Canadore College is hosting a community teach-in event and its 28th annual pow-wow, Friday and Saturday, respectively.
All are welcome to attend these events, to learn and grow through cultural exchange.
Event: The Community Teach-In
Date: Friday, February 9
Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Room A122, College Drive Campus, 100 College Drive, North Bay
Event: 28th Annual Pow-Wow
Date: Saturday, February 10
Time: Grand Entry at noon
Location: Gymnasium, College Drive Campus, 100 College Drive, North Bay.
Organized by the College’s First Peoples’ Centre and the Canadore Aboriginal Student Association, the groups say the two-day event will include an opportunity for the community to learn about the importance of the reconciliation and healing process from different perspectives from youth leader and Canadore Alumnus Gerry McComb; undergraduate researcher Shanna Peltier; and the Anishinabek Nation’s murdered and missing Indigenous women coordinator, Rebecca Timms.
The Director of Canadore’s First Peoples’ Centre, Mary Wabano says community teach-ins provide a safe place for people to learn about the issues involved with reconciling the past and moving forward together.
The College’s annual pow-wow and cultural gathering goes Saturday with Elder Lorraine Whiteduck-Liberty; host drum, the Chippewa Travelers; co-host drum, Big Train; head dancers Cody Mckenzie Sackenay and Miigwan Buswah; and emcee Chris Pheasant; and will also include drumming, dancing, Indigenous arts and crafts, and a traditional feast.
