School of Indigenous Relations

Please join Nish Community Action & Maamwizing RGDI Project as we travel to White Buffalo Road Healing Lodge for their Change of Season Feast. Nish Community Action will cover the cost of the bus, a craft to share with everyone, and a contribution to the feast. Here is the link to register: https://forms.gle/Uciqzb3a9x5cbvoJA Miigwetch!

Please join me and Amie Skilling as we co-facilitate the Traditional Indigenous Parenting Series in July at the N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre. https://forms.gle/wm6dkuA2qbPqb83D8 Registration is free and lunch will be provided. Amie is anishinaabekwe from wikwemkoong with roots in Point Grondine. She is a student in the ISWK program at Laurentian University and is doing her 3rd year placement with this series. She has shadowed me and is looking forward to adding her knowledge and flair to the two day series. Please feel free to forward to others. Miigwetch!

ISO Two people who are interested in face painting on June 21 from 10-3pm at Bell Park. This is a paid position via honorarium. We can supply some supplies. Please PM me. :)

Job opportunity!

Employment opportunity: Addictions counsellor. See photo for details on how to apply.

Please join us on April 5 at 2:00pm in the Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre, round room for a student Art Show. ISWK 2315 students will share their cumulative art projects they have been working on in each quadrant. We started in the East with the Social Work landscape, South learning about relationships, West was spent on critical thinking and heart knowledge, and the North was the last quadrant focusing on wisdom and doing. Each art piece is a representation of each quadrant. There will be refreshments and a light snack. Please share with others. Miigwetch!

Lavi Hoff is a 4th-year ISWK student and worked diligently at supporting and contributing to the 40 Chances Team. 40 Chances won 3rd place in a national competition to combat homelessness. Great work, Lavi! Their promo video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/dUPMsn_u9uU

Call out for all ISWK students! Nominations for all positions are now open! Miigwetch to Christine Blair for creating the poster. Applications/nominations are open until Feb 15 at 11:59pm. We hope to gather a great group of people who want to effect change and have fun doing it! Link to apply: https://forms.gle/5ksJTjo2egv9eMv78 Want to know more about the positions? Link here (need LU email address to view): https://bit.ly/3XcCksP

Introducing Dr. Joey-Lynn Wabie, the BISW Coordinator, who has been answering emails from the [email protected] account. Please continue to be patient as Spring session has opened up which means email requests have increased. As Indigenous Social Work students you can book 15 minute appointments with her on Mondays, as needed here: https://bit.ly/3I0TkxG Miigwetch.

October 7th, 2022: Last day to drop a Fall/Winter course and receive a 75% tuition refund.