OFNIE Receives Major Gift from Rideau Hall Foundation
The Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) at McGill receives investment from Rideau Hall Foundation / Fondation Rideau Hall as part of a $13.2M investment in seven Indigenous-led and teacher education programs.
Education in the Longhouse
Members of McGill's leadership including the Faculty of Education’s Associate Dean of Academics, Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman, were hosted by the Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke on November 22, 2023 for a day of learning and collaboration.
Partnership between Cree School Board, McGill Faculty of Education featured in CBC article
"'A huge class': McGill graduates 40 students from Indigenous language and literacy program", gushed a recent CBC article by Susan Bell and Betsy Longchap, posted November 26, 2018.
OFNIE partners with Kahnawà:ke Education Center to launch Bachelor of Education program
The Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke and McGill launched the first-ever Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) First Nations and Inuit Education (FNIE) program to be given in the community of Kahnawà:ke, on August 20.
Training the next generation of Indigenous teachers
Students and educators in the new B.Ed. program offered by the Faculty of Education in Listuguj.Aziz Choudry publishes review of Irene Watson's "Indigenous People as Subjects of International Law"
Aziz Choudry has published a review of Irene Watson's recent book Indigenous People as Subjects of International Law (Routledge, 2017).
Cree School Board Chairperson, Education alumna Kathleen J. Wootton looks back at 2017, and her hopes for 2018
Kathleen J. Wootton (BEd (Elem) 1985, MA (Ed.
Annual Pow-Wow and Indigenous Awareness Week, September 2015
During the month of September McGill will host the 14th Annual Pow-Wow (September 18) and the 5th annual Indigenous Awareness Week (September 21-25). McGill University’s Indigenous Awareness Week is designed to increase awareness at McGill about Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Scarf Ceremony at First Peoples' House
On October 28th, 2014, First Peoples' House held a celebration to honor the Fall Graduates. It was a Scarf Ceremony followed by a dinner. It was held at the McGill Faculty Club. Jim Howden, the Director, and Tina Schiavone, one of the Student Advisors attended. It is always a special occasion sharing this moment with the graduates, members of their community as well as their partners and families.