Welcome Gathering

Event Date: 
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 ext 8084
Event Contact E-mail: 
coordinator.issc@lakeheadu.ca

Looking for information about Lakehead University's Indigenous Student Services Centre? Unsure about services provided or how we can assist in making your transition to university seamless? Join us to meet staff who will share information and answer all of your questions.

Select the session that works for you and be sure to register today!

Registrants must use their Lakehead email address to register and join the session

Session 2 - Tues, Aug 25, 2026 12 - 1pm (Zoom)

Register in advance for this meeting here

Zoom link will be shared after you register

 

Session 3 - Wed, Aug 26, 2026 12 - 1pm (in-person)

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007

 

Session 4 - Tues, Sept 1, 2026 12 - 1pm (in-person)

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007


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Welcome Gathering

Event Date: 
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 ext 8084
Event Contact E-mail: 
coordinator.issc@lakeheadu.ca

Looking for information about Lakehead University's Indigenous Student Services Centre? Unsure about services provided or how we can assist in making your transition to university seamless? Join us to meet staff who will share information and answer all of your questions.

Select the session that works for you and be sure to register today!

Registrants must use their Lakehead email address to register and join the session

Session 1 - Tues, June 16, 2026 4 - 5pm (Zoom)

Register in advance for this meeting here 

Zoom link will be shared after you register

 

Session 2 - Tues, Aug 25, 2026 12 - 1pm (Zoom)

Register in advance for this meeting here

Zoom link will be shared after you register

 

Session 3 - Wed, Aug 26, 2026 12 - 1pm (in-person)

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007

 

Session 4 - Tues, Sept 1, 2026 12 - 1pm (in-person)

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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GITIGAAN Tobacco Planting Ceremony

Event Date: 
Friday, June 12, 2026 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Sweat Lodge Site
Event Contact Name: 
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010
Event Contact E-mail: 
coordinator.issc@lakeheadu.ca

Join us on Friday, June 12th for our tobacco planting ceremony with Elder Sheila De Corte.

Everyone Welcome!


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GITIGAAN SOIL PREP & PLANTING DAY

Event Date: 
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 2:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Lakehead University Sweat Lodge Site
Event Contact Name: 
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail: 
coordinator.issc@lakeheadu.ca

GITIGAAN SOIL PREP - Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

PLANTING DAY - Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Sweat Lodge Site 

Weather permitting (cancelled if it rains)

ISSC invites you to connect with the land at Gitigaan.

We’re continuing our spring clean-up and preparing the garden for the upcoming planting and growing season. If you’d like to try your hand at tilling, enjoy some time outdoors, and help bring the garden back to life, this is your chance.

Tools, gloves and refreshments provided. Drop in anytime, stay as long as you like!

Everyone is welcome!


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Moose Hide Campaign Day Walk (May 14, 2026)

Event Date: 
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 11:30am to 2:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Agora
Event Contact Name: 
Matthew Richer
Event Contact E-mail: 
mricher@onwa.ca
About the Moose Hide Campaign
 
The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence towards women and children. Wearing the moose hide pin signifies your commitment to honour, respect and protect women and children in your life and speak out against gender-based and domestic violence.
 
Join us on May 14, 2026 for Moose Hide Campaign Day Walk
 
Take Action to end violence against women and children
 
Thunder Bay Walk to end violence
 
Date/Time: May 14, 2026 at 12pm
 
Location: Lakehead University Agora
 
Details: Gather at the Agora at 11:30am, walk will begin at noon. 
             Arrive at 1077 Golf Links Road at 12:15pm
             Arrive at Confederation College at 12:45pm
             Guest Speakers outdoor theatre at 1pm
 
 
To find out more information about the Moose Hide Campaign visit: https://moosehidecampaign.ca/

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KAIROS Blanket Exercise Facilitator Training (May 11 & 12)

Event Date: 
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 8:30am EDT to Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
RC 1001 & RC 1003
Event Contact Name: 
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact E-mail: 
admin.ii@lakeheadu.ca
What is the Kairos Blanket Exercise?

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an experiential workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Blankets arranged on the floor represent land and participants are invited to step into the roles of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. The workshop helps people to understand how the colonization of this land impacts those who were here long before settlers arrived. It engages people’s minds and hearts in understanding why the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is often broken and how we can take action together.
 
Do you want to become a Kairos Blanket Exercise Facilitator?
 
Please join us for 2 days of training on May 11 & 12pm from 8:30 - 4:30pm (must complete both days of training).
 
May 11, 2026 in RC 1001
May 12, 2026 in RC 1003

Click the link to register
 
For more information, please visit:

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Wear It Wednesday (May 6, 2026) Employee Challenge

Event Date: 
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - 8:30am to 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Wear your Moose Hide Pin!
Event Contact Name: 
Stacey Pawluk
Event Contact E-mail: 
admin.ii@lakeheadu.ca
Wear It Wednesday (May 6, 2026) Employee Challenge
 
We are inviting workplaces and organizations across Thunder Bay to take part in Wear It Wednesday, a city-wide employee challenge in support of the Moose Hide Campaign.
 
Which organization can get the highest percentage of employees wearing a Moose Hide pin on May 6th. 
 
This challenge is about visibility and conversation. When pins are worn, please ask questions - and those conversations help raise awareness about intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GBV)
 
Why participate?
 
- Spark meaningful conversations about IPV and GBV
- Show leadership and solidarity as a workplace
- Support a community-wide effort to end violence
- Build momentum for the Thunder Bay Moose Hide Campaign Walk to End Violence

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GITIGAAN SPRING CLEAN-UP

Event Date: 
Friday, May 15, 2026 - 2:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Lakehead University Sweat Lodge Site
Event Contact Name: 
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact E-mail: 
coordinator.issc@lakeheadu.ca

GITIGAAN SPRING CLEAN-UP

Friday, May 15, 2026 ~ 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Sweat Lodge Site

Weather permitting (cancelled if it rains)

ISSC invites you to come get your hands dirty at Gitigaan. Gitigaan means garden in Anishinaabemowin.

Spring is finally here, and we’re excited to gather together for spring clean-up and to prepare the garden for the upcoming planting and growing season.

It’s a chance to connect and spend time outdoors.

Tools, gloves and refreshments provided. Please bring a pail if you’d like to take a plant home.

Everyone is welcome!


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Métis Embroidery Workshop

Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 11:30am EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact E-mail: 
adm.issc@lakeheadu.ca

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. 


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Spring Feast

Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 12:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Gakina Nindinawemaaganag - UC1007A
Event Contact Name: 
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8010 ext. 8085
Event Contact E-mail: 
adm.issc@lakeheadu.ca

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!


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