by Heidi Bohaker Quillwork box by Josette Debassige (Image from GKS). In this issue, and in memory of M’Chigeeng Elder and long-time GRASAC member and advisor Lewis Debassige, a gaawyekaajgan or quilled box made by Lewis’ mother Josette Debassige.The box is in the collections of ...
Newsletter Stories
The Bonga Family: An Alternative Black History
by Sherry Farrell Racette and Cory Willmott Slave Auction, Montreal Gazette, c.1793 It is no coincidence that members of the Bonga family have been honored and memorialized far and wide in recognition of their accomplishments and lives well lived. They stand as exemplars of Black lives ...
Student Summer Work on the GKS
By Haley Bryant This summer, GRASAC welcomes five new Graduate Student Research Assistants through the University of Toronto’s Work Study program: Chantelle Perreault, Olivia White, CJ Pentland, Alesha Grummett-Roesch, and Rachel Barber-Pin. The students will be contributing to the ongoing work ...
Congratulations to Alan Corbiere on defending his PhD and joining the faculty at York University
Image credit Manitoulin Expositor. GRASAC member Dr. Alan Corbiere defended his doctoral dissertation in September 2019, was hired as a tenure-track associate professor at York University in February 2020, and is applying for a Canada Research Chair position! Read more about Dr. Corbiere’s ...
Professor Heather Howard wins national grant for a new digital portal for Waganakising porcupine quillwork and other heritage
by the Whiting Foundation Heather Howard, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, will receive a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship to support the collaborative development of a digital portal for the heritage of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa (LTBB) ...