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Nanda Gikendan Gamik is an Indigenous resource and cultural centre located on the 5th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. The name of the Centre was kindly gifted to the library by Lakehead University’s Indigenous Elders Council and it means Seek to know, seek to learn place.  The official Naming Ceremony was held in March 2024.

Northern Studies Resource Centre Resized

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) formed a committee to look at the national Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action Report with a mandate to identify what the library community can do to support reconciliation. The report provided many recommendations that were helpful in developing the space and the report can be found here.

Nanda Gikendan Gamik is a space where everyone will feel welcome and respected. The collection is exceptional strong in relation to Indigenous history, culture, and language and contains both primary and secondary resources. 

Nanda Gikendan Gamik is open to all Lakehead University students, staff, faculty, and interested members of the community.

Location:  Library 5th floor, Chancellor Paterson Library, room 5007
 

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Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples.

Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead Orillia is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. The Anishinaabeg include the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi nations, collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy.

Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation.

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