Aboriginal Awareness Week Archives

Talking Heads: Discussing our Indigeneity

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Every week, The Journal asks students to weigh in on a different question. This week, in honour of Aboriginal Awareness Week, we asked Indigenous students to speak on their experiences coming to Queen’s. “Coming to Queen’s, my experiences surrounding Aboriginal culture and identity have been so positive....

Traditional and modern bannock

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

With Aboriginal Awareness Week underway, there’s nothing quite like celebrating Indigenous culture with our famous bannock. Bannock, commonly called frybread, is flat bread that’s both sweet and savoury. The traditional version is called Kana’tarohkhòn:we, which roughly translates to “original cooked...

More than a dreamcatcher workshop

Written on March 4, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

There’s been a change among young people in Canada. They’re taking a stand against cultural appropriation and it seems there’s a growing trend of genuine interest in a more meaningful understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories and ways of being in the world. But while the interest in having...

Tribe transcends cultural division

Written on March 14, 2014. Posted in Arts.

A Tribe Called Red is making progress. The aesthetically unique First Nations powwow-dubstep-trap hybrid group is coming to Kingston for the first time next week in support of their critically-acclaimed 2013 record, Nation II Nation. With both Juno and Polaris Music Prize nominations under their belt,...

Art for awareness

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Next week, Queen’s will play host to two internationally-celebrated artists. Adrian Stimson and Terrance Houle will give performances individually as well as together as part of the upcoming Aboriginal Awareness Week — marking the first time the artists have performed together since 2007. Though performance...

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Talking Heads: Discussing our Indigeneity

Traditional and modern bannock

More than a dreamcatcher workshop

Tribe transcends cultural division

Art for awareness

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