You don’t need to be the big chief to make change’ – Concordia

June 9, 2015

16 Aboriginal graduates celebrate their success at Concordia

Proud parents, elders, siblings, professors, mentors — June 3 saw a full house come out to the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre’s (ASRC) special gathering at the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV Building) to celebrate the success of 16 Aboriginal graduates.

“I’m standing here against all odds,” said student Cheryl Lahache, who graduated this spring with a BA in Human Relations and a minor in First Peoples Studies. “University changed all of our lives. It opened up my mind.”

Lahache was addressing an audience of approximately 65 people, among them Lisa Ostiguy, deputy provost; Andrew Woodall, Concordia’s dean of students; Morning Star, the ASRC’s elder-in-residence; Karl Hele, chair and program director of First Peoples Studies; Catherine Bolton, the university’s vice-provost of Teaching and Learning, and Bradley Tucker, associate vice-president of Registrarial Services and university registrar.

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