Aboriginal Student Centre and Jebunnessa Chapola

Jebunnessa Chapola: Janelle Pewapsconias works at the Aboriginal Student Centre and helped create the program, called Building Bridges. "What I would love to see is people have a different and deeper understanding to Canada, to the history of this place, she said. "I can speak from personal experience that I know indigenous people maybe have misconceptions about newcomer folks as well as newcomer folks having misconceptions about indigenous folks." Jebunnessa Chapola, a graduate student at the U of S, said she knew little about aboriginal culture when she arrived, but believes it important to learn. "There are a lot of misconceptions about Canadian history and aboriginal people and as an immigrant woman I had a feeling that we need to learn more about aboriginal history," she said, according to CBC. The potluck was just one of many events hosting by Building Bridges throughout the year. The Aboriginal Student Centre along with the International Student Centre hosted a potluck where immigrant students were able to learn a different perspective on Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.