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Education Eradication / MI 254

ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

Left in the Lurch by Laurentian. Northern education rooted in the north: for many, it's a vision at the very heart of Laurentian University, a northern Ontario school that today is in turmoil. Administrators now pursuing a dramatic—some say draconian—process of retrenchment and austerity, cutting dozens of programs and positions. Seen as a tricultural hub serving the region’s English, French and Indigenous populations,  the institution has not only shared a campus with the University of Sudbury (among others), it’s shared funding. Now that too will end. Putting the fate of the U of S Indigenous Studies program—among Canada’s oldest—up in the air. But as some try to make sense of all the slashing, critics allege the process remains shrouded in secrecy. Prompting some to wonder whether larger agendas and larger forces may be  at play.

Joining host/producer Rick Harp at the roundtable this week are MI regular Brock Pitawanakwat, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at York University, as well as special guest Celeste Pedri-Spade, an Associate Professor and Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Studies at Queen’s University.

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LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS EPISODE:

• 'We need to be seen': Demonstrators protest devastating Laurentian University cuts CBC Sudbury

• Insolvency, Indigenous Research & the Uncertain Future of Laurentian University Yellowhead Institute

• University of Sudbury also fighting termination of federation agreement with Laurentian in court Sudbury.com

• Faculty worried about the future of University of Sudbury’s groundbreaking Indigenous Studies program Sudbury.com

• More concerns raised over [Omnibus] Bill 197 Wawatay News

• Progressive Conservatives outline plan for northern Ontario CBC Sudbury

• After the Far North Act: Indigenous Jurisdiction in Ontario’s Far North Yellowhead Institute

• VIDEO: "Canada's Rings of Fire" Witness [Al Jazeera]

• VIDEO: "The Ring of Fire - Vanessa Bourne - Laurentian University" NSERCTube

• VIDEO: "Moving Forward with Road Access to the Ring of Fire" Premier of Ontario

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