Through the Learner’s Lens: Indigenization at Algonquin College

Posted on Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

Algonquin College has always had deep ties to the Anishinàbe Algonquin Peoples, beginning with the school’s namesake and a multi-pronged approach to Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenization woven into campus life, events and corporate elements.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed in Canada annually on Sept. 30. It is a day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian residential school system. Ahead of Sept. 30, which is also colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, Anita Tenasco, director, Indigenous Initiatives at Algonquin College, sat down for an important conversation with Duran Tolley, a current student and Mamidosewin Centre student navigator, reflecting on Indigenization at the College through the learners’ lens.

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Ottawa Community Housing, La Cité come to ACCE to celebrate trades program grads

Posted on Monday, August 24th, 2026

Group shot of key figures at the BYP event.

On Friday, Aug. 21, members from Ottawa Community Housing and La Cité visited Algonquin College to celebrate graduates of the OCH’s Build Your Path (BYP) trades program, which provides construction training for OCH residents.

More than two dozen people attended a presentation and award ceremony at the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) which saw the graduates of the BYP receive certificates, cheers and good wishes for their efforts.

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