The Office of Indigenous Affairs (OIA) has an exciting year with the full return to campus for students in the fall semester.
During the fall semester the Office of Indigenous Affairs will be officially opening and naming a building and has a dedicated space for self-identified Indigenous students.
The official name of the building will be Juniper House, which is the new home of the ISRC.
As you may know, the name Juniper House was chosen because Memorial wanted a name that would be representative of Indigenous students attending Memorial, particularly the Innu, Inuit, and Mi’kmaq.
As a circumboreal plant that grows in diverse environments across the province, juniper is present across all our traditions and territories.
As a plant with many uses: medicinal, craft and culinary, they felt this reflects the multi-faceted purpose of Juniper House.
It will function as a resource and study space, a home away from home, and a place to take care of students to take care of themselves on their university journey.
They would like to build on this connection by collecting and sharing their stories and knowledge of juniper, and with that said they want the community to be a part of this process.
They would like to invite you and community members to share your knowledge and stories of juniper with us.