Of the collaboration, Deslauriers credits Zabrina Whitman, a policy analyst with local, national and international experience for leading the project. Whitman, along with being a member of Glooscap First Nation and daughter of Elder Lorraine Whitman, herself president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, has been “part of the Benjamin Bridge family for years,” says Deslauriers.
Read MoreWe are all Treaty People. Msit No’kmaq. Treaty Day isn't just a Mi’kmaq celebration, but a day to remind us all to live in peace and friendship with respect for each other. Acadia University President Peter Ricketts and Zabrina Whitman, Indigenous Affairs Coordinator, share their experiences and perspectives on Truth and Reconciliation and the ways higher education can be a barrier or a bridge to inclusion.
Read MorePanel interview with Junior Moaku (’19), Tracey McGillivray (’87, ’15), Zabrina Whitman and Robert Ffrench (’04), highlighting an Acadia-specific initiative supporting black and Indigenous students, including discussion about social movements as a call to action and what members of our alumni community can take from the conversation to inform any further activity either as individuals or organizations.
Read MoreAt a meeting leading up to the Métis National Council’s (MNC) annual general assembly the topic of identity was put in the spotlight. Over the past year the MNC has taken note of the rising number of people claiming to be eastern Métis.
Read MoreAlthough the Supreme Court of Canada has said that the Mi’kmaq do have Rights, they have never clearly said what these Rights are.
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