Carleton University will host a special event on May 27, 2015 where the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will formally launch new initiatives to provide support for Aboriginal research across the federal research agency’s funding opportunities.
Media are welcome to attend the announcement and a dialogue about SSHRC’s commitment to Aboriginal research and next steps.
When: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Ojigkwanong, Carleton’s Aboriginal Centre, 228 Paterson Hall.
Who:
- Peter Decontie, Elder and Sacred Fire Keeper of the Kitigan Zibi of the Anishinabeg First Nation
- Josie Whiteduck, Elder of the Kitigan Zibi of the Anishinabeg First Nation
- Ted Hewitt, SSHRC President
- Karen Green, Director of Equity Services, Carleton University
- Katherine Graham, Professor Emerita, Carleton University, and Chair of the SSHRC Aboriginal Advisory Circle
- Brent Herbert-Copley, SSHRC Executive Vice President
- Craig McNaughton, Special Advisor to the Vice-President, Research Programs, SSHRC
- Éric Bastien, Deputy Director, Partnerships,Research Grants and Partnerships Division, SSHRC
- Gail Zboch, Senior Program Officer, Research Grants and Partnerships Division, SSHRC
- Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emerita, Trent University, and member of the SSHRC Aboriginal Advisory Circle
- David Newhouse, Associate Professor, Business Administration Chair, Indigenous Studies, Trent University, and member of the SSHRC Aboriginal Advisory Circle
- Cecil Chabot, PhD Candidate, Lecturer in History, Crandall University and member of the SSHRC Aboriginal Advisory Circle
Background: The announcement is taking place during C²UExpo 2015, from May 26 to 29, an international gathering at Carleton that will showcase the best of community-campus partnerships helping to change the world, including projects involving campuses and Aboriginal communities.
As part of Carleton University’s commitment to promoting Aboriginal research initiatives, it is offering Canada’s first program dealing with the ethics of engaging in Aboriginal research – a five-day course running from June 8 to 12 for a diverse audience of researchers, government representatives and non-governmental organizations, as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis community members. Supported by a SSHRC grant, it will equip researchers of all kinds with tools to implement ethical practices when working with Aboriginal communities or conducting research on their traditional territory.
Media Inquiries:
Chris Cline
Media Relations Officer
Carleton University
613-520-2600, ext. 1391
christopher_cline@carleton.ca
Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/CUnewsroom
Need an expert? Go to: Carleton.ca/newsroom/experts