Winter Feast

Wednesday January 16, 2019

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Aboriginal Student Lounge – SC0004 

 Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services invites all students to attend our annual Winter Feast

A variety of traditional foods will be available for everyone to enjoy.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Winter Feast

Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services invite all students to attend our annual Winter Feast.

The feast will take place on Thursday, January 14th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Aboriginal Student Lounge (SC0004). Elder Gerry Martin will be joining us to celebrate the new season. A variety of traditional foods will be available for everyone to enjoy. 

EVERYONE WELCOME TO ATTEND

Winter Feast

Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services invite all students to attend our annual Winter Feast.

The feast will take place on Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Aboriginal Student Lounge (SC0004). 

A variety of traditional foods will be available for everyone to enjoy. 

EVERYONE WELCOME TO ATTEND

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018

12 NOON – 1:30 PM

Aboriginal Student Lounge – SC0004

 George Kenny, author of Indians Don't Cry, will be in the Student Lounge to share a variety of stories often told in the winter months.  Come on by for a chat over bannock and tea, and even get your copy of Indians Don't Cry signed by the author. 

Refreshments provided.

For more information, contact: Robin Sutherland, Transitions Advisor at 343-8028 ortransitions@lakeheadu.ca

Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services in conjunction with the Aboriginal Awareness Centre is hosting a series of woman’s hand drum teachings. 

Join us on a journey of making your own hand drum and learn the teachings of the drum.  Experience a sense of inspiration and accomplishment as you create and connect with your drum.  Students will have the opportunity to learn songs and teachings as provided by Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes of the Medicine Wheel Singers. 

Registration for drum making is limited to the first 20 students who sign up.   We kindly ask that students sign up only if they can make the time commitment to all four sessions. 

Women with their own hand drums are also welcome to attend.  Session dates and times are as follows: January 29^th, February 12^th, and February 26^th in the Aboriginal Student Lounge (SC0004) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  A final session on March 2^nd will see students participate in an opening drum song for the Aboriginal Awareness Centre’s Faceless Dolls Project at 10:00 a.m. in the Agora, as part of Aboriginal Awareness Week celebrations. 

For more information and to register please contact: Sheila Pelletier-Demerah at 343-8085 or email acss@lakeheadu.ca

*** REGISTERATION IS NOW CLOSED ***

Women's Hand Drum Sessions 

With Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes

All woman hand drum carriers are invited to attend! 

Wednesday 

January 13 & 27,

February 10 & 24, and March 2 & 9th 

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

 Ladies please remember to wear/bring a skirt.

 For more information please contact ACSS at 343-8085 or acss@lakeheadu.ca

As part of Aboriginal Awareness Week; Aboriginal Awareness Centre, Lakehead University Student Union and Aboriginal Initiaties invites you to a Workshop with Ryan McMahon. Friday, March 6th, 10:00 am to 12 noon in The Study (back room).

Learn about Ryan's BLOG and radio work he's doing.

In this workshop series, Ryan introduces various media tools & mediums and through the workshop process engages in the discovery of both traditional & contemproy stories & they work together to craft their own stories.

Focus: Media Training, Storytelling, Empowerment, Leadership

EVERYONES WELCOME.