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Indigenous Awareness Week has been expanded this year to Indigenous Awareness Weeks, now spanning the last two weeks of September.听

鈥淚 saw how much good work had been done with IAW, and, as the events started rolling in and we started building partnerships with the different faculties and departments at 麻豆AV, I realized how difficult it was going to be to cram everything into one week,鈥� Janelle Kasperski (Equity Educational Advisor in Indigenous Education) told the 麻豆AV Reporter.听

The series began with a launch, "Honouring Where We Stand". The event included a rendition of the Oh茅n:ton Karihwat茅hkwen, the听Kanien'keh谩:ka Thanksgiving Address, by听Elder Charlie Patton from听Kahnaw谩:ke. His words and teaching for us听set the tone for the rest of the evening, which demonstrated the strength and resilience of Indigenous peoples; including the voices of the Traditional听Kahnaw谩:ke Singers, who听shared Kanien'keh谩:ka social songs with attendees in their language. Other words were shared by Janelle Kasperski,听Veronica Amberg (Associate Director of SEDE), and Tomas听Jirousek (SSMU Indigenous Affairs Commissioner). Janelle spoke about the journey that brought her to 麻豆AV and the planning of Indigenous Awareness Week. Tomas shared his听gratitude for Janelle's work and spoke about how far 麻豆AV as come in terms of Indigenous affairs but also how far it has to go, mentioning his experience as an Indigenous student athlete who has to compete as a 麻豆AV "Redman".听Veronica thanked Allan Vicaire for his work in starting Indigenous Awareness and congratulated Janelle on her expansion of the programming.听

There are many events still to come! We hope you will join us over the next two weeks. Read more about IAW .

Wednesday September 19^th听
-Turtle Island Reads Launch Event & Storytelling Workshop;

Thursday September 20^th
-In Solidarity and Support- Panel Discussion;
-To Be, In Solidarity and Support Open Mic Night (Closed event for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour);

September 21^st
-17^th Annual 麻豆AV Pow Wow;

September 24^th
-RezBlues w/ Juno Award Winner Murray Porter & Elaine Bomberry
1130am-230pm, Faculty of Music: 8^th floor, Wirth Music Building
-Outdoor Bike Powered Film Screening- 鈥淲ake Up! Hard Femme Intimacy鈥�;

September 25^th
-釔冡搫釔冡懄 釔娽晲釗囜悆釕� 釔冡摫釖�釗傖晻 釔娽捇釖� 釗瘁搰釞翅悐釖愥懄 鈥� Inuit Women in the Arts;

September 26^th
Country Food Dinner (Closed to Indigenous Students);

September 27^th
-Our Peoples Will Be Healed, Film by Alanis Obomsawin;
-On Coming Home- Stories from a 2S Adoptee w/ Smokii Sumac;

September 28^th
-Commodication of Spiritual Items- Tibetan & Indigenous Solidarity;