Grand Opening of the DARE District
May 03, 2018
(PHOTO: Jana Chytilova)
The DARE District’s three-storey mural is impossible to miss, but the building’s Indigenous influences go far beyond the striking visual of animals and nature.
Indigenous knowledge, methodology, and imagery are embedded throughout the DARE District’s design, identity, and purpose.
“Within the new DARE District, Algonquin has raised and invested $5.4 million dollars into four unique areas that embed, profile, and celebrate Indigenous culture and identity,” says Ron McLester, Executive Director of Truth, Reconciliation & Indigenization. “There is the courtyard (under construction), the Indigenous Commons, the Institute of Indigenization, and an area on our third floor Library that is meant to be a bit of a repository for traditional Indigenous knowledge. Continue reading
