SFU Indigenous Studies

Translated graphic novel educates readers on reconciliation in Québec; Artwork credit: Emanuelle Dufour (portrait of Sarah Henzi and cover) from "Québec Was Born in My Country!" A Diary of Encounters between Indigenous and Québécois Peoples by Emanuelle Dufour; Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2025.

A self-described “comic nerd,” award-winning translator Sarah Henzi sees graphic novels as a rich medium to share research findings.
Read the interview: www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...
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Students listening to the presentation by the career chat speaker

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Career Chat with Burnaby Public Library yesterday! Would you be interested in future career events? Let us know what topics and fields you'd like to learn about.

We had a blast celebrating convocation last week! Almost 1,000 photos are now up on the FASS Flickr account 📸 Congratulations again to all of our FASS grads! We are so proud of you! ❤️ #mySFUgrad
www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/06/convocation-recap.html

TUESDAY, JUNE 24 11AM-12PM | SWH 9095 CAREER CHAT BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY Co-sponsored by: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Indigenous Studies Burnaby Public Library Image: a smiling librarian working at a desk

Next week! Join us to explore career options in library services. Bring your friends and learn about potential career paths and working with the community at Burnaby Public Library. All students and alumni are welcome.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 24 11AM-12PM | SWH 9095 CAREER CHAT BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY Co-sponsored by: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Indigenous Studies Burnaby Public Library Image: a smiling librarian working at a desk

Interested in learning about potential career paths where you can work with the community? Come with your friends, and learn how working at the Burnaby Public Library can complement your degree.

June 24 | 11AM - 12PM | SWH 9095 | Free snacks and swag!
events.sfu.ca/event/44616-...

Career Chat: Burnaby Public Library The Departments of Indigenous Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies invite you to join us for a Career Chat with Burnaby Public Libr...

#SFU students: Come with your friends, and learn how working at the Burnaby Public Library can complement your degree.
June 24 | 11AM - 12PM | SWH 9095
Free snacks!
All students are welcome!
events.sfu.ca/event/44616-...

What started off as an assignment for one of her Indigenous Studies classes, Andryah became inspired and is now working on a book about her grandparents' lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the 1970s through 1990s. Learn more about her story: www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...

“I have collected a lot of research working on the book with my grandpa to honour my grandma.” - Andryah Ayotte Photo: Andryah Ayotte at “The Bluffs, Lookout” (Morris Valley Rd, Agassiz).

SFU INDG alumnus Andryah Ayotte — an aspiring filmmaker and author — believes that by shining a light on the root causes of social and political issues, storytellers can inspire positive change in communities.
Story: www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...
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SFU Indigenous Studies Info Session June 4 | 12:30PM | ZOOM Text collage: Program requirements; enrolment; major; planning; student resources; research certificate; INDG-online; graduation; co-operative education; minor

#SFU students: thinking of declaring an Indigenous Studies credential? Want to learn more about areas of study we offer? Join us for an Ask the Advisor Info Session!
June 4 | 12:30PM | ZOOM
To receive the Zoom link, sign up at: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/W9XW7DT
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TUESDAY, JUNE 24 11AM-12PM | SWH 9095 CAREER CHAT BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY Co-sponsored by: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Indigenous Studies Burnaby Public Library Image: a smiling librarian working at a desk

#SFU students: join us with @sfugsws.bsky.social for a Career Chat with Burnaby Public Library (BPL)!

A librarian will talk about careers and community initiatives at BPL, followed by Q&A with students.

June 24 | 11AM - 12PM | SWH 9095 | Free snacks!

events.sfu.ca/event/44616-...

A portrait of a graduand holding their dog photographed in front of the Reflection Pond in the AQ on SFU's Burnaby campus. A red banner with large white text overlays the image reads FASS CONVOCATION RECEPTION.

Convocation is almost here, FASS grads! 🎓🎉 We're hosting receptions for you and your guests immediately following your ceremony. Join us for free cake, a prize wheel where everyone wins, and a photo station! RSVP before June 11: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/fassconvor...

SLC SHORT MOVIE NIGHT: "HOW PEOPLE GOT FIRE" BELZBERG LIBRARY - SLC (SFU VANCOUVER) FRIDAY, MAY 30 | 4:30-5:30 PM SFU LIBRARY

Take a pause at the end of your week for a special screening of How People Got Fire, a beautifully animated short film rooted in Indigenous storytelling, imagination, and intergenerational knowledge.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/slc-short-...

SFU Indigenous Studies Info Session June 4 | 12:30PM | ZOOM Text collage: Program requirements; enrolment; major; planning; student resources; research certificate; INDG-online; graduation; co-operative education; minor

Questions about SFU Indigenous Studies? Ask the advisor!
Join us for an Info Session to learn about the benefits of declaring an INDG Major or INDG Minor.
June 4 | 12:30PM | ZOOM
To receive the Zoom link, sign up at: surveymonkey.ca/r/W9XW7DT

La voix des mots: May 15-16 Image: Book cover for Hold Your Tongue by Matthew Tétreault

On May 15 & 16, join us for two events with Métis author Matthew Tétreault at SFU Burnaby (Diamond Alumni Centre: Thompson Room). Part of the La voix des mots conference, the events with Matthew Tétreault are free and open to the public. www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...

