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Canadian multiculturalism and social inclusion
Tania Das Gupta, York University Guest Contributor According to a recent international survey of Europe and North America, Canada is ranked among the world’s top countries in terms of the integration of immigrants. High marks were given to its...
Life and death of Canada's founding languages (and not the two you think)
Onowa McIvor, University of Victoria Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress 2011...
Canada's great national itch: Debating multiculturalism
Phil Ryan, Carleton University Guest Contributor “Whether we like it or not – and there’s not much to like – events could force a national debate on whether multiculturalism is working in Canada.” One of the two triggering events to which the...
Engage 2010: The engaged university - embracing change
Gisèle Yasmeen, Vice President Partnerships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Guest Contributor Surrounded by the pageantry of Church House – a beautiful historical building which is now a conference facility in the courtyard behind...
‘I’m Métis: What’s your excuse?’: On the optics and misrecognition of Métis in Canada
Chris Andersen, University of Alberta Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress...
Beyond multiculturalism: Reclaiming tolerance and human judgment
Frank Furedi, University of Kent Guest Contributor At a security conference in Munich earlier this month, British prime minister David Cameron mistakenly argued that tolerance was responsible for the failure of multiculturalism. “Frankly, we need a...
Indigenous knowledge, symbolic literacy and the 1764 Treaty at Niagara
Lynn Gehl, York University Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress 2011. Kwey...
Indigenizing university administration or Tâwaw cî? (Take 2)
Jo-Ann Episkenew, University of Regina Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress...
On making love to death: Plains Cree and Blackfoot wisdom
Dwayne Donald, University of Alberta Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress 2011...