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Indegenous Awareness Weeks Events with 91˿Ƶ's Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Thursday, September 19, 2024toWednesday, October 2, 2024
Indigenous Awareness Week Illustration
Image by Brandon Mitchell.

From Sept.19 to Oct. 2, 91˿Ƶ’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) will host Indigenous Awareness Weeks (IAW), an annual two-week celebration of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and culture.

The theme of this year’s event honouring trailblazers – celebrates the groundbreaking work done by Indigenous academics, activists and artists, especially in the realm of education and knowledge transfer.

Awareness weeks spotlight issues that are relevant to Indigenous peoples across the 91˿Ƶ community.

“We are honouring the work of visionaries within Indigenous education who came before us. Their work was integral to establishing a foundation for Indigenous presence within post secondary educational institutes,” said Prof. Celeste Pedri-Spade, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives).

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