As Serena Mendizabal, BA’20, MA’23, celebrated her first convocation from Western in 2020, she told Western News there were “big-picture things” she wanted to accomplish. In the three years since, she has. Mendizabal is currently at COP28, in …
Indigenous Studies
New Indigenous mural honours community voices on campus
Created by students, staff, faculty, installation includes cultural motifs of three nations
Endnotes 2022: Paula Cornelius-Hedgepeth finds ‘home away from home’ at Wampum Learning Lodge
New site provides safe space to prioritize reclamation, revitalization and reconciliation
Learning bundles a gift of Indigenous knowledge
New curriculum to help Indigenize instruction, build community
Post-doc scholar explores hip hop influence on Inuit youth
Raj Singh’s research highlights Indigenous artists addressing ‘healing, leadership, cultural health’ through music
Students get lesson on environmental stewardship close to home
Combined Indigenous studies, geography class to learn ‘land healing, responsibility’ through new land-use agreement
Solving the world’s problems through Indigenous connections
New book examines intergenerational resilience as path to progress
Ivey students embark on Indigenous learning
New program provides first-years lesson on history, cultures
Education will pave way for meaningful reconciliation
Journey to overcome harmful legacy of Residential Schools has begun
Engineering fellowships created for Indigenous and Black doctoral students
The new fellowships will support and increase representation among students heading towards academic and industry careers.
‘Money talks’ in changing NFL team’s nickname
Sociology professor Janice Forsyth called the Washington NFL franchise’s decision to change its controversial nickname “a clear example of ‘money talks.’”
New Indigenous mural honours community voices on campus
Created by students, staff, faculty, installation includes cultural motifs of three nations
Endnotes 2022: Paula Cornelius-Hedgepeth finds ‘home away from home’ at Wampum Learning Lodge
New site provides safe space to prioritize reclamation, revitalization and reconciliation
Learning bundles a gift of Indigenous knowledge
New curriculum to help Indigenize instruction, build community
Post-doc scholar explores hip hop influence on Inuit youth
Raj Singh’s research highlights Indigenous artists addressing ‘healing, leadership, cultural health’ through music
Students get lesson on environmental stewardship close to home
Combined Indigenous studies, geography class to learn ‘land healing, responsibility’ through new land-use agreement
Solving the world’s problems through Indigenous connections
New book examines intergenerational resilience as path to progress
Ivey students embark on Indigenous learning
New program provides first-years lesson on history, cultures
Education will pave way for meaningful reconciliation
Journey to overcome harmful legacy of Residential Schools has begun
Engineering fellowships created for Indigenous and Black doctoral students
The new fellowships will support and increase representation among students heading towards academic and industry careers.
‘Money talks’ in changing NFL team’s nickname
Sociology professor Janice Forsyth called the Washington NFL franchise’s decision to change its controversial nickname “a clear example of ‘money talks.’”