/indigenous-research-knowledges/ en /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/language-revitalization-efforts%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E For �������� Indigenous Language Revitalization master’s student Arihwisaks Colin Benedict, who is Kanien’kehá:ka from Akwesasne, last week’s Tsitewatá:ti: Let Us Speak Again language symposium achieved the goal he had set out to achieve - to bring language revitalizers together in one place to share ideas and experiences. “I really liked how inspired everyone was by the different language projects and initiatives that were going on in different communities,” said Benedict, who planned the symposium in collaboration with Mia Fischlin, who is Inuvialuk/Dene/settler; Caleb Moses, who is Fri, 01 May 2026 12:07:35 -0400 Olivier Cadotte 26 /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/rathlyn-fellows-aim-enhance-health-and-well-being-indigenous-communities%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Megan Légaré and Allison MacLeod are the latest recipients of ��������’s Rathlyn Fellowships, worth $12,500 and awarded annually to two Indigenous students conducting postgraduate research. Légaré is a second-year Family Medicine PhD student of Kanien’kehá:ka and European settler heritage whose research is focused on the Nunavik Youth House Association, which co-ordinates youth centres in Nunavik and offers a safe and engaging space for Inuit youth ages 5-19. MacLeod’s research centres on miyupimaatisiiun – which means “good health” in Cree – among inland Cree communities in northern Quebec Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:34:57 -0400 Stephanie Wereley 24 /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/tsitewatati-let-us-speak-again%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Tsitewatá:ti: Let Us Speak Again! Indigenous Language Symposium | April 23 and 24, 2026 On April 23 and 24, ��������’s Faculty of Arts Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges held its inaugural symposium. Tsitewatá:ti: Let Us Speak Again was a two-day event, presenting research focused on Indigenous language revitalization and reclamation. The purpose of this symposium was to centre the ongoing work to maintain and pass on Indigenous languages and cultures, by sharing stories and research practices in various topical panels. Additionally, these two days allowed participants, including Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:38:13 -0400 FAIIRK 22 /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/academic-unit-dedicated-indigenous-languages-and-knowledge-takes-shape-mcgill%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E The Faculty of Arts Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges (FAIIRK) is taking shape at ��������. It will be a permanent institutional and academic home for the Indigenous Studies program and Indigenous language reclamation in the Faculty of Arts. Approved in 2025, the Institute is a direct response to the Provost’s Task Force Report on Indigenous Education and Indigenous Studies, specifically Call to Action 32, which called for the creation of a standalone academic unit in Indigenous Studies. FAIIRK is funded with the support of a $3-million gift from alumnus Gerald Rimer Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:32:51 -0400 Neale McDevitt 25 /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/mcgills-incoming-artist-residence-calls-herself-cree-alien%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E Multidisciplinary artist Cheyenne Rain LeGrande describes herself as a nêhiyaw (Cree) alien. Often depicted in her artworks wearing towering platform moccasins, a glow-in-the-dark shawl and otherworldly makeup, she certainly looks the part of a celestial being. Originally from Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, LeGrande will touch down at �������� March 9-20 to serve as the artist in residence for the Faculty of Arts Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges (FAIIRK). She’ll host artist talks, lead a workshop and give her first solo performance in Montreal. “It’s such an honour to be asked Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:48:31 -0400 Stephanie Wereley 23 /indigenous-research-knowledges/%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//www.mcgill.ca/indigenous-research-knowledges/article/news/canada-research-chair-crc-tier-1%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3Eview%3C/a%3E The new Faculty of Arts Institute of Indigenous Research and Knowledges (FAIIRK) at �������� (Montreal, Canada) was approved in May 2025. FAIIRK provides a dedicated institutional home within the Faculty of Arts for research and teaching into Indigenous methodologies, epistemologies, pedagogies, and philosophies, knowledges and experiences in Canada and across the world, where deepening knowledge of the local is enhanced by global comparative frameworks. FAIIRK invites applications for a senior tenure-track position in Indigenous Studies, at the rank of Full Professor (or Associate Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:20:26 -0500 FAIIRK 20