SFU Indigenous Studies

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH AT 7 PM, WE SURVIVED WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT An Indigenous Reckoning Julian Brave NoiseCat in conversation with Michelle Cyca Penguin Random House Canada Massy Books Talking Stick Vancouver Writers Fest SFU Indigenous Studies SFU Centre for the Arts, 149 W Hastings St.

We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning
Julian Brave NoiseCat in conversation with Michelle Cyca
Thursday, October 30 | 7PM
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Register and learn more: www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

“My advice to students is to find an Indigenous Studies course about a topic that matters to you and try it out.” Photo: Anya Garcia at SFU Burnaby Campus

Taking an Indigenous Studies course in French at SFU inspired Anya Garcia (BA, 2025) to declare her minor.
“The course was important to me, and it started me on a path I was not expecting.”
Story: www.sfu.ca/indg/news-ev...
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 marks the annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.
Visit SFU's website for learning resources and ways to get involved: www.sfu.ca/about/truth-...

Join us tonight, September 25!

Congratulations to SFU INDG's Kicya7 Joyce Schneider on winning a Cormack Teaching Award!

SFU opens doors to First Peoples’ Gathering House on Burnaby Mountain Simon Fraser University celebrated the grand opening of First Peoples’ Gathering House today at its Burnaby campus with traditional ceremony and cultural performances from the host First Nations: xʷmə...

A new home for community, culture, and connection.

Today SFU opened the First Peoples’ Gathering House at our Burnaby campus, a space for Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and communities to come together and share traditions.

Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

First Peoples’ Gathering House at SFU on Burnaby Mountain Simon Fraser University (SFU) celebrated the grand opening of First Peoples’ Gathering House at its Burnaby Mountain campus today.

Simon Fraser University celebrated the grand opening of First Peoples’ Gathering House at its Burnaby Mountain campus today. @sfu.ca @sfuindg.bsky.social
Construction of the building began in April 2023, but Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis says decades of advocacy have led to this moment:

Honor Thy Mother: Documentary Screening and Panel Reception: 5PM | Welcome & Screening: 5:30PM FREE admission | No sign up required Light refreshments & Bannock treats will be served ...

Holy Crow Arts and SFU INDG invite you to a special screening of Honor Thy Mother, a documentary project of the Indipino Community of Bainbridge Island.
Sept 25 | 5PM | Diamond Family Auditorium
events.sfu.ca/event/45805-1
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Eldon Yellowhorn: Ours to Tell Thumbnail of a Youtube video depicting Eldon Yellowhorn and the cover of his book “Ours to Tell: Reclaiming Indigenous Stories.”

SFU INDG professor Eldon Yellowhorn is sharing Indigenous knowledge with the next generation of readers. With co-author Kathy Lowinger, Yellowhorn has written several award-winning children’s non-fiction books.
Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZTz...
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Congratulations to Amy Parent (Faculty of Education) and Maite Taboada ( @sfufass.bsky.social )
on being named finalists for the 2025 @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca h.canada.ca Impact Awards,
Canada’s highest honours in the social sciences & humanities.

Learn more: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025...

Staff, faculty and students at the Indigenous Studies booth at SFU Welcome Day

Welcome (or welcome back) to SFU! We enjoyed meeting everyone who dropped by our booth at Welcome Day. Big thanks to our amazing volunteers!
Have questions about SFU Indigenous Studies? The Undergraduate Advisor and Recruiter is available to help! www.sfu.ca/indg/program...
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Congratulations to Marianne Ignace on winning the Research Excellence Award in Humanities!

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

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...