Queen's Journal of Indigenous Studies - QJIS

Aanii/Hello! QNSA is proud to present our first event of Indigenous awareness week in collaboration with the Society of Graduate & Professional Students Cooking With Kookums!

Elders Wendy Phillips and Deb St. Amant will be with us in the kitchen, sharing their recipes for a few popular Indigenous dishes!

On the menu, there will be NDN tacos, strawberry drink, and bear paws (a yummy dessert made with bannock). All registrants will receive an ingredients and equipment list a few days before the event. Registration is limited to the first 25 people to join and closes this Friday!

Open for anyone in the Queen’s community to join!
Link to register: https://sgps.click/cwk03

Keep an eye out for more events coming shortly.

So proud of our past co-editor in chief Rachel Agnew for her feature as an Indigenous small business owner this week over at Muse Magazine! Give it a read and learn about how art is healing, the notion of craft vs art, and Rachel's small business journey.

HEARTBERRY BEADS: BUILDING A BUSINESS AND WELLNESS TOGETHER In an exclusive MUSE interview, Rachel, a member of Garden River First Nation and Queen’s alum speaks of how the quest for wellness led her to the birth of her jewellery business.

✨This year’s theme for the journal is “Collective, constellated strength and resurgence”! ✨
💡We want to promote writing, art, poetry and the like that give space to Indigenous excellence, positivity and celebration.
What does collective, constellated strength and resurgence look like or mean to you? Let us know in the comments below ⏬

Happy December!
🗓 Mark your calendars because we're opening up an early-round of submissions for this year's journal on December 11th!
This year's theme is✨Collective, constellated strength and resurgence ✨
We want to promote papers, poems, theses, artwork, and the like that embody Indigenous excellence and strength. Overall, we envision this year's journal that promotes a positive discourse on the power that lies within Indigeneity.
This round of submissions will be closing on December 24th. But fear not! We will have another round to submit to in the New Year! So lot's of time to prepare something awesome.
What better way to showcase your hard and unique work than by having it published. A memorable moment to add to your Undergrad.

If you have any questions please feel free to comment or to message us.

Nía:wen / Miigwech

A fun fact to get you through the waning hours of this week's Wednesday.
As if Buffy could get any more awesome.

In 1975, Cree singer Buffy Sainte-Marie became the first Indigenous person to make regular appearances on . But, before she agreed to participate, she asked the producers: “have you ever done any Native American programming?”

As writes in her biography of Sainte-Marie, "they hadn’t, but they called her back with a new offer to include her as a writer and contributor and appear as a semiregular cast member. She knew it would be a good opportunity to reach millions of young children and their parents with the same message she had been bringing to her concert audiences for years: 'Indians exist'.”

In an era with almost no representation of Indigenous voices in mainstream media, Buffy showed kids and parents alike the strength and pride of Indigenous People and culture. And, initially, her character “was the only adult on Sesame Street that could see Snuffleupagus, which was part of her bond with Big Bird”.

Hear music to celebrate Indigenous Kids, and a special song from down on Sesame Steeet, Sunday at 8PM on . Tune in at cbcmusic.ca/reclaimed

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How are you reflecting, learning, and being a part of the ongoing healing from the impact of residential schools today?

APPLICATIONS ARE EXTENDED UNTIL THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27th!!

🔥 Looking specifically for applicants to fill our EDITORIAL BOARD and Indigenous Students to be CONTENT & CONSULTATION COORDINATORS.

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

words of the day for Tuesday A story told with Adobe Spark Video.

As students of all ages navigate different and maybe completely new learning environments or strategies, it's important that we take the time to care for all aspects of our being. This medicine-wheel style graphic is a great reminder on how to do just that. Print out and keep by your desk or study space whenever grounding is needed.

All the best to all students this year!