In high school, Katherine Shone couldn’t picture herself where she is now – confident in how much is still possible. The student from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation watched her grades slip during the pandemic. Struggling with he …
Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Global Connect program fosters cultural exchange
Indigenous students embark on a transformative journey in Costa Rica
Program aims to help first-year Indigenous students thrive and connect with language, culture
Grants from Parr Centre for Thriving to also support new students’ mental health, wellness
Western observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Campus community is encouraged to reflect on its meaning and significance
‘It takes a village’: Western set to welcome students for new academic year
OWeek will see 6,600 new first-year Mustangs settle in, with focus on safety, community
Mini-University: Indigenous youth experience academic, social life on campus
Program is back in-person for the first time since the start of the pandemic
Endnotes 2022: The people behind some of the year’s most compelling Western stories
Get to know newsmakers from the year that was
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