Posted on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
Kerry Potts wants people to learn about colonization. Formerly a professor at
Humber College, Potts began co-creating an interactive timeline in 2022 to help fellow teachers share the ongoing history of colonialism in Ontario, Indigenous resistance efforts and other topics relating to governance and Indigenous knowledge.
Upon moving back to Ottawa and beginning her work as a professor and Indigenous Pedagogy and Curriculum Consultant at Algonquin College, Potts continued working on this project with a small team that included professors from Humber, filmmaker Michelle St. John and Indigenous designer Katie Wilhelm. The team created an interactive and comprehensive tool to complement courses and programs taught at Ontario post-secondary institutions Colonization Road Ontario: A Timeline is now available for free to educators in Ontario. Read more >
Posted on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Summer is a time when many people enjoy the great outdoors. For a group of
13 incoming and current Algonquin College students, six days in late August was more than just campfires and starry nights. It was a foundational and transformative time to learn more about truth and reconciliation.
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Posted on Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
With summer strawberries, bannock treats and Indigenous coffee in
abundance, employees came together to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day through learning, conversation and knowledge sharing.
Algonquin College President and CEO, Claude Brulé, welcomed everyone to Algonquin College’s Indigenous Learning Commons (Nawapon) to celebrate the day. Read more >
Posted on Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
The Pembroke Campus celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day with a
special ceremony on June 21. The ceremony included Indigenous teachings about the importance of feasting a drum by an Elder who spoke about need for the “drum to never eat alone,” and the importance of the drum in Indigenous culture. The feast includes wild rice and fresh berries that were shared with College employees who attended the special ceremony.
The ceremony was also built into a full day of activities held by the city of Pembroke at its waterfront park, next door to the Pembroke Campus. Employees were able to participate in the ceremony through dancing as the drummers played special songs including a “food song” as part of the drum feast. The employees also brought gifts for the drums, items that could be given to people in need in our community such as colouring books for children.
Posted on Thursday, June 15th, 2023
The overcast skies we no match for the sunny dispositions as a large crowd gathered at Mādahòkì Farm on Wednesday.
As the summer solstice approaches, Algonquin College brought together its partners PCL Construction, TD Bank Group, Nokia Canada and more than 95 volunteers for two days of volunteering. The “Build Days” included improving key farm features as well as providing new animal housing structures and upgrading the Legacy Trail.
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Posted on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
It has been planned for many years and now it is part of the campus grounds at
the Pembroke Waterfront Campus. A new Indigenous Medicine Wheel Garden, located on the Western tip of the campus property, was dedicated recently in a special ceremony that celebrated what the space means to the college and broader community.
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Posted on Monday, June 5th, 2023
Last fall, Shelia Grantham and Kerry Potts began working as Indigenous
pedagogy and curriculum consultants at Algonquin College in the Learning and Teaching Services (LTS) department. The goal of LTS is to foster a culture of teaching innovation and excellence and build relationships with faculty, academic schools and applied research that support strategic collaboration, pedagogical and technological exploration and ideas sharing. As part of their mandate, Grantham and Potts, in their roles with LTS will further advance the TRC’s Calls to Action relating to Indigenous education. Read more >
Posted on Friday, March 3rd, 2023
For Indigenous students to thrive and succeed at Algonquin College,
Indigenous voices need to be involved at every level of the College, bureaucracy and red tape need to be streamlined, student resources better promoted, and faculty should demonstrate flexibility and willingness to accommodate family emergencies.
These were some of the suggestions and recommendations shared with an audience of college employees and faculty, at the March 2 Indigenous Student Leadership Panel, hosted by Shelia Grantham and Kerry Potts, Algonquin College’s Indigenous Pedagogy and Curriculum Consultants in Learning and Teaching Services. Read more >
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
On a snowy day in the Ottawa region, close to 100 learners, employees and
other members of the Algonquin College community tuned in to engage with legendary Canadian Murray Sinclair, the former Chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
His Honour, with a snow-covered backdrop of his own, joined participants from his home in Winnipeg for a virtual chat answering questions on a range of topics. The conversation was hosted by Jamie Bramburger, Manager, Community and Student Affairs at the Pembroke Campus.
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Posted on Thursday, October 27th, 2022
While most folks were able to enjoy a bit of a slower pace this summer, new employees Shelia Grantham
and Kerry Potts started their new roles at Algonquin College and hit the ground running, quickly becoming part of the College community, hosting events and being interviewed by local media.
Grantham and Potts are Indigenous Pedagogy and Curriculum Consultants, new roles created within Learning and Teaching Services (LTS). The goal of LTS aims to foster a culture of teaching innovation and excellence at Algonquin College and build relationships with faculty, academic schools and Applied Research that support strategic collaboration, pedagogical and technological exploration, and ideas sharing. With these new roles, LTS will further advance the TRC’s Calls to Action relating to Indigenous education.
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