Indigenous rights activist Jeannette Corbiere Lavell was given an honourary doctorate of laws at York University’s fifth convocation ceremony. She shared personal reflections with LA&PS graduands during her speech.
Read moreNearly a year after commissioning the carving of a 26-tonne granite boulder into an Inuit soccer player, York University is unveiling the sculpture at 1pm on June 21 to mark National Aboriginal Day. The monumental sculpture was created by Inuit carvers with a team including visual art students from York.
Read moreAcademics, community members and youth from across North America converged on May 26 for the 2016 Symposium on Indigenous Environmental Justice. The event was presented by Osgoode Hall Law School in partnership with the Faculty of Environmental Studies.
Read moreYork University will serve as the site host for the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) taking place July 16 to 23, 2017. The NAIG Host Society announced recently that provincial and federal funding commitments of a combined $7 million will support the historic event.
Read moreBrebeuf’s Ghost is a powerful story of the survival of Indigenous culture in the face of colonial oppression. The show previews from Jan. 24, opens Jan. 26 and runs to Jan. 30 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre at the Keele campus.
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