McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) commenced its 13th annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks with an opening talk given by Laara Fitznor, formerly with the University of Manitoba, on Sept. 19. The event, held in the Faculty Club, was titled “Engaging Indigenous Philosophies and Practices for Mutual Respect and Leadership across[Read More…]
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Media Relations Office hosts press event with Associate Provost for Indigenous Initiatives
On Sept. 13, McGill’s Media Relations Office hosted a roundtable interview for student media with Celeste Pedri-Spade, the university’s first Associate Provost for Indigenous Initiatives and an Associate Professor of Anthropology. Pedri-Spade, who began her five-year appointment in September 2022, is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) and a member of the Lac[Read More…]