Truth and Reconciliation Week at Loyalist College

It is Truth and Reconciliation Week at Loyalist College in Belleville.

Staff and students gathered this morning for the opening ceremony at the A’nó:wara Learning Circle on campus.

List of campus events:

Tuesday, September 26

• 11 am – 1 pm: Drop-in Medicine Bag Making in Shark Tank Pub –  Craft a traditional bag for plant medicines.
• Métis artifact display –  Learn more about Métis culture from Guy Mandevilleand see traditional Métis artifacts. Located indoors, opposite The Parrot Centre Library. 

 

Wednesday, September 27

• Blanket Exercise in the Gym – Registration Required
  • The blanket exercise will use Indigenous methodologies to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. 
  • Please note, participants may choose to register for either the 10 am or 1 pm blanket exercise. Registered participants must commit to attending the full 2 hour session.
  • 10 am – 12 pm or 1 – 3 pm
  • Click to register

  Métis artifact display
  Learn more about Métis culture from Guy Mandeville and see traditional Métis artifacts. Located indoors, opposite The Parrot Centre Library. 

 

Thursday, September 28

• 11 – 11: 45 am: Nature Walk on Campus (departs from A’nó:wara Learning Circle) – Learn about the plants and medicines growing on campus with a nature walk. Group will depart from the A’nó:wara Learning Circle at 11 am.
• 6 – 9 pm: Drum Making in the Shark Tank Pub – Drumming by Austin Maracle followed by the opportunity to craft a traditional style drum.

Métis artifact display
Learn more about Métis culture from Guy Mandeville and see traditional Métis artifacts. Located indoors, opposite The Parrot Centre Library.  

 

Friday, September 29

• 10 am: Closing ceremony at the A’nó:wara Learning Circle

 

Saturday, September 30 

• The National Day For Truth and Reconciliation
• 91X will be taking part in A Day To Listen.
• Belleville will be holding a public ceremony at West Zwick’s Park.

 

Join us as we listen, learn, and reflect.

 

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line, 1-866-925-4419.

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