Harris Learning Library
Harris Learning Library is a library at Nipissing University.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- September 2014: The Harris Learning Library served as the venue for a 2014 public talk about the former premier of Ontario.[2]
- September 2014: The Harris Learning Library hosted a public talk on September 27, 2014, to discuss the historical impacts of the Mike Harris government.[3]
- October 2014: The Harris Learning Library hosted an event where speakers discussed the social and political impacts of the Common Sense Revolution. The facility is named after former premier Mike Harris.[4]
- February 2015: This facility shares its books and resources with Nipissing First Nation through the PALS program.[5]
- November 2018: The library hosted a living library event on November 5, 2018, to launch Treaties Recognition Week.[6]
- April 2025: The facility is named after former Ontario Premier Mike Harris. Protesters at the Break the Chain Student Protest argued that the name should be changed to ensure Indigenous students feel welcome on campus.[7]
- December 2025: The library is named after former Premier Mike Harris, which has caused some Indigenous students to feel unsafe or uncomfortable. It houses the Treaty Learning Centre, a space where Indigenous students spend a lot of time. Student Jocelyn Pitt highlighted the library as a site of local Indigenous activism and protest.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Students find Indigenous Art and Creativity therapeutic at Nipissing University", Anishinabek News, 8 December 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "PUBLIC TALK: Harris legacy to be examined", Anishinabek News, 29 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The Mike Harris ‘common sense revolution’ discussed at legacy event", Anishinabek News, 30 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Mike Harris sorry for students of history", Anishinabek News, 28 October 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First Nations Public Library Week celebrates 15 years", Anishinabek News, 10 February 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation hosts Treaties Recognition Week education events", Anishinabek News, 5 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipissing University students protest former Premier Mike Harris, calling for library name change", Anishinabek News, 10 April 2025 (archived copy; original article).