Elder in Residence - Ron Linklater

Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 10:00am EST
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Ron Linklater available to students, staff & faculty for individual or small group teachings. 

Elder Ron, is a member of Couchiching First Nation. He has over 40 years work experience in the addictions field and continues to provide a unique set of knowledge, skills and cultural worldview for people. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakehead University and has a Certificate in Native Counselling from Confederation College.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Ron in the Elders Room in Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Elder in Residence - Ron Linklater

Event Date: 
Monday, October 30, 2023 - 10:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Peletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Ron Linklater available to students, staff & faculty for individual or small group teachings. 

Elder Ron, is a member of Couchiching First Nation. He has over 40 years work experience in the addictions field and continues to provide a unique set of knowledge, skills and cultural worldview for people. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakehead University and has a Certificate in Native Counselling from Confederation College.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Ron in the Elders Room in Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Elder in Residence - Ron Linklater

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 10:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Ron Linklater available to students, staff & faculty for individual or small group teachings. 

Elder Ron, is a member of Couchiching First Nation. He has over 40 years work experience in the addictions field and continues to provide a unique set of knowledge, skills and cultural worldview for people. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakehead University and has a Certificate in Native Counselling from Confederation College.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Ron in the Elders Room in Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Elder in Residence - Beatrice Twance-Hynes

Event Date: 
Friday, October 27, 2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes available to students, staff and faculty for individual or small group teachings.

Elder Beatrice, is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Elder Beatrice is a traditional women’s dancer who makes her own regalia. She is a grandmother pipe carrier, a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer and drummer. She shares teachings on hand drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfathers Teachings.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Elder in Residence - Beatrice Twance-Hynes

Event Date: 
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes available to students, staff and faculty for individual or small group teachings.

Elder Beatrice, is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Elder Beatrice is a traditional women’s dancer who makes her own regalia. She is a grandmother pipe carrier, a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer and drummer. She shares teachings on hand drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfathers Teachings.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Elder in Residence - Beatrice Twance-Hynes

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 

Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to have Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes available to students, staff and faculty for individual or small group teachings.

Elder Beatrice, is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Elder Beatrice is a traditional women’s dancer who makes her own regalia. She is a grandmother pipe carrier, a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer and drummer. She shares teachings on hand drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfathers Teachings.

You are welcome to stop by to visit with Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC1007.

ALL STUDENTS STAFF AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME!

Fall Harvest Feast | Orillia Campus

Event Date: 
Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Wiigwasitig Gitigaan 'Birch Tree Garden' (Behind Simcoe Hall)
Event Contact Name: 
Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator
Event Contact Phone: 
705-330-4010 ext. 2018
Event Contact E-mail: 

Fall Harvest Feast

Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Residence Life for three sisters soup, bannock and a potluck feast and to harvest medicines from the Medicine Wheel Teaching Garden. Please bring a dish to share!

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Wiigwasitig Gitigaan 'Birch Tree Garden' (behind Simcoe Hall)
Campus: Lakehead University Orillia | 500 University Ave., Orillia
Registration Required: link

Questions? Contact:
Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator
E: orillia.ii@lakeheadu.ca | T: 705-330-4010 ext. 2018

Powley Day

Event Date: 
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 12:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Agora
Event Contact Name: 
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 7219
Event Contact E-mail: 

POWLEY DAY

September 19

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - AGORA

(Please not change of time) 

Refreshments at 12 pm | Webinar starts at 12:30 pm

Webinar Link for event here

Join us in celebrating the legacy of Steve Powley and the historic Métis victory at the Supreme Court of Canada on September 19, 2003 in Canada v Powley.

Meet the Métis Nation of Ontario's Infinite Reach Facilitators and learn about resources available to Métis students.

EVERYONE WELCOME

Light refreshment.

Settler Responsibility, Reconciliation, and the ICR Conversation with Dr. Kristin Burnett, Dr. Judith Leggatt, and Dr. Toby Rollo

Event Date: 
Friday, September 22, 2023 - 10:30am EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 5035
Event Contact Name: 
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 Ext. 7219
Event Contact E-mail: 
Settler Responsibility, Reconciliation, and the ICR
Conversation with Dr. Kristin Burnett, Dr. Judith Leggatt, and Dr. Toby Rollo

Friday, September 22, 2023

10:30am - 11:30am

Room: ATAC 5035

 

Community-Based Art Project with Artist Ryan Pooman: Session 1

Event Date: 
Monday, September 11, 2023 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Agora
Event Contact Name: 
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 ext 7212
Event Contact E-mail: 

Community-Based Art Project with Ryan Pooman (Session #1)

Join us with Indigenous Artist Ryan Pooman for a conversation to share what reconciliation means to you? From this session, Ryan will create a piece that we will paint as a community.

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