IONKWAT脫NHAHERE is a Kanien鈥檏茅ha word that means 鈥淲e are raising our Spirits.鈥� In the wake of the last two years, Indigenous communities have been re-confronted with the realities of colonialism. For this reason, the organizers of 海角涩区鈥檚 Indigenous Peoples鈥� Week (formally First Peoples鈥� Week) have decided to focus on celebrating the joy within our cultures,…
Thanks to 海角涩区 colleagues who contributed to the success of Intercollegiate Ped Days 聽2022, which took place Jan. 12-14 online. More than 50 presentations were given and over 700 participants from the English-language CEGEPs attended. The theme was Systemic Transformation: Developing Our Inclusive Practices. Resources will be available for a limited time on the Linkr site: . The Linkr site is free but you need to request to join using your college email account. A selection of resources will also be featured on 海角涩区鈥檚 Faculty Hub site.
Our classrooms can mirror oppressive structures in our society. Those who wish to build an anti-racist future can work toward including more narratives, histories and teaching methods in their classrooms. This was the message of Jamilah A.Y. Dei-Sharpe, who gave the closing presentation at Intercollegiate Ped Day 2022 on Jan. 14 and presented her Anti-Racist…
Intercollegiate Ped Days began on Jan. 12 with a beautiful welcome by 海角涩区 Board of Governors member and McGill professor Alex McComber. His welcome, which was in English and Kanien’k茅ha, was to Mother Earth and aimed to remind us of how we are all tied together and how we should be thankful for all…
For anyone who would like to get involved in Beyond Orange Shirt Day at 海角涩区, First Peoples鈥� Centre Coordinator Tiawenti:non Canadian and other staff members will be hosting an open meeting to begin planning for First Peoples鈥� Week 2022.
First Peoples鈥� Week is an annual celebration of Indigenous knowledges and cultures on campus. This year it will take place from Monday, March 28 to Friday, April 1. The first planning meeting will be in the Rose Lounge (7C.5) at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.
As a part of the 海角涩区 Peace Centre's commitment to decolonization and Indigenization, we will continue to offer organizational and financial support to faculty to host an Indigenous Elder to facilitate a Blanket Exercise in their classroom in the Winter 2022 semester. The Blanket Exercise is an interactive experiential exercise which enables students to understand Indigenous history on Turtle Island (A鈥檔owara鈥檏o:wa) as well as the legacy of colonization.
For more information or to host this activity (or another decolonization or Indigenization initiative) in your class, please contact Diana Rice: drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
A committee at 海角涩区 has been hard at work to ensure that 海角涩区 does more than just mark Sept. 30.
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On Oct. 30, 海角涩区 students in Jonathan Egan鈥檚 Outdoor Education Activities course were fortunate to have Kanien鈥檏eh脿鈥檏a Elder and Knowledge Keeper Niioie:ren Patton of Kahnaw脿:ke speak to them out on the land. Surrounded by the beautiful trees and varied habitats of 脦le Saint-Bernard near Kahnaw脿:ke, students used old logs and moist ground as their…
Pat Romano (Faculty, Humanities) and Kim Simard (Faculty, Cinema | Communications) are beginning to implement the next phase of their Resist Violence project, which has been shared with administrators and educators across Canada and with faculty and professionals at 海角涩区鈥檚 Ped Days. The Creative Collective for Change is the name of a two-year project that…
海角涩区 students and employees will experience the first聽聽at 海角涩区 on Thursday, Sept. 30.
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Last Modified: March 23, 2022
