University is often made to look like some kind of fictional fantasy filled with opportunities, but this Hollywood image is not the reality for all Mount royal University students. This episode follows Steve Kootney-Jobin, Jacob Lightning and Jonas Maclaurin through their journey in one of Calgary's post -secondary institution.
How the Iniskim Centre creates a welcoming space for MRU’s Indigenous students
by Monique LaBossiere, Bill Atwood, Jackson Reed
University life seems so exciting in the movies. From unpacking your brand new bed sheets to cooking your first meal alone, the possibilities seem endless. Steve Kootney-Jobin, the Indigenous housing and events coordinator for Mount Royal University’s Iniskim Centre, says this picturesque image is not a reality for all students.
“It almost becomes this fictionalized Hollywood type of image. Where you have students arriving at the dorms, being dropped off by both parents and then their parents taking them shopping and stocking them up for the semester, when that isn’t always the case.” - Steve Kootney-Jobin
“I was asked by one of my roommate if I got everything for free. On one hand it does make me feel a little bad if I am viewed [as having gotten] a free ride or not. I guess it’s just a little alienating,” says Lightning. - Jacob Lightning
To learn more about the Iniskim center at Mount royal University please visit:
https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/IniskimCentre/index.htm
This episode is created by:
https://calgaryjournal.ca/
Intro music by Ricardo-Andres-Garcia