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Professor Joe Brant against a dark red background with white line drawings

U of T Scarborough is Honouring Indigenous Culture with New Names for Four Campus Spaces

The names reflect a distinct world view and carry centuries of knowledge, says Prof. Tahohtharátye Joe Brant Read More

Allen Toulouse, wearing rubber boots, stands on the rocky shore of a still lake

In Ontario’s North, An Indigenous Community Digs Into Its History

U of T archaeologists are working with Sagamok Anishnawbek to learn more about thousands of ancient objects discovered along the shore of Lake Huron Read More

Giovanni Williams in a beige T-shirt, black jeans and white sneakers, sitting on a black wooden bench under a panelled ceiling that slopes down to the floor at the middle right of the photo. He is smiling and facing off camera, with his shoulders hunched and his forearms resting on his thighs. Several fluorescent tubes are placed along the wall at the far end of the bench, giving off a neon yellow light.

The Change They Want

Winning over people to your cause is not easy. As these students discovered, it helps to have a personal – and persuasive – message Read More

A cloth mural, depicting symbols sewn around a green outer ring as well as green inner ring, on top of the back of a turtle, with a medicine wheel in the centre, is spread out on the ground. Mandy Nelson is applying finishing touches on the inner ring of the mural.

Creation Story

A huge, new mural at U of T Scarborough honours Indigenous culture Read More

Members of the Tsaunka Sugar Drum Group seated in a circle, performing on drums and singing.

Three Moments from Autumn 2022

In-person convocations resume, kitchen meets lab at U of T Scarborough, and a drum social celebrates Indigenous culture Read More

Bruce Stonefish sitting in front of the entrance to a wooden lodge, with green tarp partially covering the entrance

A Lifeline for an Endangered Language

U of T linguists have partnered with an Indigenous community member to bring the Munsee dialect back from the brink of extinction Read More

Artist rendering of the Indigenous House and the surrounding trees and grass

Inspired by a Wigwam, and Open to All

A new gathering spot at U of T Scarborough will be a hub for local Indigenous culture Read More

Black and white photo of Eliot Britton sitting in a music studio behind glass that is reflecting rod-like shapes

What Is Music When Almost Everything Can Be Music?

Prof. Eliot Britton tests the limits of what it means to be a composer in the 21st century Read More

Musician Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, wearing the colourful woven sash that’s a hallmark of Métis culture, thinks disputes over cultural appropriation could one day end up in court. Photo: Ian Patterson.

An Indigenous Musician Turns to the Law

First-year student Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk is interested in how cultural appropriation affects Aboriginal artists Read More

Photo of Prof. Suzanne Stewart standing indoors beside a railing.

A Refuge from the Streets

Having spent time homeless herself, Prof. Suzanne Stewart envisions a new kind of shelter – one that truly understands and cares for Indigenous women Read More

Lost Words

Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them? Read More

How to Type in Inuktitut

A U of T PhD student is making fonts and keyboard layouts for Indigenous languages available for free Read More

Who Gets Called an Artist?

Wanda Nanibush, the AGO’s first curator of Indigenous art, pays heed to the overlooked Read More

Art’s Healing Power

A residential schools assignment led student Lisa Boivin to take up digital painting Read More

N’sheemaehn Child Care Centre

The meaning behind the name of the N’sheemaehn Child Care Centre at U of T Scarborough is as interesting as the person who helped name it Read More

Spirit in the Sky

Innis grad founds First Nations theatre company Read More