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Carleton University Aboriginal
Student Centre 

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Project Completed:
2013
Construction Value:
$ 125,000
Client:
Douglas Cardinal Architect Inc.

Location:
Ottawa, Ontario

Carleton University, Aboriginal Student Centre

​The $125,000 centre has about 1,900 square feet on the ground floor of Paterson Hall, overlooking the quad.
 
The new interior space for the aboriginal students’ centre at Carleton University provides a lounge, a space for elders to visit and share knowledge with students, a kitchen, computer stations, a meeting room, and a private booth for students to communicate with their families.
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The University’s Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education, which provides student support services, also has an office in this space.
 
The students use the centre for traditional ceremonies. A special ventilation system was installed to allow smudging which involves burning herbs and is associated with healing and purification.
 
The center has become a gathering place for aboriginal and non- aboriginal students, staff and faculty who want to spend time together, visit with elders, study or engage in research.
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