“We are a people with roots as deep and as long as any other Indigenous people
in North America,” said Tony Belcourt as he addressed a small crowd of about 30 participants as part of Monday’s Indigenous Speaker Series.
Belcourt was speaking about “What Makes Métis Identity.” He provided analysis and detail from Métis history dating back to the 1700s and including photos and information later from 1846, the first records of his family’s history. Continue reading
On Friday, Feb. 23, two Algonquin College learners were each awarded a
$1,500 bursary for their winning submission in the CICan ImpAct Climate Challenge, recognizing exceptional student climate action leaders.
Michael Anderson, computer networking professor with the School of Advanced Technology, who championed participation in the competition, presented the award to Mohammad Zeeshan (photo, left) and Arkyn Kornell (photo, right). Kornell is a public relations student interning with Ontario Parks and Zeeshan is studying Global Supply Chain Management and integrating sustainability topics into Algonquin College curricula. Continue reading
The process of naming the campus drum at the Pembroke Campus has begun.
Now, the campus awaits Elder Barry Sarazin’s return to reveal what the name will be.
Elder Sarazin told the campus community it could be as little as four days or longer, but he promised a “great social celebration when the name is revealed to him.”
The drum has been part of the campus community since 2018 when it was built by students under the direction of knowledge holder Pinock Smith and Elder Skip Ross of the Circle of Turtle Lodge, a project called three drums, three campuses. The drum is kept in the campus library, a place that is active with people throughout the day. Continue reading