Elder-in-Residence Beatrice Twance-Hynes
Event Date:
Monday, October 26, 2026 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC 1007
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Elder-In-Residence Beatrice Twance-Hynes
Event Date:
Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC 1007
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Elder-In-Residence with Beatrice Twance-Hynes
Event Date:
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC 1007
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Elder-In-Residence with Beatrice Twance-Hynes
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge UC 1007
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Sacred Fire & Pipe Ceremony with Elder Gene Nowegejick
Event Date:
Monday, October 26, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm EDT
Event Location:
Sweat Lodge Site
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to provide students with the opportunity to attend a Sacred Fire & Pipe Ceremony. Elder Gene will conduct a pipe ceremony and share his knowledge.
Rain Location - Gakina Nindinawemaaganag UC 1007
Everyone is Welcome to attend!
Métis Embroidery Workshop
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - 11:30am to 1:30pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag UC1007
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
Come learn to embroider with the student Metis liaisons Lunch provided, all are welcome!
Enlivening the spirit and intent of reconciliation: Have we spent enough time addressing the multiple contexts standing between truth and reconciliation in Canada? with Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Event Date:
Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 11:30am to 1:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name:
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact E-mail:
Join us for a virtual talk with Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Cynthia served as the Vice-Provost of Indigenous Initiatives at Lakehead University for three years. Effective September 2016, she was appointed as the first Indigenous Chair of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada for Lakehead University. She continues to develop pathways forward to reconciliation across Canada
To register sign up at the link below:
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/C1u3yEQ9TomaNXj6BOr_yw
You will receive a confirmation email once you have registered.
Call out for Volunteers - Fall Harvest
Event Date:
Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Sweat Lodge Site
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail:
We are looking for volunteers to help with site set up, setting up tents and activity stations, welcoming and supporting Elders, serving our community, and assisting with activities throughout the day.
Join us in making this a warm and memorable Fall Harvest Celebration.
Student Support Spotlight: Indigenous Student Counsellor
Event Date:
Monday, September 14, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC 1007
Event Contact Name:
Carly Ducharme-Skinner
Event Contact E-mail:
Come meet our Indigenous Student Counsellor on September 14, 2026 from 12 - 1pm in Gakina Nindinawemaaganag UC 1007
Virtually
September 15, 2026 10:30 - 12pm (via Zoom)
Resigster here to let us know your coming, whether in person or on zoom. Those who register for zoom will receive the zoom link the day before the event.
Drop- ins
Sept 10, 2026 and Sept 11, 2026 from 11 - 1pm in Gakina Nindinawemaaganag UC 1007
Indigenous Access Program Lounge
Sept 16, 2026 11:30 - 1pm
Meet & Greet Indigenous Student Counsellor
Event Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Event Location:
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name:
Sara Corcoran
Event Contact E-mail:
Meet Carly Ducharme-Skinner, the Indigenous Student Counsellor at Lakehead University. Drop by to meet Carly and learn all about how she can support Indigenous students. Carly provides one-on-one counselling services for Indigenous students at Lakehead University, including system navigation and referrals, coping skills & stress management, and wholistic and culturally informed mental health services and programming. Carly provides in person services on the Thunder Bay campus, and supports students in Orillia virtually.
Event format:
This will be a hybrid event, so you have the option to join in-person at Alumni Commons, or to join through zoom. Carly will be joining over zoom. Staff from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Student Health and Wellness will be hosting in-person in Alumni Commons.
Refreshments will be provided.
Resigster here to let us know your coming, whether in person or on zoom. Those who register for zoom will receive the zoom link the day before the event.