The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts is excited to expand service on campus with the opening of the new ‘Dehwigan Café, which offers a menu that highlights Indigenous suppliers and offers items using ingredients and techniques inspired by Indigenous Peoples across Canada.
Fall 2023 semester hours
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A-Building, third floor
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Many students, faculty, staff, as well as guests who attended the September 21 A-Building opening, enjoyed complementary refreshments, sampling some of the Café's unique menu items, which include:
- Birch Bark Coffee Co. coffee and espresso products and a selection of Tea Horse teas
- Snacks and bakery items i.e., maple popcorn, pemmican, blueberry muffins and corn cookies
- Grab & Go items smoked salmon Bannock sandwich, plant-protein wrap, and Three Sisters Salad
- Made to order hot items such as pickerel tacos, ‘Dehwigan Breakfast, and strawberry wild pesto flatbread
Behind the name
The name ‘Dehwigan Café came from a nickname for the A-Building expansion project and was dreamed into being by Eladia Smoke (Anishnaabe), Principal Architect of Smoke Architecture and member of the Indigenous Working Group. As Eladia explains, “the building was called “heart building” but was unfinished. The Anishinaabemowin word for heart is “od-e” and the suffix for several words for buildings is “-igan”. Since the path through the building shows glimpses of both incompletion and completion, the first syllable is incomplete. This space overlooks the unifying feature of the Balance Centrestone (fire), and above is the imprint of the Yat-ki’i-be-no-nick River, Highland Creek (water).”
A teaching and learning café
Because Dehwigan Café staff and students will be learning over the fall semester, we ask for your patience. Please send feedback to dehwigancafe@centennialcollege.ca.