Indigenous Peoples’ Week 2024

Ionkwatónhahere – a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Week 2024!

Join us from Monday, March 25 to Thursday, March 28 at Conrods, Three Sisters Garden, and various locations throughout Dawson College.

All events are open to the entire Dawson community and the public. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Schedule

Dawson College Indigenous Peoples’ Week 2024

All workshops and meals take place in Conrods, unless otherwise indicated.

Indigenous vendors will be on site throughout the week.

Monday, March 25

Ongoing	Wahta O:ses project 3 Sisters Garden
10 AM	Opening Conrod’s
11 AM	Lunch: Moose meat stew, Bannock Conrod’s
12 PM	Pow Wow Lower Atrium
1 PM	Medicines to Help Us with Charlie O’Connor (Metis) Conrod’s
2:30 PM	Red Dress Project Conrod’s

Tuesday, March 26

Ongoing	Wahta O:ses project 3 Sisters Garden
10 AM	Film Screening Five Broken Cameras Dawson Theatre
11 AM	Trivia Popcorn Conrod’s
12 PM	Lunch: Bangeek, Corn Soup, fried klik, Bannock Arepas $ Lunch by Donation Conrod’s
2:00 PM	Introduction to ash weaving Conrod’s
4:00 PM	Mercedes Terrence (Kanien’kehá:ka, Akwesasne) on Community Organizing ROOM TBD

Wednesday, March 27

Ongoing	Wahta O:ses projec 3 Sisters Garden
10 AM	Film Screening Native America Dawson Theatre
11 AM	Bingo Conrod’s
12 PM	TBD: Dawson Dinin’ Bannock Conrod’s
1 PM	Soap Stone Carving with Pasha Partridge (Inuk) Conrod’s
4 PM	Connor Lafortune On Indigenous Life Promotion and how Communities can Overcome 3D.23

Thursday, March 28

Ongoing	Wahta O:ses project 3 Sisters Garden
10 AM	Film Screening Klubona Keepers Dawson Theatre
11 AM	Bingo Conrod’s
12 PM	Lunch: NDN Tacos, NDN pogo, Bannock moose meat, beef, & vegetarian options available $ Lunch by donation Conrod’s
2:30 PM	Beading workshop with Paws Ribeiro Conrod’s
4 PM	Closing Conrod’s

Note

For more info and a link to the Immigrant Settler Responsibilities to Indigenous Peoples in the time of Reconciliation, please contact Tiawenti:non Canadian at tcanadian@dawsoncollege.qc.ca