Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Programming Working Group
Members of Indigenous Cultural Awarness and Programing Working Group will develop a strategy and work plan to support following policy objectives:
- To enhance the cultural climate for Aboriginal faculty, staff and students at Queen’s University by providing culturally appropriate support services, an increased cultural presence and a gathering place for Aboriginal students and other community members.
- To increase the awareness of, and opportunities to celebrate the diversity of, Aboriginal students, cultures and perspectives within the Queen’s University community.
- To provide a range of on- and off-campus university activities to encourage social, intellectual, and cultural interactions between local Aboriginal communities and the Queen’s University community.
Members: Janice Hill ( Director, FDASC), Vanessa McCourt (Aboriginal Advisor, FDASC), Shauna Shiels (Equity Advisor), Heidi Penning (Equity Advisor), Paul Chaput (PhD student), Derek Sagima (president, FNTI), Arig Girgrah (Assistant Dean Student Affairs, Student Life and Learning).