The KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) is an interactive learning experience that examines the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada. As a participant, you’ll step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. You’ll be guided by trained facilitators, including Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers through our shared history, including pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, resistance and much more. We’ll close with a talking circle to debrief and a shared meal.
You can sign up for the event with the link provided or reach out to Sean Hayes, the director of Campus Ministry (sean.hayes@uwaterloo.ca) for more information.