FNMISA

This is an absolutely mouthwatering photo of an Indian taco inside a styrofoam container.
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Embark Sustainability hosts “Language as Nourishment” community kitchen

Corbett Gildersleve July 16, 2025

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 to learn more about the…

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a photo of FNMISA's space in SFU. Room 1440 in the Student Union Building
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FNMISA builds space for Indigenous students

Yildiz Subuk July 7, 2025

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.  This wasn’t always the case.…

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A photo of the CJSF station. Multiple posters and decorations are visible.
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Eviction to Empowerment discusses lasting impact of student space campaigns at SFU

Petra Chase October 15, 2024

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 in the Student Union…

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Photograph of two of the dancers in formal regalia at the powwow event on April 8, 2022.
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FNMISA hosts first inter-tribal powwow at SFU

Isabella Urbani June 19, 2023

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), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw)…

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This is a photo of the construction site for the First Peoples’ Gathering House. An excavator is sitting on the ground scoping dirt.
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Burnaby announces more funding towards constructing First Peoples’ Gathering House at SFU

Eden Chipperfield May 22, 2023

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 is part of the city…

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SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name

Simran Sarai October 6, 2022

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 be known as the “Red…

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entrance to FNMISA’s room in the SUB
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association changes name

Yelin Gemma Lee March 29, 2022

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 were made to the association’s…

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