On Friday, Sept. 20, the First Peoples’ House and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosted McGill’s 23rd annual Pow Wow at the Tomlinson Fieldhouse. The six-and-a-half-hour event saw Métis Jigging, Inuit throat singing, Haudenosaunee social dancing, and multiple Intertribals, with drumming from the RedTail Spirit Singers, Ottawa River Singers, SpiritWind,[Read More…]
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Canada and McGill must confront their roles in eco-racism against Indigenous peoples 
As the climate crisis steadily worsens in Canada, so do the livelihoods and environments of Indigenous peoples who bear the disproportionate brunt of its effects. Climate change is eroding both access to resources and foundations of Indigenous tradition, ritual, and history. These impacts on Indigenous communities are not incidental. They[Read More…]
Solidarity with BDS for the future of our campus
On March 21, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAÀM) became the first Canadian university to have all of its student unions adopt Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) mandates. This final vote follows more than six years of tireless activism from Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights UQAAM (SDHPP). In comparison,[Read More…]
Protesters stage ‘die-in’ at Y-intersection to draw attention to McGill’s complicity in ongoing genocide of Palestinians
Content Warning: Mentions of genocide and a hunger strike. On March 28, more than 40 protesters lay silently on the ground in front of the Arts Building for half an hour, their hands doused in red paint and bodies traced in chalk, to protest McGill’s financial and academic ties to[Read More…]
Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera hold town hall to discuss investigation into site of New Vic project
The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) held a town hall at Peterson Hall on March 26 to speak to members of the McGill community about their ongoing investigation into the site of the New Vic Project, where they fear there may be unmarked graves. The town hall came as part of[Read More…]
Finding the way forward in urban green spaces
A guide to revitalizing our relationships with the land Photo Editor Mason Bramadat grew up in Yukon Territory, where he was immersed in nature. Reflecting on urban landscapes and the environment’s potential for healing, community building, and transformation, he offers a way forward for shared green spaces. Three weeks ago,[Read More…]
Winter 2024 SSMU Executive Endorsements
The Tribune’s editorial board presents its endorsements of the candidates for the 2024-2025 Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) executive team. Editors researched and communicated with each candidate before leading an editorial board discussion on the candidate’s qualifications and vision for their prospective role. Editors with conflicts of interest abstained[Read More…]
From hypermasculinity to policy advisor: McGill’s alarming choice for Indigenous oversight
In 2022, McGill University began on-site work at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) site, in service of the New Vic Project. They proposed the expansion project would facilitate “state-of-the-art research”; however, the McGill administration failed to complete a thorough survey of the area and investigate the possibility of unmarked graves[Read More…]
Students shut down Bronfman Building, call for McGill to cease Israeli investments and study abroad program
Dozens of students, faculty, and Montrealers blocked the entrances to the Bronfman Building around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 22 to compel McGill to divest from its Israeli investments, call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and discontinue its study abroad programs in Israel. At 10:16 a.m., McGill sent out an alert[Read More…]
Searching for sustainable heating methods in McGill’s basements
With the advent of sustainable architecture, complex and innovative techniques for increasing energy efficiency have proliferated. But what if the key to this puzzle lies in the basements of 19th-century Canadian institutional buildings, built to resist the extreme cold of Canadian winters prior to the widespread adoption of electricity? In[Read More…]
