b'T oT hriveT oT hriveWe partner with Indigenous nations to empower all Indigenous students in We partner with Indigenous nations to achieving their educational goals and empower all Indigenous students in graduating. With over 400 programs achieving their educational goals and and new micro-credentials offering graduating. With over 400 programs hands-on and online learning, our and new micro-credentials offering students are leading the way.hands-on and online learning, our students are leading the way.centennialcollege.cacentennialcollege.caChef Joseph Shawana steps into new role at Centennial CollegeF or Chef Joseph Shawana, the Lakota squash isI am excited to expand opportunities to engage with Indigenous symbolic of the possibilities that lie ahead.practices and teachings across our campuses and community,with a focus on the power of food to bond us across cultures,Once thought to be lost forever, it now grows in thesaid Shawana. garden beds at Centennial College. Hosting community seed exchanges, which helps sustain plants, is just oneOne such opportunity that Shawana and some of his colleaguesof the ideas he plans to bring to life in his new role ashave already introduced at the College is the Full Moon Feast,Indigenous Culinary and Foodways Guide at the College. which combines Indigenous cuisine with teachings on the significance of new moons, creating a space for IndigenousThe first person to be appointed to this administrativecultural connection and learning.position at the College, Shawana will have the ability to make an impact beyond the classroom, where heShawanas appointment demonstrates the Colleges commitment has developed and taught culinary courses for fiveto answering the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Calls to years. His guidance will be essential as theAction. An Indigenous Strategic Framework spells out Centennials College strives to lead the way in takingcommitments, which include hiring Indigenous employees at all a culturally grounded approach tolevels and supporting them to succeed.Indigenous food and food sovereignty.Empowering leaders like Chef Joseph sends an important message Shawana, an Odawa from thethat Indigenous culture and knowledge are respected and valued, Three Fires Confederacy, hails fromsaid Sen Kinsella, Director, the Eighth Fire, Centennial College.Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island. He bringsShawana will remain connected with his culinary roots as a chef and a wealth of knowledge toteacher, reporting jointly to Kinsella and Damian Goulbourne, Dean, the role, experienced inSchool of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts, Centennial College.blending Indigenous traditions with classicalChef Joseph is guiding the way as we integrate the deepFrench culinarytraditions of Indigenous culinary heritage into our curriculum,training. said Goulbourne.'