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Keyword: Christy Anderson
Ways of Knowing 1 - CMU Community Lecture Series | Christy Anderson (video)
Thursday, November 23, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
Indigenous Worldviews: Being a Good Relative, Living Mino-Bimaadiziwin (a Good Life)
with Christy Anderson, Director of Indigenous Research at University of Manitoba
Reconciliation: Destroy this Man-Made Temple
Friday, April 1, 2022 @ 9:54 AM
Christy Anderson tells her faith story and calls for change. This special episode features Christy's full sermon.
Anderson is a PhD Candidate and CMU's Indigenous Engagement Advisor.
Read MoreReconciliation: Man-Made Temples
Friday, April 1, 2022 @ 9:45 AM
Jesus called for an end to oppression. How did the Bible become a weapon of colonization? Jonas talks with Christy Anderson, CMU Indigenous Engagement Advisor, about a sermon she gave at CMU in Fall 2021.
Anderson's full sermon is available as a special feature episode of this podcast.
Read MoreReconciliation: Sacred Treaties
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
There's more to treaty relationships than words on a page. Featuring Christy Anderson, CMU Indigenous Engagement Advisor.
Christy's Book Suggestions:
Read MoreReconciliation: Land Acknowledgement
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 @ 5:37 PM
Don't just talk about whose land you're on. Do something about it. Featuring Christy Anderson, CMU Indigenous Engagement Advisor.
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Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza
CMU formalizes relationship with Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre
Thursday, October 21, 2021 @ 4:33 PM
Last month on Treaty One territory, where the forest meets the river and wild rice grows, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) and Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre (SSSC) exchanged bundles to honour and formalize their relationship.
The bundle ceremony is an Indigenous practice of sharing a collection of items and their stories, which are sacred to the giver, and entrusting them to the receiver. When a bundle is physically passed along, so is the responsibility for the gift and for upholding those stories. It signifies meaningful relationship between groups.
Read MoreNew initiatives lead to meaningful agency for CMU's Indigenous community
Monday, June 7, 2021 @ 12:11 PM
How do Indigenous students experience CMU? What does it look like to be a community engaged in ongoing reconciliation and to be on-campus allies with Indigenous students and staff? As questions such as these begin to saturate the classrooms, seminars, offices, and public spaces of the CMU community, initiatives to further welcome and include Indigenous voices are gaining momentum.
Read MoreAlumni Profile: Christy Anderson (CMU '11)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 3:29 PM
Christy Anderson graduated in 2011 with a 4-year Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Communications and Media from CMU.
Anderson, whose heritage is half First Nations, completed her practicum during the summer of 2011 at the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) under the Executive Director of APTN West, Naomi Clarke.
Read MoreAlumni Profile: Christy Anderson (CMU '11)
Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:06 PM
This video features Christy Anderson at In Gratitude, April 16, 2011, a graduation weekend event that celebrates CMU graduates by inviting class members to share their experiences through spoken word or musical performance. The event brings together family members, graduates, students, faculty, and staff.
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