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Embark Sustainability hosts “Language as Nourishment” community kitchen
July 16, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On June 25, Embark Sustainability held a community kitchen event titled “Language as Nourishment.” This event, hosted in the Student Union Building’s community kitchen, was led by Kil Daagwiiya Hooper, an undergraduate student studying political science and Indigenous studies, James Houle, a graduate student in Mathematics, and Marie Haddad, director of engagement at Embark. Hooper and Houle are leaders from the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association. They spoke to the importance of maintaining and revitalizing Indigenous languages as they led the group in making Indian tacos and jum. The Peak attended the event…
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FNMISA builds space for Indigenous students
July 7, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Room 1440 of the Student Union Building (SUB) is home to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA), a group that provides a space for Indigenous students to lounge, study, and create community. …
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Eviction to Empowerment discusses lasting impact of student space campaigns at SFU
October 15, 2024By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief On September 18, student-run non-profit Embark Sustainability hosted Eviction to Empowerment, reflecting on a not-to-be-forgotten chapter in recent history at SFU: years of organizing gave independent student societies and equity groups the space they now have…
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FNMISA hosts first inter-tribal powwow at SFU
June 19, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On April 22, SFU’s First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Students Association (FNMISA) hosted their first inter-tribal powwow in SFU Burnaby’s West Gym, which resides on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ),…
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Burnaby announces more funding towards constructing First Peoples’ Gathering House at SFU
May 22, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On April 22, 2023, Burnaby’s acting mayor, Sav Dhaliwal, announced $5-million of funding for constructing the First Peoples’ Gathering House at SFU Burnaby. The construction and funding of the First Peoples’ Gathering House at SFU…
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SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name
October 6, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer On September 6, over two years after SFU announced they were dropping “The Clan” due to its racist connotation with the “Ku Klux Klan,” SFU Athletics has chosen a new name. Moving forward, athletes will…
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association changes name
March 29, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer During their annual general meeting on November 23, 2021, the former First Nations Student Association officially changed their name to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA). In the same meeting, updates and changes…
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