COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Building relationships by celebrating Indigenous cultures – Brock University
January 29, 2025
This article is part of a monthly series celebrating Brock’s rich history of community engagement and enduring commitment to the mutual exchange of knowledge and resources within the Niagara community and beyond. To read other stories in the series, visit The Brock News.
Cindy Biancaniello is passionate about creating what she calls “brave spaces.”
“We love community engagement, we really do,” said the Director of Brock University’s Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre. “I want Hadiya’dagénhahs to have a revolving door of people coming in because they need more than just safe spaces, they need brave spaces, and we are here to support that.”
The Centre’s guiding principle is reflected in its name, a Cayuga word meaning “we are the helpers.”
