CW: Mentions of infanticide, abuse, and rape The Kanien’keha:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) submitted a letter of formal notice to the City of Montreal, Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), and the Government of Quebec on May 29 to request the termination of the sale of the Hôpital de la Miséricorde. Spurred[Read More…]
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Mohawk Mothers reach settlement agreement with McGill to search for potential graves at New Vic site
Content Warning: Mentions of psychological and physical abuse The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) appeared in the Superior Court of Quebec on April 20 for a case management hearing about their recent settlement agreement with McGill. The hearing concluded a years-long legal battle over searching for potential unmarked Indigenous graves on[Read More…]
Judge grants injunction to halt New Vic construction in historic win for Mohawk Mothers
A Quebec Superior Court judge, Justice Gregory Moore, granted the Kanien’kehà:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) an interlocutory injunction on Oct. 27, after a two-day court hearing for the Mothers’ ongoing lawsuit against McGill over potential unmarked Indigenous graves on McGill’s New Vic site. This injunction will effectively halt all archeological work[Read More…]
Construction begins on New Vic site without consent from Mohawk Mothers
Content Warning: Mention of colonial violence. Arkéos, an archeological firm hired by McGill, began excavating the Royal Victoria Hospital site as part of McGill’s New Vic project, on Oct. 12. The firm is investigating claims that there may be unmarked graves of Indigenous children on or near the property. Arkéos[Read More…]
McGill administration speaks to reconciliation initiatives and Mohawk Mothers federal court case
McGill’s Media Relations Office invited student media to a round table interview on Feb. 23 to discuss the progress of the university’s Indigenous Initiatives unit. In attendance was Christopher Manfredi, provost and vice-principal (Academic); Dicki Chhoyang, interim director of Indigenous Initiatives; and Thomasina Phillips, associate director of Indigenous Student Success.[Read More…]
Demonstrators rally in solidarity with Mohawk Mothers, demanding a halt to New Vic Project
*Content warning: Violence against Indigenous children, colonialism Mohawk Mothers (Kanien’kehá:ka kahnistensera), alongside the Milton Parc Citizens’ Committee (CCPM), led a solidarity march on Nov. 10. Approximately 40 attendees gathered outside the gates of the Allan Memorial Institute on Pine Avenue at 4:30 p.m. to march in solidarity with the Kanien’kehá:ka[Read More…]
A Minor Is Not Enough
I have a major headache. Literally: I have a headache because of my major—or lack thereof, I suppose. Most people are shocked to hear that there is no Indigenous Studies major at McGill—fellow students, my family back home, and even this university’s professors. In 2024, the Center for World University[Read More…]
QPIRG Radical Walking Tour explores Milton-Parc and McGill through a critical lens
On Oct. 21, organizers with the Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill (QPIRG) hosted a Radical Walking Tour, stopping multiple times along Avenue du Parc, Avenue des Pins, and on McGill campus to offer a critical presentation of both the university and the Milton-Parc neighbourhood. QPIRG is a student-run[Read More…]
Hundreds rally at Montreal’s “Every Child Matters” march
Hundreds called out “Land back!” and “No justice, no peace!” at Montreal’s Every Child Matters March on Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The rally, which began at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument and ended at Place du Canada, honoured the children killed in and the survivors[Read More…]
Candace Brunette-Debassige gives talk on Indigenous women’s leadership in Canadian universities
McGill staff and students convened at Donald E. Armstrong Building on Sept. 25 for a talk presented by Candace Brunette-Debassige, assistant professor and Director of Indigenous Education at Western University. Her talk, entitled “Indigenous Women’s Leadership in Canadian Universities,” was organized by McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) as part[Read More…]
