This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES Jul 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Aug 1 Jul 10: Deadline to apply for CRO role Jul 15: Aug degree requirements deadline Jul 15: AUSU Public Council Meeting July… Read more »
With the recent global events and grassroots movements striving for equity, representation, and acknowledgement and redress of historical and current injustices, The Voice Magazine has reached out to AUSU about their new initiatives to increase inclusivity here at AU. Our first in a series of interviews focuses on the newly established Indigenous Representation Committee, and… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES May 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Jun 1 May 15: Jun degree requirements deadline May 20: AUSU Public Council Meeting May 30: Deadline to apply for course extension for… Read more »
Thor Simonsen is a creative entrepreneur and the mastermind behind Ajungi (AH-YUNG-EE), a collective made up of 19 Nunavut singer-songwriters whose debut album is being released today (November 22). The idea for the recording project came to Simonsen via his role as Creative Director of Hitmakerz, a record company in Iqaluit that supports the development… Read more »
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a Canadian singer, songwriter, pacifist, and humanitarian who was a fearless advocator for the issues faced by Native Americans. She has received many accolades and honors for her work in education and social activism, including both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the best Original Song in 1983 for… Read more »
AUSU Council Meeting Tues, March 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/march-council-meeting-2/ No pre-registration required; e-mail admin@ausu.org for meeting package MBA Info Session – Edmonton Wed, March 14, 5:30 to 7:00 pm MDT AU Faculty of Business, #201 13220 St Albert Trail, Edmonton AB In person Hosted by AU Faculty of… Read more »
“We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.” — John Archibald Wheeler (1911-2008), American theoretical physicist. Should every university program require mandatory indigenous-content courses? That’s a question I pondered in 2016 after reading Tamra Ross’s article, “Truth and Reconciliation—Will… Read more »
Early winter, 2001: The drum leaders are singing “The Grandmother Song,” a traditional Mi’kmaq [MIG-maw] summons to the ancestors of everyone in the room. Looking around at the motley assortment of races gathered, I try to imagine our ancestors all showing up at once, and I can’t help but wonder how they’ll get along. Echoes… Read more »