The first ever SFU Indigenous Day was held on Thursday, September 25 in Convocation Mall at Burnaby campus. The day of events was put on by the First Nations Student Association (FNSA), an organization dedicated to representing the interests of all self-identified Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis, along with both status and non-status SFU students. Laura Forsythe, FNSA treasurer, explained, “This is [the FNSA’s] first attempt to create an event around educating versus showcasing. All of the elements have a large educational component to them. We hope to communicate Indigenous diversity here on Turtle Island [in North America] through…
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