Nanaboozhoo Loves Trent Students
In the spirit of sharing Anishinaabe culture with the Trent community during this month of love, I offer a story that shows the love Nanaboozhoo has for the students here …
Indigenous Peoples in “Canada”
First People’s House of Learning to Host Elders’ Gathering This Weekend
The above image is from the 2010 Elders’ Gathering. On Jan. 31, and Feb. 1, Trent’s First People’s House of Learning will be hosting the 38th annual Elders’ Gathering. “This …
Trent Chancellor Don Tapscott Endorses US/Canada Merger
On October 17, 2013, the Toronto Star published a review of Diane Francis’s new book, Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country. The review was …
Cree Women Prepare and Host Feast
Last Monday and Tuesday four Cree women from the town of Eastmain, Québec came to Trent to demonstrate traditional meat preparation and share in a feast with the students. Put …
Looking to the Past to Heal the Problems of the Future
One of the biggest global crises in today’s rapidly developing world is sustainability. Between water pollution and global warming, the planet is gradually turning into an uninhabitable wasteland. Phrases such …
Looking to the Past to Heal the Problems of the Future
One of the biggest global crises in today’s rapidly developing world is sustainability. Between water pollution and global warming, the planet is gradually turning into an uninhabitable wasteland. Phrases such …
Anti-Fracking Protest Turns Violent in New Brunswick
(Photos from Elsipogtog Solidarity Rally in Peterborough, October 18, by Andrew Tan) On the Thursday before Reading Week, while most students were busy packing their bags and catching buses to …
Cree Elders to Teach Food Preparation and Host a Feast
What has become a bit of a tradition at Trent will continue as four Cree Elders will be visiting on November 4 and 5 to teach students and staff how …
#Oct7Proclaim and Indigenous Human Rights in Canada
On October 7, there was an Idle No More Global Day of Action, with over 53 confirmed events predominantly in Canada, but also in several other countries. With over 100 …