Métis Embroidery Workshop
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Come embroider with the student Métis liaisons.
Lunch provided.
All are welcome.
Spring Feast
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag – UC1007A
Join us as we welcome the change of season with a Spring Feast.
Take a break from studying, enjoy traditional foods, and spend time visiting with fellow students.
All students are welcome!
This event will be in-person but will also be live-streamed.
Please register at the link below:
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XWD3O4TBR3CDyt_RhXzhTQ
You will receive a confirmation email after you register
Elder Sheila De Corte
Sheila De Corte is an Ojibwe Elder and knowledge keeper from Animkii Wajiw (Thunder Mountain), which is more commonly known as Mount McKay located in Fort William First Nation in the Robinson Superior Treaty Territory of 1850. Her Spirit name is Niibin Giimiwan (Summer Rain), and she is from the Turtle Clan. Sheila was born and raised in the city of Fort William/Thunder Bay, Ontario. She retired from the Federal Public Service in January 2020 to allow her the freedom to feed her spirit by following her cultural path and to be afforded the free time to share her traditional knowledge and teachings with those who call upon her. It was through Sheila's volunteer work with the Thunder Bay National Aboriginal Day Committee in 2000 that first introduced her to her first pow wow and to the heartbeat of the big drum. This began her pull and reconnection to her Anishinaabe way of living. She entered the pow wow circle in 2002 as a fancy shawl dancer and has since transitioned into a women’s traditional dancer. She picked up her hand drum in 2014 and now leads the “Sisters of Turtle Island” Women’s Drum Group where songs, teachings, and knowledge are shared as well as the sharing of the group’s community initiatives which support important indigenous community events. Her Anishinaabe way of living continues to pull her into many cultural related areas, which includes walking for the water to bring healing and awareness on the importance of protecting the water. She and other water walkers are fulfilling their promise to the late Grandmother Water Walker Josephine to continue the work she started for the water. Sheila shares awareness and teachings to support “For Love of the Rivers” water walks in Thunder Bay. Sheila also continues to build her relationship with the traditional medicines that she has learned about during her 4-year commitment studying under the guidance of Kathy Bird, Medicine Women, from Matootoo Lake Medicine Camp located in Peguis FN.
Dr. Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart an associate professor of geography & the environment who feels most at home on the lake. His career has been devoted to monitoring and remediating pollutants of concern and working with local communities to protect the watersheds and coastal environments of the Lake Superior Basin.
The Indigenous Student Services Centre is honoured to welcome Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes, who is available to meet with students, staff, and faculty for individual or small group teachings.
Elder Beatrice is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. A traditional women’s dancer who crafts her own regalia, she also carries the grandmother pipe and serves as a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer, and drummer. She generously shares teachings on Hand Drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
You are invited to visit Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room, located in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge (UC1007).
Tuesday, March 24th - 12 pm to 4 pm
Wednesday, March 25th - 12 pm to 4 pm
The Indigenous Student Services Centre is honoured to welcome Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes, who is available to meet with students, staff, and faculty for individual or small group teachings.
Elder Beatrice is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. A traditional women’s dancer who crafts her own regalia, she also carries the grandmother pipe and serves as a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer, and drummer. She generously shares teachings on Hand Drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
You are invited to visit Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room, located in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge (UC1007).
Thursday, March 26th - 12 pm to 4 pm
The Indigenous Student Services Centre is honoured to welcome Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes, who is available to meet with students, staff, and faculty for individual or small group teachings.
Elder Beatrice is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. A traditional women’s dancer who crafts her own regalia, she also carries the grandmother pipe and serves as a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer, and drummer. She generously shares teachings on Hand Drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
You are invited to visit Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room, located in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge (UC1007).
Tuesday, March 10th - 12 pm to 4 pm
Thursday, March 12th - 12 pm to 4 pm
Tuesday, March 24th - 12 pm to 4 pm
Wednesday, March 25th - 12 pm to 4 pm
Métis Leather Beaded Canoe Workshop
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 11:30 am – 1 pm
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag – UC1007A
Come make a leather beaded canoe keychain with our Métis Student Liaison.
Light lunch provided, all are welcome!
The Indigenous Student Services Centre is honoured to welcome Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes, who is available to meet with students, staff, and faculty for individual or small group teachings.
Elder Beatrice is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. A traditional women’s dancer who crafts her own regalia, she also carries the grandmother pipe and serves as a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer, and drummer. She generously shares teachings on Hand Drumming, the Medicine Wheel, Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
You are invited to visit Elder Beatrice in the Elders Room, located in the Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge (UC1007).
Thursday, March 5th, 2026 - 12 pm to 4 pm
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives Orillia Campus is excited to share that we are partnering with Georgian College and BANAC – Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin to bring the Snow Crusted Moon Drum Social to the community! Join us for this vibrant gathering where music becomes a universal language and community comes alive!
Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Time: 4-9pm
Location: Georgian College Barrie Campus,
One Georgian Drive / GYM (J Building) = Complimentary Parking!!!
Rooted in First Nations, Inuit and Metis tradition, this experience honours the language, stories, and shared culture carried through song and dance.
Tap into the heartbeat of our nation as we come together at this community event. Drum Socials create a welcoming space to explore how culture and dance connect us all.
Celebrate Culture. Everyone is welcome!
We are thrilled to welcome
MC: Allan Manitowabi
Invited Drums: Ashunyung Singers, Eagle Flight Singers & Snake Island Singers
Haudenosaunee Singers: Terry and Lucina Sahanatien, Wahta Territory
Inuit Singer: Muckpaloo Ipeelie, Iqaluit, Nu
+ Métis Jigger: Basile Dorian.
Everyone is welcome, no registration is required.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Vanessa the Georgian events coordinator – see her contact below:
Vanessa Partridge
Special Events Coordinator, Indigenous Services at Georgian
vanessa.partridge@georgiancollege.ca
249.388.0328
