LUNSA 33rd Annual Powwow
Event Date:
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 11:00am EDT
Event Location:
CJ Sanders Fieldhosue
Event Contact Name:
Jordan Thompson-Vankoughnett, LUNSA President
Event Contact E-mail:
LUNSA 33rd Annual Powwow
The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) is excited to be hosting
their 33 rd Annual Powwow at the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse, March 10-12, 2023.
LUNSA is honoured to have Hope Lake as the Host Drum.Lakehead University
students and the Thunder Bay community will gather together in celebration of
Indigenous culture and dance.
Warm-ups will be held on Friday, March 10 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Grand Entry is
scheduled for 12 pm and 6 pm on Saturday, March 11 with a Traditional Feast being
served at 4:00 pm and the powwow will wrap up for the day at 9:00 pm. Grand Entry is
set for 11 am on Sunday, March 12 with the powwow ending at 4 pm.
LUNSA is a volunteer LUSU club. Its goals are to promote the spirit of unity among
Indigenous students at Lakehead University through social, cultural, and recreational
events in addition to promoting cultural awareness between club members and the
greater Lakehead University student population.
The annual powwow is LUNSA’s signature event that showcases tremendous talent and
entertainment, free of charge, while reinforcing traditional aspects of Indigenous culture
such as drumming, dancing, singing, and giving thanks.
Everyone is welcome to attend!
Often called Cedar Woman, Trish Monague is from Beausoleil First Nation, a mother of four children and grandmother to six grandchildren. Trish began her relationship with the spirit at the age of three and uses her gift as a cultural teacher and spiritual healer. She has been clean and sober and walking the Anishnawbe Miikan for 30 years. For 15 years she worked as an addiction’s counsellor with the Beausoleil Family Health Centre. Currently, she is the Heritage and Culture Coordinator for Beausoleil First Nation.
