This qualitative study investigates how wampum theories inform Rotinonhsón:ni Land-based immersion schools and Indigenous research methodologies. Colonization has caused significant loss of Rotinonhsón:ni language and wampum knowledge, marginalizing our ways of knowing compared to Eurocentric education. This study uses an Indigenous research framework based on the Kentyohkwahnhákstha circle wampum. The methodology mirrors the Rotinonhsón:ni Grand Council deliberation process.

“Nya’teká:yen tsi yonhrónkha’” is a term used by first-language Onkwehonwehnéha (Mohawk Language) speakers to describe a person who is a gifted orator, characterized as a learner’s polished and refined (Green, 2017) language use.

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Indian Day Schools are the most widespread yet least understood institutions of Canada’s colonial education system. Operating for over a century in First Nations communities across the country, these schools were central to federal efforts to assimilate Indigenous children while maintaining closer ties to families and communities than residential schools. Despite their scale and impact, day schools have received far less historical attention. 

In February 2026, the Chinese Language Program hosted a vibrant Chinese New Year Celebration, bringing together students, Chinese volunteers, and friends to experience the richness of Chinese language and culture through engaging performances and hands-on activities.

Dr. Paritosh Kumar (Queen’s DEVS) delivered a public class lecture in LLCU 320: Fascism titled “Modi’s India: Hindu Right and the Politics of Exclusion,” examining the rise of the BJP through both historical and contemporary lenses.

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Prof. Isabelle St-Amand, QNS in Francophone Indigenous Literatures, is now conducting a SSHRC Insight Development research project “A Disconnect in Understanding: Theorizing our Collaborative Research Practices in the Field of Indigenous Cinema” (2025-2027)  with co-investigators André Dudemaine  and Marion Konwanénhon Delaronde.