October 2, 2023
Social Sciences in the news: September 2023
From the housing crisis to automotive strikes, our faculty were featured in a huge number of media outlets in September. Here’s a selection: Globe and Mail: Toronto-area Metro workers ratify second tentative agreement after month-long strike, Stephanie Ross Globe and Mail: Ontario colleges are fuelling unprecedented growth in international students, Arthur Sweetman Hamilton Spectator: Industry’s […]
September 29, 2023
Video project empowers Indigenous communities to make decisions about using DNA analysis at residential school sites
Researchers at the McMaster Ancient DNA Centre are working with Indigenous communities to create informational videos that will help communities decide whether to use DNA identification at residential school burial sites. ...
September 27, 2023
Supporting Truth and Reconciliation, one story at a time
The McMaster Indigenous Studies Community Book Club is drawing on the power of storytelling to bring the campus community together, spark conversations about the experiences of Indigenous people in Canada and explore themes of Truth and Reconciliation....
September 18, 2023
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023: Events and resources
A guide to events, programming and resources — on campus and in the community — that offer opportunities to learn more about effects of Canada’s residential school system. ...
August 30, 2023
Indigenous Studies course takes students on 10-day paddling journey down the Grand River
The Two Row Paddle is at the heart of the new, land-based course that will combine what students learn in the classroom with real community experiences. ...
August 29, 2023
Federal government invests $22.4M in McMaster research
In addition to an investment of $18.4 million for more than 80 McMaster researchers, the university has two new Canada Research Chairs and saw two Tier 1 chairs renewed. ...
July 19, 2023
Inspiring the next generation of Indigenous scholars
The IndigiNerds program helps prepare Indigenous undergraduates for graduate school by giving them the opportunity to conduct intensive, hands-on research at McMaster....
June 23, 2023
Study of archaeological cooking vessels sheds light on Indigenous histories
McMaster researchers are working with communities at Six Nations to analyze hundreds of 16th- and 17th-century pottery fragments to provide a clearer picture of local Indigenous histories. ...
June 21, 2023
New project takes a community-based approach to reconciliation
Vanessa Watts is exploring what reconciliation looks like outside of state-informed processes, helping to create forward-looking, intergenerational connections between Inuit and Haudenosaunee communities. ...
June 19, 2023
‘You are our future’ — Indigenous grad celebrates students’ journeys
The first Indigenous Graduation Celebration since the creation of the Indigenous Studies department was marked by drumming, dancing, laughter, tears and joy. ...
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