School of Indigenous Relations

School of Indig Relations staff and students repping hard. @MIRprogram1 comes out with good research: Sheri Cecchetto wins Best Presentation, Chanelle Laroque wins 3rd place in 3MT, & @JLWabie Ophelia, & Isabelle (ISWK student) wins People's Choice Award for Innovation Challenge!

Please join us May 13, 2024 at 10:30am for Connor Lafortune's hybrid thesis proposal defence, titled: The Apocalypse is Ongoing: Abolition Amongst Growing Annihilation, How Life Promotion is Guiding Indigenous Communities' Past Survival.

Please join May 23, 2024 at 10am for Carla Petahtegoose's hybrid thesis proposal defence, titled: Perspectives of Transformative Water "Nibii" and Fire "Shkode" Ceremonies.

Honours Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work students graduated today! We are so proud of them. Congratulations!

Anishinaabe faculty wear ribbon skirts on the first day of school! We want to say welcome back to all the @SirIndigenous students in the @LaurentianISWK & @MIRprogram1 ! It's gonna be a great year. #stoodis #skoden

Great recruitment effort by the Government of Nunavut yesterday at @LaurentianU in the @IndigenousLUL Round Room and on our Facebook page. Need more info? Please visit: gov.nu.ca/public-jobs. @Arijana93603062

@LaurentianU Open House today repping @SirIndigenous with some cool peeps. 😎

Introducing Dr. Joey-Lynn Wabie, the BISW Coordinator, who has been answering emails from the sir@laurentian.ca account. As Indigenous Social Work students you can book 15 minute appointments with her on Mondays, as needed here: bit.ly/3I0TkxG Miigwetch.

If you are a @LaurentianISWK or @MIRprogram1 student (current or prospective) please use this email sir@laurentian.ca for academic advising and program information. We appreciate it since it streamlines your inquiries and helps us respond quicker. Miigwetch!

So excited to be working with these amazing people! @KennMich @LaurentianISWK

Biindigen to our two limited term faculty members joining our small but mighty School. We are over the moon to have amazing people of such high calibre and character working with us. Here’s to the new academic year with @KennMich and Nicole Wemigwans! ❤️#AcademicTwitter

@Danielleyasko @LaurentianISWK @MIRprogram1 @TanyaMenard12 @melanie_racine We are having pizza and cupcakes for lunch! 🧁 🍕

Lunch is on us! Our orientation is coming up fast. Two sessions to choose from on Sept 7: A)11-12 OR B) 1-2. Everyone in the @LaurentianISWK and @MIRprogram1 (new & returning) are invited. RT! Please email tmenard@laurentian.ca for Zoom link. Miigwetch & yay to a new year! 🤓

@IndigenousLUL at LU is hosting an orientation the first week of September. Please register here: facebook.com/events/s/isas-…

Fast Fact Friday! SIR is a well attended Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work program. We are working hard to stay in contact with all of our amazing students. Miigwetch for your patience!

According to Benton-Banai (1988), the Creator gave the seven grandfathers the responsibility to watch over the people: Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility, and Truth. For more info on becoming an RSW: ocswssw.org

Inaugural post! We would like to introduce ourselves with a bit of history of the School of Indigenous Relations. We go back to the 80s and were created with the surrounding community and Indigenous faculty and allies. #indigenous #education #socialwork