News and Announcements
A new scholarship is now available to Indigenous students at George Brown College’s Chef School thanks to the generosity of Sudbury chef and chocolatier Tammy Maki. Maki owns Raven Rising Global Indigenous Chocolates , an e-commerce chocolate shop set to open a physical location soon in downtown...
George Brown College has launched its first Indigenous Education Strategy — outlining concrete commitments that support Indigenous education initiatives and integrate Indigenous ways of knowing into curriculum, classroom practices and institutional decision-making. Grounded in the principles of...
As Treaties Recognition Week draws to a close, we thought we’d turn to our own George Brown community for one final history lesson. Chef David Wolfman shares a brief overview of treaty history, rights and relationships — starting with the Royal Proclamation of 1763. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites...
George Brown’s Pauline Shirt was recently featured on Global TV. Shirt, Knowledge and Wisdom Keeper with Indigenous Education and Services, spoke about her own experiences with Residential Schools, watching her children struggle in the Toronto public education system, and eventually founding a...
The Indigenous Education and Services team has unveiled a new medallion, featuring a star blanket design created by artist Joseph Sagaj. In Ojibwe teachings, the star blanket is seven pointed and carries the seven original clans and the seven grandmother/grandfather teachings. It can represent...
A video statement from Senator Murray Sinclair, former Chair of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, where he speaks about the discovery of bodies at the residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. WARNING: These videos contains details about abuse and the residential...
George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon has been honoured by the Celebration of Nations, a Niagara-region festival that celebrates Indigenous arts, culture, and tradition. Celebration of Nations describes itself as a “long-term vision of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre...
The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada drives Audrey Rochette both professionally and personally — “it’s part of who I am,” she said. As the new Director of Indigenous Initiatives, she's eager to move the commission’s calls to action forward in the George Brown College...
Just weeks after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children in British Columbia, the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced another horrifying discovery. The First Nation found 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School....
As people across the country mourn the horrifying discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation territory, we express our condolences and support to our Indigenous students and employees...
