S─üpo Nistohtamowin: Understanding Our Cultures from the Roots Up, a Partnership Programming at the University of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Students Centre and the International Student and Study Abroad Centre

The Aboriginal Students’ Centre (ASC) and International Student and Study Abroad Centre (ISSAC) partnered in September of 2013 to provide programming for the whole campus community, with a focus on international and Aboriginal relations and cultural understanding. The mission of this programming is to provide a space and place to learn about Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures (cultural intelligence), dispel myths, ask questions, promote commonalities and respectfully understand our differences (appreciative inquiry) through an anti-oppressive lens working towards equity and social justice. This partnership has provided a student lead opportunity to actively engage and create space for cross-cultural understanding and appreciation to flourish.