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Enhanced learning opportunities & educational experience for Indigenous Students @ smuhalifax, as well as a safe & open learning environment for all.

12/03/2020

An article published in the SAFS (Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship), authored by a Frances Widdowson, an associate professor in the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta.
Her opinion is that by increasing Indigenous content within academia that it would therefore be a threat to academic freedom and academic standards if faculty were to adjust their course content as they were encouraged to do.
"Ill- conceived"
"undermining"
"interpretation of the past"
"negative consequences"

Article starts on page 27.

11/12/2020

ATTN ARTISTS
We're accepting submissions for free-standing pieces to commemorate . The chosen work will be the centrepiece of an installation at our new national office!
Interested? Got a question? Visit http://ow.ly/nCAt50CiYS8

07/10/2020

Kwe,

I have been approached by our SMUSA President, Bryn de Chastelain, about an opportunity for an Indigenous student to represent Saint Mary’s University on the National Indigenous Advisory Council. Last year, CASA (Canadian Alliance of Student Associations), has created the National Indigenous Advisory Council to bring together Indigenous peoples from across the country to discuss and focus on Indigenous issues within post-secondary education. CASA has also made improving Indigenous resources a priority this year.

This opportunity would consist of an Indigenous SMU student attending the annual National Indigenous Advisory Council meeting to advocate on behalf of Indigenous Students. These conferences will occur throughout the 2020-2021 School year. Due to the Covid-19 virus, this conference will more than likely occur virtually.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your name, A #, and a short 100-word explanation on why you are interested in representing SMU on the National Indigenous Advisory Council. The candidate selected will be chosen from an Indigenous community election that will take place on July 15th.
Deadline to submit your name for this election is at 11:59pm Monday July 13th. An online election will take place on July 15th to select the successful candidate. These dates may change to accommodate students due to the short notice of this selection.

Wela’lioq,
Raymond Sewell
Indigenous Student Advisory
Saint Mary’s University

03/12/2020

Stop by tomorrow between 12-4!

02/05/2020

Dont forget to join SMUSA and SMUES tonight in Atrium 101 at 6pm for a panel discussion on the issue of environmental racism in Nova Scotia. Panelists will include Chief Andrea Paul of Pictou Landing First Nation, Dorene Bernard of Shelburne, Ingrid Waldron, associate professor at Dalhousie University, and Joan Baxter, award-winning Nova Scotian journalist and author.

P.S. there will be snacks!

01/31/2020

We recently got a popular card game called “Cards for Decolonization” and we were wondering what day would be best for a game night?

11/14/2019

Come by the friendship centre tomorrow!!

10/31/2019

Conversation on Indigenous Issues
Part 1
Come by tomorrow and listen to Dwayne Ward talk about his experience with drug abuse and how he overcame it and helps others!

10/29/2019

Don’t forget today at 2:30!!!

10/21/2019

Come on out and join us!!

10/18/2019

Kwe’

Due to reasons beyond our control we have no choice but to postpone the gala to the next available date which is January 18! We will honour our ticket holders if they please! We appreciate you understanding and thank you for your patience and we hope to see you in 2020!

Wela’lioq

10/15/2019

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10/03/2019

Hey guys come check this out and make a drum with us!

09/27/2019

Making Miss Chief

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library.
Free event. Tickets available on Eventbrite.
History is subjective. Kent Monkman discusses how the creation of his shape-shifting, time-travelling, gender-fluid alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle has enabled him to challenge the authority of the settler version of North American art history upheld in museums across the continent.

Kent Monkman is a Cree artist widely known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history. He explores themes of colonization, sexuality, loss and resilience—the complexities of historic and contemporary Indigenous experiences—across a variety of mediums, including painting, film/video, performance and installation. Miss Chief has been at centre stage for site-specific performances at the Royal Ontario Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Compton Verney and the Denver Art Museum.

Please contact Raymond Sewell to sign up and for ticket information [email protected]

09/12/2019

Hey guys check out this amazing opportunity!!

09/10/2019

Don’t forget:)

09/05/2019

Kwe,
We hope your excited for the school year just as much as we are! We have a few things currently being planned and will release the schedule soon but to make things more fun we’d like to know what events would you like to see just message us or one of the executives!

Wela’lioq

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