Events

Together, we will explore culturally humble approaches to teaching and providing clinical care. We will also consider the value of our own self-awareness and ways we can sit with discomfort while acknowledging inherent power dynamics that exist in teaching and practicing.

The webinar is particularly relevant for the students, staff and faculty in health-related programs but is open to all members of the University of Waterloo community. As this event is only for UW community members, please ensure to register with your "@uwaterloo.ca" account to receive the webinar link.

This event is part of a series that is hosted once per term by the Decolonizing UW Health Studies Working Group comprised of UW’s Schools of Pharmacy, Social Work, Optometry and Public Health and Health Systems. All members of the UW community - faculty, staff and students – are welcome.

Hosted by the Inclusive Research Team at the University of Waterloo

The First Nations principles of OCAP® establish how First Nations’ data and information will be collected, protected, used, or shared. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession, OCAP® is a tool to support strong information governance on the path to First Nations data sovereignty. Given the diversity within and across Nations, the principles will be expressed and asserted in line with a Nation’s respective world view, traditional knowledge, and protocols.

The Seven Grandfather Teachings: Debwewin (Truth), Zoongidi’ewin (Courage), Manaaji’idiwin (Respect), Gwayakwaadiziwin (Integrity), Zaagi’idiwin (Love), Nibwaakaawin (Wisdom), Dabasendizowin (Humility) are guiding principles that the Anishinaabeg live by in order to live Mino Bimaadiziwin (a good life).

Please join the Office of Indigenous Relations in welcoming James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw for a virtual talk about The Seven Grandfather Teachings, how these teachings are reflected in Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language), and how we are guided by the seven generations before and after us. 

Celebrating National Indigenous History Month, the library is screening Beans, a 2020 Canadian drama film directed by Mohawk-Canadian filmmaker Tracey Deer.

In 1990, two Mohawk communities enter into a 78-day armed standoff with government forces to protect a burial ground from developers.

Tekehentahkhwa, who goes by the nickname "Beans", is a bright preteen who lives in Kahnawake, a Mohawk reserve. She is encouraged by her mother, Lily, to try to apply for a prestigious, predominantly white school in Montreal, something her father opposes.

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, along with the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award It was nominated for the Prix Iris for Best Screenplay at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022

Join the Faculty of Health for a free Indigenous movie night on Thursday, June 8, in the Sunlife Auditorium (LHI 1621).  

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. (EST) 

Movie starts at 5:30 p.m. (EST)

*No cost. Popcorn will be provided. Everyone is welcome, no registration required! 

We will be watching a dystopian horror film called 'Night Raiders' which features the work of Cree Métis writer and director, Danis Goulet. This thriller delves into Canada's history of residential schools and assimilation of Indigenous children by following the futuristic story of a Cree daughter forcibly taken away from her mother to join a forced-education camp. Luckily, her mother joins a group of Cree vigilantes. Is she able to get her daughter back? Join us to find out!

Content advisory: This film contains scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers, especially those who are victims of harm, abuse, violence and/or intergenerational trauma. Viewer discretion is advised.

Join Dr. Kayla  Murphy and Robin Stadelbauer from the Office of Indigenous Relations to learn all about land and territorial acknowledgements.  In this one-hour discussion we will cover:

• What are acknowledgements?
• Why should or shouldn’t acknowledgements be done? 
• What should be included in an acknowledgement?
• Who should say them?
• Tips on how you can prepare an acknowledgement for yourself, your team and/or your department.

We will provide you with a worksheet and resources to enhance what you will learn in the discussion and as you begin or enhance your work in understanding and preparing acknowledgements.

All are welcome!

Celebrating National Indigenous History Month, the library is screening Slash/Back.  The 2022 debut feature from Iqaluit-raised director Nyla Innuksuk, Slash/Back packs a vivid and thrilling punch, as a girl gang in Pangnirtung, Nunavut is left to fight off a supernatural apocalypse. Employing strategies from their favourite horror movies, weapons from their kitchens, and power from their friends, the girls must battle a mysterious alien force to save their home. Slash/Back presents a promising young cast and a vibrant portrait of resilience, friendship, and what it means to fight for community. Join their journey of rebellion, self-discovery, and re-appropriation!

The History Anti-Racism Taskforce (HART) and the Tri-University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA) is hosting a graduate student panel in honour of Indigenous History Month. The panelists include: C. Elizabeth Best, a Scoop survivor, and Sarah Stravridis, an incoming JD student at the University of Ottawa, and Emma Smith, a Master's student from the University of Waterloo. The panel will be chaired by Dr. Susan Roy, an associate professor with the University of Waterloo.

This presentation will engage with participants to explore what they know and what they think they know about 2Spirit and Queer-Trans Indigenous experiences and histories. Folks will also review some of the LGBTQ+ Pride history of Canada. Folks are encouraged to come with an open heart, mind and spirit. Topic warning: colonisation, racism, homophobia/transphobia, gender based violence, residential schools

This is a three-hour workshop, held in person at UWaterloo EXP 1689.

All are welcome!

In June, the Waterloo Public Library, in honour of Indigenous History Month, invites and encourages you to appreciate the rich culture and heritage of Indigenous peoples, while learning more about the atrocities that Indigenous communities have faced and continue to face today.

Discover Indigenous History Month reading suggestions, programs, educational resources and community events.