Riverfest, a celebration of the Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River) and what it represents for the communities that live in London, Ont., is back for the second year. Among the themes it explores is the question of water justice, through a unique art exhibit titl …
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Valuing others key trait in Award of Excellence recipients
Seven staff members and one team receive highest honour for staff achievement at Western
Western opens Wampum Learning Lodge
Space to serve as touchstone for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to gather, learn in spirit of Truth and Reconciliation
New director of Indigenous Planetary Health seeks to merge two disparate worlds
Nicole Redvers heads transdisciplinary research into Indigenous medical knowledge
N’Satung documentary sheds light on Indigenous perspectives on education
Unique collaboration includes arts and humanities faculty, students and alumni
Archival records repatriated to Six Nations of the Grand River
Letter book kept by John Brant, once housed in Western archives, returns to rightful owners
Western launches Memegwaanh Indigenous Learning Honour
New initiative will recognize students’ engagement in efforts towards Truth and Reconciliation during their time at Western
Indigenous studies course focuses on “resilience and resistance”
First-year introductory course challenges narratives of victimization, trauma
Students facing barriers to inclusion participate in Algonquin Park field experience
“Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified” aims to diversify ecology and evolutionary biology professions
First-ever Riverfest reconnects campus community with the Deshkan Ziibiing
Activities throughout September aim to encourage engagement with the Antler/Thames River
Fostering friendships, familiarity with campus, prior to fall arrival
Community Connections part of ‘continuum of care’ for incoming students
New pilot program makes education more accessible
Open educational resources are helping to decrease costs, increase equity
Bioarchaeologists confirm museum shrunken head as human remains
Sophisticated imaging key to less-invasive understanding of Indigenous history, culture
Valuing others key trait in Award of Excellence recipients
Seven staff members and one team receive highest honour for staff achievement at Western
Western opens Wampum Learning Lodge
Space to serve as touchstone for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to gather, learn in spirit of Truth and Reconciliation
New director of Indigenous Planetary Health seeks to merge two disparate worlds
Nicole Redvers heads transdisciplinary research into Indigenous medical knowledge
N’Satung documentary sheds light on Indigenous perspectives on education
Unique collaboration includes arts and humanities faculty, students and alumni
Archival records repatriated to Six Nations of the Grand River
Letter book kept by John Brant, once housed in Western archives, returns to rightful owners
Western launches Memegwaanh Indigenous Learning Honour
New initiative will recognize students’ engagement in efforts towards Truth and Reconciliation during their time at Western
Indigenous studies course focuses on “resilience and resistance”
First-year introductory course challenges narratives of victimization, trauma
Students facing barriers to inclusion participate in Algonquin Park field experience
“Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified” aims to diversify ecology and evolutionary biology professions
First-ever Riverfest reconnects campus community with the Deshkan Ziibiing
Activities throughout September aim to encourage engagement with the Antler/Thames River
Fostering friendships, familiarity with campus, prior to fall arrival
Community Connections part of ‘continuum of care’ for incoming students
New pilot program makes education more accessible
Open educational resources are helping to decrease costs, increase equity
Bioarchaeologists confirm museum shrunken head as human remains
Sophisticated imaging key to less-invasive understanding of Indigenous history, culture