Lakehead University's Office of Indigenous Initiatives invites you to visit us for our Indigenous Craft Market on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during Research and Innovation Week on the Orillia campus. We hope you can join us for this great opportunity in supporting Indigenous-made craft, artwork and wares from Indigenous craft vendors and artists.

Indigenous Students Association – 36th Annual Powwow 

Join us for a powerful weekend of culture, community, and celebration at Lakehead University! All are welcome to come together in a good way. 

Location: Lakehead University Hangar
Dates: March 13–15

Master of Ceremonies: Todd Genno – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Arena Director: Dustin Gagne – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Spiritual Advisor: Carmela Moses – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Host Drum: Walking Bear – Ginoogaming First Nation

Head Dancers
• Women’s Head Dancer: Nevaeh Morriseau – Animiki Wajiw Nishnaabeg
• Men’s Head Dancer: Adam Hubbard – Whitesand First Nation

Powwow Schedule
Friday
• Warm-Ups – 6:00 PM

Saturday
• Grand Entry – 12:00 PM
• Traditional Feast – 5:00 PM
• Grand Entry – 6:00 PM

Sunday
• Grand Entry – 12:00 PM

Come celebrate, dance, feast, and connect with community. We look forward to welcoming you! 

Indigenous Students Association – 36th Annual Powwow 

Join us for a powerful weekend of culture, community, and celebration at Lakehead University! All are welcome to come together in a good way. 

Location: Lakehead University Hangar
Dates: March 13–15

Master of Ceremonies: Todd Genno – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Arena Director: Dustin Gagne – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Spiritual Advisor: Carmela Moses – Bligtigong Nishnaabeg
Host Drum: Walking Bear – Ginoogaming First Nation

Head Dancers
• Women’s Head Dancer: Nevaeh Morriseau – Animiki Wajiw Nishnaabeg
• Men’s Head Dancer: Adam Hubbard – Whitesand First Nation

Powwow Schedule
Friday
• Warm-Ups – 6:00 PM

Saturday
• Grand Entry – 12:00 PM
• Traditional Feast – 5:00 PM
• Grand Entry – 6:00 PM

Sunday
• Grand Entry – 12:00 PM

Come celebrate, dance, feast, and connect with community. We look forward to welcoming you! 

Pipe Teachings & Ceremony with Elder Gene Nowegejick

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Teachings

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Ceremony

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A

Elder Gene Nowegejick will share traditional teachings on the sacred pipe followed by a pipe ceremony.

Métis Cultural Celebration

Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm 

The Study Side Room

Come celebrate Métis culture with us! 

Meet your Métis liaisons and experience Métis culture through jigging, crafting, lunch, and community building. 

Open to all - come learn, celebrate, and connect. 

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).

Wednesday, February 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, February 12th - 1:30 pm to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 24th - 12 pm to 4 pm

Wednesday, February 25th - 12 pm to 4 pm

Join us for a virtual talk with Vicki M. R. Monague on February 23, 2026.

Register at the following link:

https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/iJTSZZPTTKSLrFsIRZ7JLA

 The Anishinaabe Celestial Sphere program, developed in partnership with McMaster University William McCallum Planetarium, is an educational program that is grounded in Anishinaabe ethnoastronomy, language and cosmology. The program brings together Indigenous knowledge systems and contemporary astronomical science to support place-based, land-informed learning that reflects Anishinaabe relationships to the sky and constellations, the seasons, and the natural world. Through immersive, story-based and experiential pedagogical approaches, participants engage with Anishinaabe star knowledge as a living system of teachings that conveys moral responsibility, ecological stewardship, and collective memory.

About the Speaker

Vicki M. R. Monague, M.Ed, Mzhakdokwe is an Boodewadami-Ojibwe educator, activist, entrepreneur and mother of three from Beausoleil First Nation.

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).

Wednesday, March 11th - 12 pm to 4 pm

Tuesday, March 24th - 12 pm to 4 pm

Wednesday, March 25th - 12 pm to 4 pm

Medicine Wheel Teachings with Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

12 pm to 1 pm - Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A

Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes will share teachings from the Medicine Wheel with us, exploring balance, interconnectedness, and the cycles of life. Through the four parts of the circle—mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual—we will reflect on how these teachings connect to the four directions, seasons, and elements, and how we can apply them in our own lives to support well-being and harmony.

Everyone Welcome!