Events

Jordan Williams White Eye is a passionate and dedicated Father from Bkejwanong First Nation. He is an Anishinaabe (Ojibway, Pottawatomi and Lenape) Spiritual Advisor, Knowledge Keeper, Pipe Carrier and Sweat Lodge Conductor, and he is the Caretaker/Leader of the Anishinaabe Thunderbird Sundance of Ontario.

NOMAD is a 60 minute multi media/speaking and singing presentation on the last several thousand years of Canadian Inuit history developed and presented by Inuk singer/songwriter, Susan Aglukark, O.C. Through songs, stories, film, photos and music videos, NOMAD will take you on the journey of the Canadian Inuit over the last several thousand years shedding light on some of the psychological and cultural impacts of rapid change in the North.

Facilitated by Knowledge Keeper Myeengun Henry, 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. All members of the UW community - faculty, staff and students – are welcome.

Presentation on Métis culture and history, including with the ethnogenesis of the Métis, "Who Are the Métis?", their unique and rich culture and language. Why did they disappear in history? Where are they today?

Peter Russel rock garden tour and Indigenous campus community connection. 

Join us for Kinnomaage Waawaanoon: Indigenous Learning Circle

Hear Elder Myeengun Henry speak from an Indigenous perspective about some significant cases that have and continue to influence our society.

All are welcome! Come down to B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) Green on July 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. for this event.

In the event of inclement weather, the Indigenous Learning Circle will be in Expansion (EXP) 1686.

Follow guide, Lorrie Gallant, as she gives a tour of the former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. During the video Lorrie provides the history of the institution over its 140 year history. Viewers will get to see the different rooms in the school, from the girls’ and boys’ dormitories, the cafeteria, laundry room, and other rooms throughout the building, as well as hear interviews from five Survivors of the Mohawk Institute.

Online course beginning Sept 21. Open to everyone in the community. Register at https://uwaterloo.ca/cape/register.

On September 22, 2022, the Indigenous peoples of the University of Waterloo will ask  Vivek Goel, President and vice-chancellor, for a full commitment to reconciliation, Indigenization, and decolonization at the institution. 

The ceremony will commence with a Sunrise Ceremony at 7:00 a.m. at the Ceremonial Fire Grounds at United College. A Cedar Circle is scheduled to start,, later that same day, at 10:30 a.m. at B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) green, which will be immediately followed by a Pipe Ceremony and a traditional feast. The entire University community is welcome to attend and observe all of the ceremonies. 

To register for this event, please visit:

https://www.ticketfi.com/event/4733/indigenous-commitment-ceremony

This is a two-part workshop that journeys through First Nations, Inuit, and Metis relations with settlers. As the title indicates, you don't know, what you don't know so everyone is welcome. You will be introduced to the concept of Miskasowin (wholistic self-evaluation) that will define content, context, and relationship promoting further action, accountability, and responsibilities as a treaty person in this land now known as Canada.