Tipi Raising

Event Date: 
Sunday, June 11, 2023 - 9:00am to 12:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Wiigwasitig Gitigaan 'Birch Tree Garden' (behind Simcoe Hall)
Event Contact Name: 
Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator
Event Contact E-mail: 

You are invited to join Lakehead University in a tipi raising on Sunday, June 11.

In honour of National Indigenous History Month, Luana Harper-Shirt & her family will be sharing tipi teachings and will be leading us in the raising of the tipi on the Orillia Campus. The Tipi Raising is in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Social and Community Services Division of the County of Simcoe. Registration is required.

All are welcome | Please bring a lawn chair | Light refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions, please contact theĀ Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator atĀ orillia.ii@lakeheadu.ca or 705-330-4010 ext. 2018.