Event Poster: Beyond the 2 Solitudes Comics Conference Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser Universit,y 515 W Hastings St., Vancouver, May 8th, 2025 With the support of KIAS Artwork © Michael Yahgulanaas Book Cover: Emanuelle Dufour "Québec Was Born in My Country!" A Diary of Encounters Between Indigenous and Québécois Peoples Preface By Prudence Hannis Translation And Foreword By Sarah Henzi

On May 8, join Beyond the 2 Solitudes Comics Conference at SFU Harbour Centre. The event includes the launch of the English translation of ‘Québec Was Born in My Country!’ by Emanuelle Dufour and translated by Sarah Henzi: www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-the...

“For those of us working at the intersections of environmental and social governance and Indigenous sciences, the questions we are charged with are some of the most urgent ones we face," says Canada Research Chair Zoe Todd of CCA expert panel on Indigenous Science and Food Sovereignty.

Author Deanna Reder (left) and narrator Mackenzie Ground (right) with the cover of Reders’ book, Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina.

The audiobook of “Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina” by Deanna Reder offers a new way to experience Indigenous life writing.
Learn how SFU English PhD candidate Mackenzie Ground brought Reder’s words to life: www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...

INDG 332 - Indigenous Ethnobotany Breadth-Science Photo: sundew on the Hesquiat Peninsula Trail

#SFU students: looking for a Breadth-Science course for Summer 2025? Space is available for INDG 332 - Indigenous Ethnobotany.

This course introduces the study of plant knowledge and use by Indigenous peoples. View course outlines at our website: www.sfu.ca/indg/program...

Congratulations to SFU INDG's Chelsey Geralda Armstrong on winning a Horizon Award!

ISSU PRESENTS COFFEE SOCIAL GET TO KNOW FELLOW STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE INDIGENOUS STUDIES FACULTY! WED, MARCH 5TH POP BY ANYTIME FROM 12-3PM ROOM: SUB 1440 FREE SNACKS AND BEVRAGES ALL STUDENTS WELCOME

On March 5, SFU Indigenous Studies Student Union is hosting a Coffee Social!
Pop by SUB 1440 anytime from 12-3pm and enjoy free snacks and beverages. All students are welcome.

#SFU students: Join us tomorrow for an Info Session with the SFU INDG advisor.
Ask your questions and learn about the benefits of declaring an Indigenous Studies credential.
FEB 25 | 12:30PM | ZOOM
To receive the Zoom link, sign up at: surveymonkey.ca/r/267HBV6

Join us Monday at 12:30pm for a talk titled X̱aad Kíhlga Tl'a Guusuugiigang: A Haida Research Framework for Learning X̱aad Kíl. Zoom link available. Info here: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

City Program

New @sfucity.bsky.social Workshop

"Indigenous City: Responsibility & Relationality in City Making" with Kamala Todd

In this era of Truth + Reconciliation & UNDRIP, learn what can cities do & what are the policies + tools for this work

Thurs May 8+15 | 1pm PST | Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

SFU Indigenous Studies Info Session FEB 25 | 12:30PM | ZOOM Text collage: Program requirements; enrolment; major; planning; student resources; research certificate; INDG-online; graduation; co-operative education; minor

#SFU students: thinking of declaring an Indigenous Studies credential?
Join us for an Ask the Advisor Info Session to learn about the benefits of declaring an INDG Major or INDG Minor.
FEB 25 | 12:30PM | ZOOM
To receive the Zoom link, sign up at: surveymonkey.ca/r/267HBV6

What languages do you know? From Feb 24-Mar 1, celebrate Multilingual Week, SFU’s annual global connection on campus.
Embrace diversity. Break barriers. Build connections. See you there! Everyone is invited. All events are free.
www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw

A FASS Breaking Barriers grant is fuelling some fascinating collaboration between @sfuphysics.bsky.social and @sfuindg.bsky.social right now. If you have a cross-disciplinary project in mind, check out these grants!

Land-Based Field Course, Indigenous Studies 3 WEEKS, 6 CREDITS (INDG 435) | MAY 2025 Information Sessions: December 3rd, 2024, 2 pm (zoom) January 17th, 2025, 2 pm (zoom) Photo: A scenic image of mountains with blue sky and forests.

SFU Indigenous Studies will be offering undergraduate students an immersive and intensive land-based learning opportunity. Join our online information session to learn more.
Jan 17 | 2PM | Zoom | RSVP: www.sfu.ca/indg/program...

The cover of Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina; a photo of Deanna Reder, professor of Indigenous Studies and English at SFU

Congratulations, Deanna Reder! The Modern Language Association of America is awarding its fifth MLA Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages to Reder for her book "Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina." bit.ly/3BqgWeU

Learn more about SFU INDG's Deanna Reder and her award-winning book, "Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition - Cree and Métis âcimisowina." Congratulations!

Genetic study of native hazelnut challenges misconceptions about how ancient Indigenous peoples used the land

By decoding the DNA of the beaked hazelnut, a @pnas.org study led by Chelsey Geralda Armstrong challenges settler-colonial narratives and proves that ancestral Indigenous peoples cultivated this #BC plant around 7,000 years ago.
www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...