News and Announcements
A new partnership between George Brown College and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) will bring significant changes to our campuses, including a visible Indigenous presence through collaborative projects and new and progressive approaches to teaching, learning and curriculum while...
Culinary craftsman Chef David Wolfman, an internationally recognized expert in Indigenous cuisine and an educator at George Brown College’s Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts, has won a 2022 Indspire Award honouring First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who demonstrate outstanding achievement...
A new scholarship is now available to Indigenous students at George Brown College’s Chef School thanks to the generosity of Sudbury chef and chocolatier Tammy Maki. Maki owns Raven Rising Global Indigenous Chocolates, an e-commerce chocolate shop set to open a physical location soon in downtown...
George Brown College has launched its first Indigenous Education Strategy — outlining concrete commitments that support Indigenous education initiatives and integrate Indigenous ways of knowing into curriculum, classroom practices and institutional decision-making. Grounded in the principles of...
As Treaties Recognition Week draws to a close, we thought we’d turn to our own George Brown community for one final history lesson. Chef David Wolfman shares a brief overview of treaty history, rights and relationships — starting with the Royal Proclamation of 1763. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites...
George Brown’s Pauline Shirt was recently featured on Global TV. Shirt, Knowledge and Wisdom Keeper with Indigenous Education and Services, spoke about her own experiences with Residential Schools, watching her children struggle in the Toronto public education system, and eventually founding a...
The Indigenous Education and Services team has unveiled a new medallion, featuring a star blanket design created by artist Joseph Sagaj. In Ojibwe teachings, the star blanket is seven pointed and carries the seven original clans and the seven grandmother/grandfather teachings. It can represent...
A video statement from Senator Murray Sinclair, former Chair of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, where he speaks about the discovery of bodies at the residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. WARNING: These videos contains details about abuse and the residential...
George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon has been honoured by the Celebration of Nations, a Niagara-region festival that celebrates Indigenous arts, culture, and tradition. Celebration of Nations describes itself as a “long-term vision of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre...
The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada drives Audrey Rochette both professionally and personally — “it’s part of who I am,” she said. As the new Director of Indigenous Initiatives, she's eager to move the commission’s calls to action forward in the George Brown College...
