Turtle Island Centre adopts new name to reflect inclusive, student-focused mission
Victoria Hecnar, Turtle Island Event Planning and Communications Coordinator stands outside the newly renamed Turtle Island - Indigenous Student Services Centre (JOHN-PAUL BONADONNA/University of Windsor)
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“We were still using the term Aboriginal, which is very outdated, and the word Education made people think we offered courses or teaching resources,” says Victoria Hecnar, Turtle Island Event Planning and Communications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.