"Honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day: McGill community gathers under the Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag"
Read the coverage here of McGill University's sixth annual Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag raising on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023.
By Fergus Grieve, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and External Relations
Wahéhshon Whitebean and Cheyenne Neszo have been named recipients of Rathlyn Fellowships. Awarded annually through the Indigenous Studies Program at McGill, Rathlyn Fellowships support Indigenous graduate students at McGill in their studies and research. Each Fellowships is worth $15,000.
The Rathlyn Fellowship is given out each year through the Indigenous Studies Program at McGill.
On May 25, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students graduating from McGill this spring were celebrated at a virtual Scarf Ceremony, attended by family, friends and senior members of the McGill community.
Read the full story in the McGill Reporter by Fergus Grieve here.
The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks within the Aquatic Toxicology Unit is seeking an Indigenous Intern for a 1-year term, working with a variety of fish and invertebrate species in a laboratory setting to culture organisms, and assist with acute toxicity testing.
On April 4th 2023, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives) Celeste Pedri-Spade and Associate Provost Angela Campbell (Equity and Academic Policies) had the pleasure of welcoming 15 new Indigenous faculty and staff members to McGill University. The new McGillians include First Nations, Métis and Inuk people from across Canada. This follows McGill's 52 Calls to Action, which call on the University to appoint 35 Indigenous tenure-track or tenured professors by 2032.
The Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Québec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (QcNEIHR) is currently seeking applications for a Full-Time Research Network Coordinator, based remotely in Kahnawake, Quebec.
Research Network Coordinator Primary Duties:
Position duties and responsibilities are as follows:
Tungasuvvingat Inuit, an Inuit-specific urban services provider based in Ottawa, is pleased to invite you to participate in free Inuit Cultural Sensitivity Training taking place online throughout the months of April, May and June. The training is catered to service providers who work with Inuit children, youth and families in Ontario and Southern Canada.
In January 2023, the Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative (ISCEI) announced the appointment the 2023 ISCEI Writer-in-Residence, Greg Horn.
Greg Horn - 2023 Writer-in-Residence
Greg Horn is a Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawake and has been a journalist for 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Concordia University. He is also a graduate of the adult immersion program Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats.
In January 2023, the Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative (ISCEI) announced the appointment the 2023 ISCEI Artist-in-Residence, Tiffany Shaw.
Tiffany Shaw – 2023 Artist-in-Residence
The application process for the IMPRESS program has officially launched and will run until March 10th.
Brittany Wenniserí:iostha Jock, Assistant Professor in the School of Human Nutrition, was one of seven Indigenous staff members from a wide range of disciplines who partook in McGill’s 4th annual Indigenous Faculty and Staff Welcome Ceremony held February 14th. The 90-minute online ceremony was designed to highlight the University’s commitment to increasing the Indigenous presence on campus.
Thérèse Yéro Adamou, Mylène Riva, Gina Muckle, Elhadji Anassour Laouan Sidi, Mélanie Lemire, Pierre Ayotte
Sci Total Environ. 2020 Nov 15;743:140495.
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140495.
Abstract
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to McGill University, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.
Indigenous Studies is once again running our summer field course, INDG 450, from July 8th until August 5th. This course focuses on Rotinonhsonni land-based pedagogies, Ohén:ton Karihwátehkwen (words before all else) as well as stories to engage in various topics of Indigenous Studies. Land-based practices, guest speakers, trips around the city and in community, will be used to engage student in the learning process.
