Circle of Abundance - Amplifying Indigenous Women's Leadership

09/30/2026

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.

At Coady Institute, reconciliation calls us to continue learning — from Indigenous knowledge, leadership, lived experience, and the relationships that shape our work.

Learning also carries responsibility: to listen, to examine our practices, and to allow what we learn to change how we work.

🧡 Read our reflection: Learning as a Path to Reconciliation: https://coady.stfx.ca/learning-as-a-path-to-reconciliation/

This September 30th, as we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Coady Institute reaffirms our commitment to learning from Indigenous knowledge, leadership, and lived experience — guided by principles like Two-Eyed Seeing — as we work toward decolonizing our programs and deepenin...

06/21/2026

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the cultures, languages, traditions, and leadership of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.

June 21 is an opportunity to reflect, learn, and recognize the deep knowledge, resilience, and contributions Indigenous Peoples bring to communities across Turtle Island and around the world.

At Coady Institute, we are grateful for the relationships we continue to build with Indigenous partners and leaders, including through programs that support community leadership and shared learning.

We encourage our community to take time today to listen, learn, and celebrate.

02/18/2026

⏳ Final call — applications close February 20!

The Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (IWCL) 2026 program supports Indigenous women leaders with skills, mentorship, and fully funded learning.




📌 Last chance to apply
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On campus and in community May - October, 2026

01/19/2026

Indigenous women have always been leaders in their communities.

Coady Institute's Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (IWCL) 2026 program supports First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women (from Turtle Island) to strengthen their leadership skills, deepen community impact, and build lasting networks.

✔ Indigenous-centred leadership
✔ Online, in-person, and community-based learning
✔ Scholarships available (tuition, travel, accommodation, meals)

📅 Apply by January 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more & apply:

This program uses a holistic and Two-Eyed Seeing approach, meaning that teaching and learning practices are grounded in Indigenous worldviews, values and teachings while sometimes using other tools and methods that align with those practices.

12/01/2025

Applications are now open for Coady Institute's award-winning Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program.

This program uses a holistic and Two-Eyed Seeing approach, meaning that teaching and learning practices are grounded in Indigenous worldviews, values and teachings while sometimes using other tools and methods that align with those practices.

Designed for First Nations, Metis, or Inuit women committed to and actively working to make positive change in your community, organization, or Nation, participants begin with an online component in May followed by an on-campus residency. After an in-community engagement component, participants then will conclude the program with a second residency in Mi'kmaki.

Learn more and apply at:

This program uses a holistic and Two-Eyed Seeing approach, meaning that teaching and learning practices are grounded in Indigenous worldviews, values and teachings while sometimes using other tools and methods that align with those practices.

11/15/2025

Coady Institute is taking flight and is now a part of the Aeroplan Member Donation Program.

From now until December 31 Aeroplan members can donate airmiles and reduce Coady’s overall administrative costs and bring community leaders together. The focus of this year’s campaign is to help offset the costs of our signature Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program.

The initial Help Coady Take Flight campaign has a goal of 250,000 points.

To donate, please go to: https://donatepoints.aircanada.com/charity/1497.

11/01/2025

Earlier this week we hosted Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall as part of our Coady Coffee House and Webinar series. The session saw more than 40 guests from across StFX University campus and the Antigonish community join us in person and more than 200 people participating online.

Dr. Albert Marshall is an internationally respected and deeply loved Elder of the Mi’kmaw nation. He generously advises and lectures internationally on a wide range of topics through the lens of Etuptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing). Etuaptmumk is a guiding principle and an action-oriented invitation to recognize the strengths that exist within diverse cultural knowledges, and in this context, Indigenous Knowledges.

We invite you to view a recording of the session at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCymRMIfnkA

Our next Coffee House will be November 20.

10/30/2025

Today, we had the honour of hosting Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall as part of our Coady Coffee House and Webinar series. The session saw more than 40 guests from across StFX University campus and the Antigonish community join us in person and more than 200 people participating online.

Dr. Albert Marshall is an internationally respected and deeply loved Elder of the Mi’kmaw nation. He generously advises and lectures internationally on a wide range of topics through the lens of Etuptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing). Etuaptmumk is a guiding principle and an action-oriented invitation to recognize the strengths that exist within diverse cultural knowledges, and in this context, Indigenous Knowledges.

Our next Coffee House will be November 20.