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Indegenous Awareness Weeks Events with Â鶹AV's Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Thursday, September 19, 2024toWednesday, October 2, 2024
Indigenous Awareness Week Illustration
Image by Brandon Mitchell.

From Sept.Ìý19 to Oct. 2, Â鶹AV’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) will host Indigenous Awareness Weeks (IAW), an annual two-week celebration of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and culture.Ìý

The theme of this year’s event – honouring trailblazers – celebrates the groundbreaking work done by Indigenous academics, activists and artists, especially in the realm of education and knowledge transfer.ÌýÌý

Awareness weeks spotlight issues that are relevant to Indigenous peoples across the Â鶹AV community.

“We are honouring the work of visionaries within Indigenous education who came before us. Their work was integral to establishing a foundation for Indigenous presence within post secondary educational institutes,†said Prof. Celeste Pedri-Spade, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives).

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