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The Concordia Aboriginal Student Association and Concordia’s Student Clubs invite you to attend Aboriginal Cultural Day. Join Concordia students, faculty, staff and community members on March 15 between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Robert Tegler Student Centre. This day of discovery and research will include a variety of presentations and workshops, raising awareness about Edmonton’s Aboriginal community.

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Schedule

10:30 am – Tegler Student Centre

• Water Ceremony – Elder Taz Bouchier
• Welcome – President Gerald Krispin

11:00 am

• Traditional Feast & Entertainment

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

• Art Exhibit – Dawn Marie Marchand – Peter Schiemann Student Centre

12:30 pm – 2:15 pm

• Movie – Reel Injun and presentation by Cowboy Smithx – room T104
• Metis Finger Weaving (Alleah Marchand) – Robert Tegler Student Centre (upper mezzanine)

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Presentation/Workshop

• Aboriginal Spirituality – Sharon Pasula – Tegler Student Centre
• Songs & Meditation – Elder Taz Bouchier – Tipi
• Aboriginals with hearing disabilities (ESL Club) – room S302
• Art Workshop – Dawn Marie Marchand – Room S304

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

• Lewis Cardinal – Tegler Student Centre
• Fancy Dance – Melissa Gladue  / Walterdale burial grounds – Len Steinhauer  – Tipi
• Human Rights presentation -Stolen Sisters  (April Wiberg, Brianna Olsen & Amamda Gould) – room S302
• NoH8 (Chevi  Rabbit) – room S304

2:15 pm

• Snack – Tegler Student Centre

2:30 pm

• Idle No More (Conway Kootney) – Tegler Student Centre

3:00 pm

                Open panel discussion (panel includes)

• Facilitator – Jeremy Wolfe
• Dr. Elizabeth Smythe
• Alacja Weddell
• Lewis Cardinal
• Cowboy Smithx
• Stolen Sisters (April Wiberg, Brianna Olsen & Amamda Gould)

4:00 pm

• Round Dance

5:00 pm

• Closing Prayer