{"id":5,"date":"2022-03-18T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T19:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/indigenouscityfieldtrip\/?p=5"},"modified":"2024-04-17T22:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T02:27:34","slug":"star-blanket","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/indigenouscityfieldtrip\/chapter\/star-blanket\/","title":{"raw":"Star Blanket","rendered":"Star Blanket"},"content":{"raw":"[embed]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9cwRjP_NDeM&amp;ab_channel=SagkeengCFS[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/indigenouscityfieldtrip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/337\/2022\/03\/Web-StarBlanket-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"545\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe video above\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">gives a bit of history and knowledge of what the Star Blanket means in Indigenous culture and to Indigenous communities.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">describes the traditional and cultural teachings of the Star Blanket.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">displays individuals learning how to make a Star Blanket while exploring the significance it holds towards Indigenous communities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nInformation retrieved from <em>Truth and Reconciliation at Ryerson University Community Consultation Summary Report<\/em> (January 26, 2018): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/content\/dam\/aboriginal-news\/aboriginal-report-web.pdf\">https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/content\/dam\/aboriginal-news\/aboriginal-report-web.pdf<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"In 2010, Ryerson\u2019s Aboriginal Education Council conducted research on Egerton Ryerson\u2019s role in what became the residential school system. Once the statement was finalized, the Council hosted a healing ceremony and in 2013 gifted Ryerson with a Star Blanket, currently displayed in the lobby of Jorgenson Hall, which marked a positive move forward in the relationship between Ryerson and the Indigenous community of Toronto.\" (pg. 4)\r\n\r\nSloan, W. (2018, March 22). <i>Joanne Dallaire: Never Wavering from her <\/i><em>T<\/em><i>ruth<\/i>. Toronto Metropolitan University: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/news-events\/news\/2018\/03\/joanne-dallaire-never-wavering-from-her-truth\/\">https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/news-events\/news\/2018\/03\/joanne-dallaire-never-wavering-from-her-truth\/<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Toronto Metropolitan University (then named Ryerson University) was given the star blanket as a gift in 2010 upon the launch of the Indigenous Education Council, commemorating a new era for the university and Indigenous relations.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Star blankets represent a gesture of peace and goodwill.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>During the ceremony, Ryerson's President (Mohamaed Lachemi) and Provost and Vice-President (Michael Banarrock) were wrapped in the blanket.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Joanne Dallaire, Ryerson University\/TMU Elder from Shadow Hawk Woman of the Wolf Clan, a Cree Omushkeego with ancestry from Attawapiskat, Ontario stated: \u201cto be wrapped in a star blanket-people who aren\u2019t from Indigenous communities might not grasp the tremendous importance of what that means\u201d; \u201cthat's something that is very rarely done, and it\u2019s not done easily \u2013 there has been a lot of work done. So it\u2019s big that Ryerson is making this commitment.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On January 26, 2018, after almost two years of community consultations, TMU hosted a celebration to release the community consultation summary report: Truth and Reconciliation at TMU: Building a Foundation for Generations to Come.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>During the ceremony, Toronto Metropolitan University President (Mohamed Lachemi) and former Provost and Vice-President (Michael Benarroch) were wrapped in the blanket. 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Once the statement was finalized, the Council hosted a healing ceremony and in 2013 gifted Ryerson with a Star Blanket, currently displayed in the lobby of Jorgenson Hall, which marked a positive move forward in the relationship between Ryerson and the Indigenous community of Toronto.&#8221; (pg. 4)<\/p>\n<p>Sloan, W. (2018, March 22). <i>Joanne Dallaire: Never Wavering from her <\/i><em>T<\/em><i>ruth<\/i>. Toronto Metropolitan University: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/news-events\/news\/2018\/03\/joanne-dallaire-never-wavering-from-her-truth\/\">https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/news-events\/news\/2018\/03\/joanne-dallaire-never-wavering-from-her-truth\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Metropolitan University (then named Ryerson University) was given the star blanket as a gift in 2010 upon the launch of the Indigenous Education Council, commemorating a new era for the university and Indigenous relations.<\/li>\n<li>Star blankets represent a gesture of peace and goodwill.<\/li>\n<li>During the ceremony, Ryerson&#8217;s President (Mohamaed Lachemi) and Provost and Vice-President (Michael Banarrock) were wrapped in the blanket.<\/li>\n<li>Joanne Dallaire, Ryerson University\/TMU Elder from Shadow Hawk Woman of the Wolf Clan, a Cree Omushkeego with ancestry from Attawapiskat, Ontario stated: \u201cto be wrapped in a star blanket-people who aren\u2019t from Indigenous communities might not grasp the tremendous importance of what that means\u201d; \u201cthat&#8217;s something that is very rarely done, and it\u2019s not done easily \u2013 there has been a lot of work done. 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