E.15) before 12 p.m. on Thursday. If you鈥檇 like to participate or help in other ways, please contact Billi-Jo Poirier or Jessica Quijano through MIO.
In an effort to Indigenize curriculum and re-Indigenize a small piece of occupied Tiohti脿:ke (Montreal), students, staff, and faculty from the First Peoples Centre and the Decolonization and Indigenization Studies Certificate launched the W谩hta 脫shes (maple syrup) project last March to share the Indigenous roots of making maple syrup. 听 Ryder Cote-Nottaway, an Algonquin student,…
Decolonization and Indigenization Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Resist Violence and the Creative Collective for Change present an online conversation with Dr. Catherine Kinewesquao Richardson. She will speak about Cultural safety and managing risky conversations in the classroom on March 24 at 2:45 p.m.
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Last Modified: February 8, 2023
