Aboriginal issues Indigenous-centred spaces, curriculum start to take root at Canadian universities – The Globe and Mail
Oct. 18, 2016
Kevin Settee works around the clock. The 25-year-old is doing a double major in urban studies and geography at the University of Winnipeg, and he just became president of the school’s students’ association.
As an Anishinaabe and Cree person himself, Mr. Settee has been active in working with administration to bring more indigenous curriculum to his university. Last year marked major headway at U of W when a student-led motion passed, mandating that each student take one indigenous studies course before graduating. A similar content requirement was instituted at Lakehead University in the same year.
“A lot of education systems have not included us respectfully,” Mr. Settee says. “We want to challenge the status quo.”
