Confederation College to Host Aboriginal Awareness Week November 16-20 2015

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Confederation College
Confederation College
Confederation College
Confederation College

THUNDER BAY – In celebration of its First Nations, Métis and Inuit students and employees, Confederation College is hosting Aboriginal Awareness Week from Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20 2015.

The week will kick off on Louis Riel Day with special celebrations on campus. This will be followed by a full schedule of events throughout the week, designed to raise awareness about and engage the College community in Indigenous cultures. Events include a movie day, a Bead-In in honour of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, Indigenous craft workshops, and to close the week of celebrations, a Pow Wow and Aboriginal cultural celebration.

 

EVENT #1 – Louis Riel Day Celebrations

 

DATE:  Monday, November 16, 2015

 

TIME:    12:30 p.m.           Métis Flag Raising

1:00 p.m.             Cultural Fair

 

LOCATION:         Confederation College

Thunder Bay Campus

Shuniah Building

Flag Raising – Outside West Entrance

Cultural Fair – Student Lounge

 

  EVENT #2 – Pow Wow and Aboriginal Cultural Celebration

 

DATE:  Friday, November 20, 2015

 

TIME:  1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

LOCATION:         Confederation College

Thunder Bay Campus

Shuniah Building

Student Lounge

 

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