Centre for Indigenous Studies

Time 2020-09-12 04:03:23

Web Name: Centre for Indigenous Studies

WebSite: http://indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca

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Our Shared Grief and Two Different Lived Experiences Date: June 2020 A Statement of Solidarity on Anti-Black Racism Centre for [Read More] Professor Ryan DeCaire is the recipient of the Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award, given by the Arts and Science Students [Read More] The Varsity recently published a story on the third annual Honouring Our Students Pow Wow organized by the Indigenous Studies [Read More] Check out this recent news story the Faculty of Arts Science published on Dr. Brenda Wastasecoot! Brenda Wastasecoot on [Read More] Dean’s Fund for International Indigenous Initiatives Indigeneity, Sustainability and Food: An Interdisciplinary Perspective through Field Study with the Centre for [Read More] DRM387H (Call 45[1]: Re-stor(y)ing Treaty Relationships) We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. [Read More] Ryan DeCaire, Assistant Professor, Centre for Indigenous Studies and Linguistics has been awarded a SSHRC grant under the Special Call: [Read More] This year’s Harbourfront Festival Prize, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, will be awarded to celebrated Canadian Indigenous author Lee Maracle. [Read More] In a recent UofT News article, SAGE Coordinator, Dhanela Sivaparan, discussed the new Indigenous Graduate Travel Award, which provides up [Read More] Upcoming Events Centre for Indigenous StudiesCentre for Indigenous Studies, University of Toronto The Medicine Wheel represents the worldview of Anishinaabe people. As a worldview it shows how all life is connected. It begins with the four cardinal directions: north, south, east and west, which articulate the relationship of humans to earth, sky, fire and water. Anishinaabe teaching, the seven grandfather teachings, the good life teachings, the spiritual belief system and the stories are all contained in the wheel. It also represents the medical paradigm of the Anishinaabe people in which illness is viewed as an imbalance within the body in its connection to the heart, spirit and mind. More than that, the Medicine Wheel is also a methodology, a way of arriving at an understanding of a being, phenomena, or an event as it constitutes a way of tracking a being’s journey, examining its connections with other beings, determining the influences of events/others/obstacles had on its journey and charting a way to restore balance or maintain balance as the case may be. In a sense, as both a worldview, a paradigm and an analytical methodology, the wheel becomes a sphere within which all spiritual and physical life can be understood in and of itself and in relation to all other beings. Lastly, it is a means by which many people can participate in understanding, studying, or discovering life, phenomena, ceremony or experience spirit-to-spirit connection. Lee Maracle Sto:Loh Nation ABS Instructor The medicine wheel represents a holistic, traditional knowledge approach to education, which is at the heart of the Aboriginal Studies Program. The seven circles represent the Seven Grandfathers teachings, Seven Generations, and also the Seven Stages of Life. The blue represents the sky realm where the Eagle travels in the four directions ensuring that Aboriginal ways of life and knowing are protected and strengthened. The Eagle exemplifies recognition for the work done by individuals, families, communities and nations with the gift of one of its feathers.To be gifted an Eagle Feather is considered the highest honour. It also represents humility and respect. The Aboriginal Studies Program at the University of Toronto is recognized for providing excellence in teaching and enabling student achievements, as well as acknowledging its responsibility to strengthen and maintain community partnerships through teaching, learning and research initiatives.Debby Danard WilsonRainy River First NationsAboriginal Studies Alumnae and Visual Artist

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