Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2024: September 19 – October 2
Indigenous Awareness Weeks is a two-week series of events involving Indigenous academics, artists, and community members, hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. Its goal is to encourage a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples among students, staff, and faculty at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, as well as in the broader Montreal and Quebec communities. The Office of Indigenous Initiatives also helps foster discussion among First Nations, Métis and Inuit on topics that are important to individuals and their communities. The events outlined below create a space that brings together Indigenous experts and community leaders as well as ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students, faculty, and staff.
Events open to the public
Sept. 19 and 26, 2024 (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Indigenous artisans and artists present -ÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University’s farmer’s marker on McTavish Street
Sept. 20, 2024 (11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.):
- ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Annual PowWow - , 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H2W 1S4
Sept. 30, 2024: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- We Will Walk Together,Ìýhosted by the Faculty of Education -Ìý, 3700 McTavish St, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada
- Joyce’s Principle event (5 p.m. -7:30 p.m.), hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesÌý-Ìý5858 Côte des Neiges Rd., 2nd floor.
- (doors open 6 p.m.,Ìýgame starts at 7 p.m.),Ìýhosted by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ AthleticsÌý-Ìý, 475 Pine Ave. W. H2W 1S4 and online
Events for Indigenous students only
September 25, 2024: Land-Based Learning with
These events are open to a maximum of 15 Indigenous students only per workshop session.
Workshop 1 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Moose Meat Delicacies, Barley soup, and Bannock.
Workshop 2 (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.) - Traditional Gillet Making.
Hosted and located at the , 3505 Peel St, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7
For further information about lectures and other events during ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2024
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