Murray Sinclair (Mazina Giizhik-iban) was born in 1951 on the former St. Peter’s Reserve. He grew up in the Selkirk area north of Winnipeg, Manitoba and later attended the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, graduating in 1979. In the years to follow, Sinclair dedicated his work to defending the[Read More…]
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Seventh Annual Indigenous Awareness Week brings together views on reconciliation
From Sept. 18 to 22, the Social Equity and Diversity Education’s (SEDE) Indigenous Education Program hosted the 7th Annual Indigenous Awareness Week. Members of the McGill community attended presentations, film screenings, and activities on intersectionality, indigenous rights, and culture. Among them were presentations on the creation and application of the United[Read More…]
Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Education to launch this fall
This fall, McGill will be launching a Provost Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education. Led by co-chairs Paige Isaac, Coordinator of First Peoples’ House, Hudson Meadwell, Chair of the Department of Political Science, and Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Policies, Procedures and Equity), the task force will propose initiatives[Read More…]
