First Nations Student Association
SFU marches for missing and murdered Indigenous women
Peak Web February 19, 2018By: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate SFU students and community members turned out in large numbers for a march to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls on February 9. The second-annual event brought together dozens of people to march in the Academic Quadrangle and Convocation Mall to remember the estimated 4,000 Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada. “I instantly got so emotional,” said Maddi, a member of the First Nations Student Association and organizer of the march. “It was just crazy, there are no words for it. I couldn’t believe how many…
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SFU Indigenous students break down barriers at Indigenous Day
EIC October 2, 2017Indigenous students hosted a gathering on campus last week to break down colonial constructs and make Indigenous peoples visible in the community. The annual Indigenous Day event in Convocation Mall featured performances by student and visiting artists on the unceded…
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