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Welcome

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Chanie Wenjack

Chanie Wenjack was a young Anishinaabe boy from Ogoki Post in Marten Falls In Northern Ontario, Canada. He attended Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario. The school was run by the Women’s Society of the Presbyterian Church

About Chanie Wenjack

Challenge the Way You Think. Think Indigenous. Think Trent.

For more than 50 years, Trent has incorporated traditional teachings and perspectives into its curricular and extra-curricular programming. In fact, Trent’s groundbreaking leadership in Indigenous Studies dates back to our beginnings, when we became the first university in Canada, and only the second in North America, to establish an academic department dedicated to the study of Indigenous peoples and Indigenous knowledges. It’s just one of the ways we think differently, and inspire our students to do the same. 

 

Words of welcome and encouragement from Skahendowaneh Swamp, Chair, Indigenous Knowledge

 

Our Leadership in Indigenous Studies: An Interactive Timeline

We invite you to explore our history of leadership, and join our extraordinary community of scholars to continue this legacy and make a difference in our world.

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Celebrating Métis Resurgence on Louis Riel Day

Gayelyn Heffernan ‘78 reflects on her journey of identity and discovery

November 16, 2023
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Trent University’s Newest College to be Named Gidigaa Migizi in Honour of Beloved Elder and Professor Doug Williams

Name for Trent’s sixth residential college pays tribute to Gidigaa Migizi’s leadership at Trent and within the Anishnaabeg Nation

November 15, 2023
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Reconciliation through Remembrance

Canada Research Chair Whitney Lackenbauer reflects on honouring the sacrifices and achievements of Indigenous veterans on National Indigenous Veterans Day

November 8, 2023
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Phone: 705-748-1011 ext. 7466
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EMAIL: indigenousstudies@trentu.ca

Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Summer Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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