Kaahsinooniks (Grandparents) in Residence – Omahkatoyiiksistsikaato'si (Christmas Month) December 2026

Elders from the Indigenous community are on campus each week to share knowledge and traditional practices, to offer guidance and support, for story telling, cultural teaching and spiritual mentoring. Indigenous Elder support is available to any University of Lethbridge student, staff or faculty from any culture.

Tuesday, Dec. 1

Staah’tsi’naims’skaa’ki (Thunder Pipe Woman Under the Sky) Cathy Hunt
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Iikaisskini Gathering Centre, W650

Wednesday, Dec. 2
Miisaminiskim (Ancient Buffalo Stone) Shirlee Crow Shoe
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Iikaisskini Gathering Centre, W650

Thursday, Dec. 3

Niinaisipistoo (Owl Chief) Dr. Francis First Charger
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Elders and Ceremony Room, A430

Wednesday, Dec. 7
Miisaminiskim (Ancient Buffalo Stone) Shirlee Crow Shoe

Staah’tsi’naims’skaa’ki (Thunder Pipe Woman Under the Sky) Cathy Hunt
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Iikaisskini Gathering Centre, W650

Niinaisipistoo (Owl Chief) Dr. Francis First Charger
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Elders and Ceremony Room, A430

Wednesday, Dec. 9
Miisaminiskim (Ancient Buffalo Stone) Shirlee Crow Shoe
Staah’tsi’naims’skaa’ki (Thunder Pipe Woman Under the Sky) Cathy Hunt

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Iikaisskini Gathering Centre, W650

*Dates are subject to change.
For more information, visit ulethbridge.ca/indigenous/elder-residence

Room or Area: 
W650 and A430

Free and open to community


Contact:

Sant Oka | sant.oka@uleth.ca | ulethbridge.ca/indigenous/elder-residence