鈥淔acing Canada's Future鈥, MISC鈥檚 25th annual conference, reflected on the state of Canada when MISC was created to see how far it has come since that time, and more importantly, to look at the coming years and Canada鈥檚 future. The conference addressed national identity, reconciliation, Canada in the world, the impact of COVID-19, technological change, climate change, and more.
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Jarrett Rudy (1970-2020)
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Born November 14, 1970, in Stratford, and raised in Tavistock, Ontario. He died at home on April 4, 2020, from complications following heart surgery, at 49 years of age. His early passing is deeply mourned by his wife, Cynthia Kelly, father and mother, Bob & Joan (Korgaard) Rudy, brother and sister-in-law, Jensen & Heidi (Janzen) Rudy, their two children, Daniel & Kate Rudy, and Heidi鈥檚 father, Peter Janzen.
On September 25th, as part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2018, the Indigenous Studies Program hosted four incredible Inuit women in involved in the arts: Heather Igloliorte (釗晥 釔冡挕釗椺摃釔呩枀釕), Niap Saunders (釗傖悐釕 釗瘁搻釕愥攨), Nina Segalowitz (釗傖搰 釗拹釗椺晻釕︶攨), and Beatrice Deer (釔贬悐釕愥悐釘 釕庒悈). After presentations by each of the panelists, a warm and earnest discussion was had with the audience. A recording of the event was made and can be accessed , there are also pictures of the event available through our Facebook page.听
This weekend, Christa Scholtz (Chair, Indigenous Studies Program & Associate Professor of Political Science) wrote a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette:
"Original Meaning Isn't Everything"
Re: 91社区 Redmen should keep their name (Martin Patriquin, Oct 18)
Martin Patriquin suggests 91社区 should keep the name of the men's varsity team, the Redmen. He writes that a decision to do otherwise would be "cowardice", an unprincipled abdication to political correctness. I disagree.
We are very excited to announce that听Gabrielle Iakotennikonhrare Doreen, our faculty lecturer, will be leading 91社区 first ever landbased education field course this summer.
This week the Indigenous studies program made the news in the 91社区 Daily and the Eastern Door!
The Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series this year was a major success! Ryan McMahon, CEO of 听and builder of , spent the week at 91社区 contributing to our community. The听Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series is the Indigenous Studies Program's flagship series.
For the听Indigenous Knowledge Holder Series, the Indigenous Studies Program invites听an Indigenous Knowledge Holder to spend a week at the university to share their scholarship, work, and advocacy.听 Indigenous Knowledge Holders 颅鈥 whether they be wampum belt holders, storytellers, artists, activists, hereditary leaders, or academics鈥 encompass generations of knowledge embedded within the cultural and epistemological worldview of Indigenous communities that span generations, to enrich the 91社区 Community.
It is with great excitement that the Indigenous Studies Program welcomes听Dr. Heidi Senungetuk听and听Ms. Gabrielle Doreen听to the Program.听
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Dr. Senungetuk听(Inupiaq) joins 91社区 as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Indigenous Studies after earning a PhD in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University.听Her research has focused on Inupiaq music and dance in urban spaces in Alaska and she will be exploring northern Indigenous performative arts in Arctic regions under the supervision of Dr. Allan Downey during her time at 91社区.
Last year, Justin Trudeau, the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, became Canada鈥檚 new leader, ending 10 years of Stephen Harper rule.