Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2024: September 19 – October 2

Press Release

Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) at McGill University for the thirteenth annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks (IAW)

17 September 2024

Indigenous Awareness Weeks (IAW) are a two-week series of events involving Indigenous academics, artists, and community members. The goal of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) is to encourage a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples among students, staff, and faculty at McGill University, as well as in the larger Montreal and Quebec communities. OII also help foster a dialogue 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 McGill students, faculty, and staff.

Events open to the public

September 19 + 26, 2024 (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

• Indigenous artisans and artists present – McGill University’s farmer’s marker on McTavish Street

September 20, 2024 (11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.):

• McGill’s Annual Powwow – Tomlinson Fieldhouse, 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H2W 1S4

September 30, 2024: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

• We Will Walk Together, hosted by the Faculty of Education – Education Building, 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 Sciences – 5858 Ch. De la Côte des Neiges, 2^nd floor.
• Lacrosse Legacy Game (doors open 6 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m.), hosted by McGill Athletics – Molson Stadium, 475 Pine Ave. W. H2W 1S4 and online

Events for Indigenous students only

September 25, 2024: Land-Based Learning with AJ Esquega

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 First People’s House, 3505 Peel St, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7

For further information about lectures and other events during McGill’s Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2024

Contact Information

Contact:

Claire Loewen

Organization: Media Relations, McGill University

Email: claire.loewen@mcgill.ca

Office Phone: 438-837-3735

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