Turtle Island

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are asking allies across campus to reflect on their allyship journeys.

Dr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller is director of the UWindsor School of Social Work.

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?   

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are featuring conversations about allyship with campus community members.

Isaiah Maracle is an Indigenous student who has been supporting Indigenization efforts at the Toldo Lancer Centre

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?   

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are asking allies across campus to reflect on their allyship journeys.

Sandra Ondracka is the Campus Recreation Coordinator.

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you? 

By Kate Hargreaves 

A new guide aims to support non-Indigenous members of the UWindsor community in building their knowledge and strengthening their allyship with Indigenous Peoples and communities. 

Developed by Sisco Consulting in collaboration with the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre, the document provides guidance to non-Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members as they work toward allyship. 

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The University of Windsor’s Aboriginal Education Centre has officially been renamed Turtle Island - Indigenous Student Services Centre.

The change marks an important step in ensuring the centre’s name aligns with both its purpose and contemporary language.

“We were still using the term Aboriginal, which is very outdated, and the word Education made people think we offered courses or teaching resources,” says Victoria Hecnar, Turtle Island Event Planning and Communications Coordinator.