Join us for Indigenous Awareness Week March 6-10! There are many opportunities across campus to learn, honour and celebrate all week long.
Results from September 1st, 2022 to April 30th, 2023 for Awareness Program & Iikaisskini
Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 9:00 am
Ends Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 5:00 pm
Mon, Mar 6, 2023
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Join Elder In-Residence Francis First Charger for a blessing with the pipe to kick off Indigenous Awareness Week. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Mon, Mar 6, 2023
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join Iikaisskini Indigenous Services for the Opening Ceremony to kick-off Indigenous Awareness Week. This includes a traditional Blackfoot Naming Ceremony for four members of the ULethbridge community.
Tue, Mar 7, 2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The School of Graduate Studies, in partnership with Iikaisskini Indigenous Services, invites you to a presentation from Indigenous Graduate Students.
Tue, Mar 7, 2023
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Drop into the Innovation Zone to participate in the “Oki” sticker, button and T-shirt making event. All supplies will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Wed, Mar 8, 2023
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Join special guests Wes Olson and Johane Janelle for a talk on "The Ecological Buffalo."
Wed, Mar 8, 2023
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Witness the University of Lethbridge sign the Buffalo Treaty.
Thu, Mar 9, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Dhillon School of Business Faculty, Don McIntyre, for a talk on Reconciling Truth in a Post-truth Era.
Thu, Mar 9, 2023
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mootookakio’ssin’s Duck Moon event includes making small clay sculptures and 3D printing.
Thu, Mar 9, 2023
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join the newly ratified Indigenous Student Club for an evening of fun! Everyone is welcome! Event is open to all ages and the community.
Fri, Mar 10, 2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join a painting tutorial with Chataya Holy Singer and Santanita Oka. Learn about Blackfoot cosmology, star stories, and how to paint the night sky using some of the Blackfoot cosmo symbols.
Fri, Mar 10, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join a painting tutorial with Chataya Holy Singer and Santanita Oka. Learn about Blackfoot cosmology, star stories, and how to paint the night sky using some of the Blackfoot cosmo symbols.