Trent University has unveiled a new cornerstone at Champlain College. The cornerstone features text that is carved into local granite in Anishnaabemowin and English recognizing Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg as the traditional inhabitants of the land on which Trent is located and honouring Anishnaabemowin as the land’s original language. It was installed following recommendations from the Report of the Champlain Committee, and sits adjacent to two other cornerstones placed in the 1960s recognizing the 350th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s travels through the area. “The new cornerstone at Trent symbolizes the relationship between two identities; one where a rock-solid foundation is built upon, and one as the symbols of the Petroglyphs which gives us knowledge and respect for each other in the betterment of education,” said Curve Lake First Nation Chief Dr Keith Knott.
