Waawaashkeshi (means deer in Ojibwe) | Painted by alumna
Chantelle Marchand and on display at the Orangeville Campus.
OUR VISION
Become a college of
choice for First Nation,
Métis, and Inuit students
and other students of
Indigenous ancestry.
Indigenous students
will thrive academically
and personally throughout
their education journey
at Georgian.
Our campuses will be
sites of transformative
change where everyone is
empowered to support work
related to decolonization,
reconciliation, and
Indigenization.
The new Georgian College
Coat of Arms design includes
several Indigenous elements
| The centre wave which
includes the colours of the
Métis sash, a white pine tree
and roots intertwined on the
back of a turtle, and the
wind-blown white pine,
known as the Tree of
Peace in People of the
Longhouse culture.
Our dedicated
Indigenous services:
• Community liaison officer
• Visiting Elder program
• Niwijiagan (peer mentors)
• Getsijid (Indigenous student counsellor)
• Indigenous student advisors
• Wiidookdaading Indigenous Resource Centres
at our Barrie, Midland, Orillia and Owen
Sound campuses
OUR FRAMEWORK is rooted
in six overarching pillars:
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Truth and Reconciliation
Leadership
Representation
Community engagement
Curriculum and pedagogy
Cultural enrichment
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