/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10223/all en /newsroom/alex-m-mccomber Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:02:06 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288226 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-engineering-youth-outreach-program-awarded-nserc-promoscience-grant-331419 <p>Education that changes outcomes for whole communities—that’s the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized Youth, led by Professor and Chair of the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Richard Chromik, Faye Siluk, and Robert Pozeg of the Faculty of Engineering’s E-IDEA initiative (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement), which today received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) PromoScience grants program.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:17:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269429 at /newsroom /newsroom/marianne-stenbaek Mon, 31 Jan 2022 20:54:49 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 285517 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-record-number-indigenous-candidates-running-federal-election-333173 <p>A record number of Indigenous candidates are running in the federal election this year with what they say is a goal of advancing meaningful change in Canada's relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Metis. The Canadian Press analyzed party websites, as well as reached out to each party, to determine how many Indigenous candidates are hoping to get elected in Canada's 338 ridings on Sept. 20. The analysis determined there are at least 77 candidates this year compared with 62 in 2019.</p> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:59:39 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 274598 at /newsroom /newsroom/cindy-blackstock Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21:04 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 271899 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-indigenous-initiatives-mcgill-university-331644 <p>In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month 2021 to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.</p> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:35:11 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269898 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/partnership-agreement-between-mcgill-universitys-gault-nature-reserve-and-grand-conseil-de-la-nation-331505 <p>Sharing a common interest in the protection of the natural and cultural resources of the Gault Nature Reserve, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki (W8banaki) are pleased to announce a partnership agreement welcoming the Nation’s members to the site to practice their cultural activities.</p> <p>This agreement grows out of a series of 52 Calls to Action that ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ established as part of its own project of <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/indigenous">recognition and reconciliation</a> with Indigenous peoples.</p> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:44:31 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269648 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-joyce-echaquans-death-racism-healthcare-system-325109 <p>Quebec’s coroner’s office will be looking into the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman from the Atikamekw Nation of Manawan and a mother of seven children, who passed away amid troubling circumstances in a Joliette hospital on Monday, September 28. Before her death, Echaquan took a cellphone video from her hospital bed and livestreamed it on Facebook. Near the end of the video, which lasts around seven minutes, hospital personnel enter the room. The staff members can be heard insulting Echaquan and making derogatory comments about her.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:46:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 241906 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/indigenous-peoples-around-globe-are-disproportionately-affected-pollution-322211 <p>Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.</p> Tue, 19 May 2020 14:08:43 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 211673 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-receives-its-largest-gift-indigenous-education-297808 <p>The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:04:20 +0000 jessica.goodsell@mcgill.ca 169062 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expanded-financial-support-new-and-returning-indigenous-students-mcgill-290633 <p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Indigenous students can now rely on dedicated financial support thanks to a new partnership with Indspire, an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of Indigenous peoples. Indspire will manage the awarding process through its Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program to secure matching funds from the Government of Canada. This nearly doubles ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s $500,000 investment towards its prospective and enrolled Indigenous students over the next two years.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:50:58 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 89672 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cbc-reclaiming-indigenous-roots-lacrosse-285183 <p>Allan Downey, an assistant professor of history at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, says lacrosse touches all aspects of life in many Indigenous cultures and helps explain everything from how the world came to be to self-identity.<br /> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/lacrosse-the-creator-s-game-1.4536936/reclaiming-the-indigenous-roots-of-lacrosse-1.4539693">Tapestry (CBC)</a><br /> </p> Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:17:01 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32979 at /newsroom /newsroom/claudia-mitchell Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23590 at /newsroom