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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.

Published: 29 Feb 2024

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.

Published: 5 Feb 2024

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. 

Published: 6 Dec 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.

Published: 20 Aug 2018

Training the next generation of Indigenous teachers

Students and educators in the new B.Ed. program offered by the Faculty of Education in Listuguj.

Published: 26 Mar 2018

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).

Published: 9 Feb 2018

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.

Published: 3 Sep 2015

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.

Published: 31 Oct 2014
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