Indigenous Student Centre

Illustration depicting a red dress hung on the branch of a willow tree.
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Indigenous Student Centre observes Red Dress Day

Niveja Assalaarachchi May 10, 2026

On May 5, the SFU Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) hosted a community care circle on Burnaby Campus in honour of Red Dress Day, which commemorates Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S+) of Canada. The community care circle served as an opportunity to bead and offered Indigenous students a “space to rest.”   In a statement to The Peak, ISC’s Indigenous administration and events coordinator, Audrey Heath (Gitxsan Nation) said community care circles are spaces “created for Indigenous students, facilitated by ISC staff, counsellors, Elders, and caseworkers from the Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office.” She shared the…

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This is a photo of the Indigenous Student Centre on the SFU Burnaby campus. The doors to the office are shown, their name is printed on the door.
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Indigenous Student Centre hosts information session

Olivia Sherman July 25, 2023

On June 12, coordinators from the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) spoke on the academic, mental, and cultural supports available to students. The session, held by Indigenous Student Life coordinators Jasmin Glaw and Audrey Heath, discussed the ways the program has…

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Collage featuring Rebekah, a Métis woman, and a colourful array of her beadwork earrings against a sage green background
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Rebekah Stevens finds healing through traditional Indigenous beadwork

Yelin Gemma Lee March 8, 2022

The relationship between an artist and their art is what makes their work reach people in ways words can’t identify. For Rebekah Stevens, the Indigenous studies and linguistics student behind @beksbeads on Instagram, this relationship is rooted in personal healing…

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Resources for Indigenous students

Peak Web June 26, 2021

For any Indigenous students needing support while dealing with the weight of the last few weeks, here is a list of resources compiled by the Indigenous Student Centre, First Nations Student Association, and the Simon Fraser Student Society Support at…

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Carman McKay on his work, inspirations, and experiences

Amal Javed Abdullah July 20, 2018

Artist Carman McKay has been relief carving an oversized spindle whorl, which is traditionally used for wool spinning, in front of the Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002) every Tuesday and Thursday in July. So far, McKay has worked on the…

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