As part of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' Winter Speaker Series 2024, Mi'kmaq singer-songwriter Emma Stevens performed at the Schulich School of Music. Missed the performance? View the YouTube coverage here.

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Published on: 26 Feb 2024

Deloitte Canada's Bloom Indigenous Student Scholarship program now open!

Applications are open to students from across Canada who identify as members of an Indigenous community, with applications closing on Friday, January 19, 2024. Selected students will be awarded a one-time $5,000 scholarship and the opportunity to complete a paid work term at one of our Canadian offices within the year.
 

Click the link here to learn more information for interested applicants.

Classified as: Indigenous scholarships
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Published on: 21 Dec 2023

From Stephanie Wereley, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and External Relations:

"First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students were the guests of honour at McGill’s latest Scarf Ceremony, which celebrates the University’s Indigenous graduates.

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Published on: 23 Nov 2023

From Neale McDevitt, editor at the McGill Reporter: 

Classified as: Indigenous Peoples
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Published on: 21 Nov 2023

The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) program is seeking project hosts for the 2024 cohort of undergraduate participants. 

The program awards undergraduate students $5,000 for their participation, alongside social events, professional development workshops and cultural activities within a 15-hour weekly commitment. 

Host applications are open now, and are due by December 8th, 2023. View the PDF (below) for more details!

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Published on: 2 Nov 2023

Earlier this month, Dr. Cindy Blackstock was the 2023 recipient of the World Children's Prize, voted by millions of children internationally. 

Read the full story on the McGill Reporter here

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Published on: 2 Nov 2023

On Friday, September 22nd 2023, McGill University's First Peoples house hosted the 22nd annual PowWow in collaboration with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. 

View coverage of this years' PowWow here, by Neale McDevitt, Editor at the McGill Reporter. 

Classified as: Indigenous Awareness Weeks
Published on: 5 Oct 2023

On Monday, Sept. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosted a roundtable discussion with Josée Lavallée, Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke, and Amy Shawanda on systemic violence in healthcare as part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2023. 

 

View Neale McDevitt's coverage of the event in the McGill Reporter here

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Published on: 5 Oct 2023

View Earl Zukerman's coverage here of the Second Annual Legacy Game, which took place on September 30th 2023 between McGill Redbirds and Queen's Gaels.

Classified as: The Legacy Game, Indigenous Awareness Week
Published on: 5 Oct 2023

Read coverage and an introduction to Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2023 from Neale McDevitt at the McGill Reporter. 

For the full article, see here: https://reporter.mcgill.ca/iaw2023/

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Published on: 14 Sep 2023

The Department of Psychology is seeking a Student Research Assistant to support a collaborative project with the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) on “Respecting and asserting First Nations Data Sovereignty Research Data Management”. This project is a collaborative effort between FNIGC, six academic institutions, including McGill University, and multiple Inuit and First Nations governments and organizations.

Published on: 9 Aug 2023

La Maison Miyoskamin is hiring a full-time Director position for their upcoming opening in 2023. 

Miyoskamin is a Cree word meaning “spring” or “ground-breaking”, which reflects the truly meaningful impact. Maison Miyoskamin will take a holistic approach to health and well-being by pairing affordable housing with the Saralikitaaq Centre, childcare services, trauma counseling, legal services, and more. When doors open in summer 2023, the new program will house, support and empower 23 Indigenous women and their children.

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Published on: 27 Jul 2023

The Native Women's Shelter of Montreal is seeking applicants for the following positions: 

  • Cultural Support Worker
  • Maintenance Worker
  • Empowerment Worker
  • Administrative Coordinator
  • Saralikitaaq Team Coordinator

The positions will be open until they are filled. For more information, please see each job posting PDF below, or by contacting Stephanie at admassistant.nwsm [at] gmail.com

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Published on: 10 Jul 2023

The Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) at McGill University is seeking a Research Program Coordinator for a one-year term under Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier. 

 

Some of the responsibilities include:

  • Organization of research project activities

  • Acts as resource person in matters of administrative processes

  • Ensures that graduate students and casuals are onboarded.

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Published on: 26 Jun 2023

"Honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day: McGill community gathers under the Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag"

Read the coverage here of McGill University's sixth annual Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag raising on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023.

By Fergus Grieve, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and External Relations

Classified as: Indigenous Peoples, indigenous culture
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Published on: 22 Jun 2023

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