Category: Indigenous Studies

Canada, Caribbean, Indigenous Studies, University of Toronto

U of T Indigenous Research Network launches global research consortium

ndira Quintasi Orosco, second from right, travelled to her home country of Peru to learn about efforts to revitalize the Quechua language (photo by Indira Quintasi Orosco) The International Indigenous Research Consortium seeks to foster global collaboration and knowledge exchange on Indigenous-led research Caribbean researchers in the field of Indigenous research should connect with this … Continue reading U of T Indigenous Research Network launches global research consortium

Canada, Indigenous Studies, Military, Remembrance Week

Honouring Remembrance Week #4

Forgotten Soldiers An old photograph of two soldiers featured in the documentary Forgotten Warriors, produced by School of Creative Industries professor T’hohahoken Michael Doxtater. By: Antoinette Mercurio November 10, 2020 Imagine having to sit in a tank, shooting at soldiers, as it makes its way across trench warfare. Picture German soldiers running off in defeat as … Continue reading Honouring Remembrance Week #4

Biodiversity, Climate, Food Security, Indigenous Studies

Follow the IISD for what you need to know about COP 30

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) is taking place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025. As the first COP held in the Amazon, it will highlight the connections between climate, biodiversity, food systems, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. With major commitments now on the table, … Continue reading Follow the IISD for what you need to know about COP 30

Beckles, Indigenous Studies, Reparations, The UWI

New Institute of Maroon and Indigenous Studies Proposed for UWI Mona and Maroon Communities

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, The UWI January 24, 2025 Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, The UWI Vice-Chancellor and Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has welcomed the recommendation from Jamaica’s Maroon community to establish a new institute to research, document and share the rich history, culture and contribution of Maroon and Indigenous people. The CRC Chair … Continue reading New Institute of Maroon and Indigenous Studies Proposed for UWI Mona and Maroon Communities

Indigenous Studies, The UWI

The UWI launches new research cluster for Indigenous Studies

There is much that Canada and the Caribbean can learn from indigenous peoples, and each others experiences, with regard to the history, current situation, and future of ndigenous peoples in society. Source: UWI News UWI News, April 23, 2024 The School for Graduate Studies and Research at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) … Continue reading The UWI launches new research cluster for Indigenous Studies