Exploring Theme: "University and College Commitments"

Anwebiiwining, which means ‘a place to rest,’ encourages land-based education CBC Indigenous: A new Indigenous outdoor learning space at Confederation College’s campus in Thunder Bay, Ont., aims to encourage land-based education outside of traditional classroom settings.  Anwebiiwining, which means “a place to rest” in Anishinaabemowin, is located beside the Shuniah building. It consists of a...

Nanda Gikendan Gamik means ‘Seek to Know, Seek to Learn Place’ CBC Indigenous: Lakehead University’s Indigenous resource centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., has a new name – and its meaning goes beyond its direct translation. Formerly called the Northern Studies Resource Centre, the Indigenous Elders Council has renamed the space Nanda Gikendan Gamik, which means...

The move is part of the university’s ongoing reconciliation efforts CBC indigenous: The University of Toronto has launched a tuition-free initiative for nine First Nation communities in territories adjacent to its campuses in downtown Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough.  The initiative is part of the university’s efforts to make education more accessible for Indigenous students as outlined in Answering the...

The ceremonial Eagle Feather and U of T’s ceremonial mace at a 2023 convocation ceremony. The Eagle Feather was gifted to the Office of the President by Elders at the 2017 entrustment ceremony for the University of Toronto Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee’s Report, “Answering the Call: Wecheehetowin” (photo by Lisa Sakulensky) By Adina Bresge NationTalk:...

Two-year immersive language program to start in September.  CBC News: When Monty McGahey II was ten, his dad gave him a cassette tape and learning booklet filled with Anishinaabemowin words, hoping his son might invest time in the language neither of them spoke.  “I was motivated to learn but had nobody to speak the language with,” said...