Mary Lou Smoke’s deep yearning to understand the Anishinaabe heritage of her people in Batchawana Bay began before she was eight years old. “We grew up surviving as Native people, but we didn’t know anything about being Native,” Smoke said. …
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‘Designed by students for students’, Western Wellness Hub launches on campus
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Ivey Business School observes centennial with celebrations, community outreach
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Page from first book printed in England now housed at Western
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