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Indigenous potential graduates from the Ottawa-area post-secondary institutions, including Algonquin College, were celebrated on Friday, April 25 during the 17th annual Indigenous Graduate Honouring Ceremony held at La Cité. The featured Indigenous guest speakers, ceremonial drumming and cultural performances.

Community dignitaries included Reepa Carleton (Inuit), and Veda Wesalake (Métis). All offered words of wisdom to the potential graduates. The SpiritWolf Singers provided an opening song, closing song and honour song for graduates during the ceremony. The celebrations saw a traditional Hoop Dance performed by Makhena Rankin. Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller and Darren Sutherland acted as the Masters of Ceremonies for the event. Continue reading →

Four students in the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Program (OTA/PTA) received the Student Changemaker Award at the April 22 Algonquin College Board of Governors meeting.

Level 2 students Elspeth Jordan, Jenna Fowler, Olivier Savoie, and Sarah Batoff were lauded for their outstanding work on the Handwriting Heroes project during the Winter 2025 semester. This initiative supported children aged 6–8 through engaging, structured activities aimed at improving handwriting skills while also developing essential fine motor abilities for daily tasks. Continue reading →

As part of Algonquin College’s commitment to expanding the traditional Anishinàbe (ah-nish-in-AHH-bay) Algonquin Nation language on campus, we are sharing vocabulary, phrases and information to familiarize learners and employees with the traditional language.

Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus is home to the Three Sisters Garden. The Haudenosaunee, (hode-in-OH-show-nay) or “people of the longhouse,” are commonly referred to as Iroquois or Six Nations in what is now northern New York state. The Three Sisters symbolize peace, friendship and respect and includes traditional plantings of corn, beans and squash. Continue reading →