Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services is pleased to have Elder Gerry Martin available to the students for individual or group discussions. 

Gerry Martin is a former nurse and a student of traditional Aboriginal healing methods. He is from the Mattagami First Nation of Ojibways in Northeaster Ontario near Timmins. Gerry feels very comfortable teaching, learning and sharing his knowledge of traditional Aboriginal healing methods and considers it a life-long journery to learn more. He is a son, father, and grandfather and Great-Grandpa who follows his destiny and enjoys life to the fullest.

ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!

A Career Opportunity for Every Indigenous Student

Are you interested in learning more about employment opportunities in the federal government? 

INDIGENOUS STUDENT RECRUITMENT SESSIONS

Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is hiring!  Our largest on-going student recruitment inventory is open year-round, and available to all departments and agencies. It offers full-time and part-time work opportunities in a wide variety of fields arts, sciences, trades, administration, IT, finance and many more). 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 ~ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

UC 1007, GAKINA NINDINAWEMAAGANAG LOUNGE 

For more information contact, Pamela.Kupeuna@canada.ca/ 613-265-2934

Sweat Lodge Ceremony

Friday, December 6th, 2019 ~ 3 pm

Lakehead University Sweat Lodge Site

Elder GENE NOWEGEJICK, will be conducting a Sweat Lodge on Friday, December 6th, 2019 starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Lakehead University Sweat Lodge site. 

Women should wear long skirts and a t-shirt. Men should wear shorts. Be sure to bring a towel. Participants are encouraged to bring the Elder a tobacco offering which is available at ACSS (UC1007). Women who are on their moon time must not participate in the Sweat Lodge Ceremony or handle ceremonial items.

For more information contact Yolanda Twance, ACSS Coordinator at 807-343-8084 or acss1@lakheadu.ca.

MIIJIM NOONGAM ~ Please join us for lunch! 

Wednesday, November 20th, 2019  ~ 12 noon to 1:30 pm

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge - UC1007

EVERYONE WELCOME!!! 

Sharing Stories and Leaving from Each Other

Indigenous Graduate Student Speaker Series ~ Joshua Sinoway

Monday, November 25, 2019 

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge 

Lunch provided In

Joshua Sinoway is an Ojibwa and a band member of Whitesand First Nation located in the Robinson-Superior Treaty Area. Joshua holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Indigenous Learning with a Minor in Philosophy. He is currently in his third year of law at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law and will be on placement in the winter semester 2020 at Cheadles LLP.

Contact, Yolanda Twance, ACSS Coordinator

807-343-8084 or acss1@lakeheadu.ca

Sweat Lodge Ceremony

Friday, November 22nd, 2019 ~ 3 pm

Lakehead University Sweat Lodge Site

Elder GENE NOWEGEJICK, will be conducting a Sweat Lodge on Friday, November 22th, 2019 starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Lakehead University Sweat Lodge site. 

Women should wear long skirts and a t-shirt. Men should wear shorts. Be sure to bring a towel. Participants are encouraged to bring the Elder a tobacco offering which is available at ACSS (UC1007). Women who are on their moon time must not participate in the Sweat Lodge Ceremony or handle ceremonial items.

For more information contact Yolanda Twance, ACSS Coordinator at 807-343-8084 or acss1@lakheadu.ca.

Sharing Stories and Leaving from Each Other

Indigenous Graduate Student Speaker Series ~ Ivory Tuesday, MSJ

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge 

Lunch provided 

Ivory Tuesday, MSJ, is an Anishinaabe Artisan, Knowledge, and Story Holder from Couchiching First Nations located in Treaty Three Territory.  Ivory holds an Honours Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Indigenous Learning and a Masters of Social Justice with a Specialization in Women’s Studies. She was recently hired as a contract lecturer for the Indigenous Learning Department at Lakehead University.

Contact, Yolanda Twance, ACSS Coordinator

807-343-8084 or acss1@lakeheadu.ca

Louis Riel Celebration

Facilitated by Métis PhD Candidate Bryanna Scott

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Gakina Nindinawemaaganag Lounge

Light Refreshments

Join us to learn about Louis Riel and the history of the Métis People. 

Everyone Welcome

Lakehead University's Office of Aboriginal Initiatives invites you to attend the Legacy of Hope Foundation's Bi-Giwen: Coming Home-Truth telling from the Sixties Scoop

Developed with input from Indigenous survivors, this challenging exhibit features 
the first person testimonies of 12 Indigenous survivors of the Sixties Scoop and reflects upon their pain, loss but also their enduring strength, courage, and resilience.