On October 1, St. Stephen’s University hosted an event to honour and celebrate  Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati Nation  at Skutik and his community, in which the Chief received a Doctorate of Humanities (honoris causa). His nomination for this honour came by way of SSU's Board Chair Judith Moses , who serves as the university's  Indigenous Kahn-tineta . You can view the entire celebration below.

On October 1, St. Stephen’s University hosted an event to honour and celebrate Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik and his community, in which the Chief received an honorary Doctorate of Humanities. In the words of SSU’s principal, Dr. Bradley Jersak, “‘Doctorate of Humanities’ is a technical term. In my heart, you’re a Doctor of Humanity.”