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Its official contrition and restitution to Namibia for genocide resonates with other societies dealing with past wrongs.

College of the Rockies hosting Indigenous Speaker Series

Native American CEAH scholarship winners announced May 14, 2021 The recently established Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities at The University of New Mexico announced its inaugural awardees of the undergraduate Native American Environmental Arts and Humanities Scholarship. This interdisciplinary scholarship is awarded to Native American students at UNM who have demonstrated excellence during their undergraduate tenure and who are interested in art and ecology, social justice, environmental justice, and/or species conservation.  Awardees for this year’s scholarship come from co...

Ontario Native Women’s Association Executive director Cora-Lee McGuire-Cyrette Cora-Lee McGuire-Cyrette is no stranger to being part of a team. As the executive director of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), McGuire-Cyrette has wholeheartedly immersed herself in the issues at hand since assuming her role in 2015. “Working to address violence against Indigenous women has been a driving force in my life. My grandparents who were residential school survivors have taught me the power of reclaiming leadership and identity, and that my trauma is only part of my story and as a res...

Confederation College continues to work on advancing its five year strategic plan. Indigenous Learning was identified as a top priority. President Kathleen Lynch says they have worked really hard to address systemic racism in the college. “This is facilitated through education and we have a Negahneewin education strategy that has been created both for staff and students to help us do this.” Lynch says they had mandatory staff training on Indigenous culture and history and had nearly 100% compliance. She notes the work also involves updating all of their policies and procedures to reflect ...