ODBS: Aboriginal Awareness Week at U of T

I thought this might be of interest to some (I hope it is okay for me to post it here since it is not ODBS related):

(pdf version)
Aboriginal Awareness Week Brochure

and here is the text schedule, the brochure is more descriptive..

Monday

07:00am Sunrise Ceremony
- Kahontake Kitikan Garden, West Side of Queen's park Circle, Beside Hart House
08:30am Opening Day Breakfast
09:30am Goodminds Booksellers will be onsite until 3:30
10:00am Craft Making with Mary Fox Daily till 4:00pm
10:00am Opening Ceremonies and Anishinawbe Clan System Teachings
12:00pm Lunch
02:00pm Turtle Rattle Workshop (Cost $10 space is limited)
05:00pm Language Theatre and Talent Showcase
- Cumberland Room, International Student centre, 33 St. George St.

Tuesday

10:00am Birch Bark Canoe Workshop
10:00am Craft Making with Mary Fox Daily till 4:00pm
12:00pm Lunch
02:00pm Seven Grandfather Teachings by Will Moran
- Pendavis Room, International Students Centre, 33 St. George St.
05:00pm Language Social

Wednesday

10:00am Craft Making with Mary Fox Daily till 4:00pm
12:00pm Lunch
01:00pm Decolonizing the Body hosted by Candace Brunette
- Fencing Salle, Basement of the Athletic Centre
04:00pm Astronomy Panel Discussion
- Cody Hall, 50 St. George st.
04:00pm Advancing Indigenous Knowledge Graduate Student Panel
07:15pm Multi-Faith Musical Evening hosted by the Multi-Faith Centre
- Main Activity Hall, Multi Faith Centre, 659 Spadin Ave.

Thursday

10:00am Oneida Teachings with Elder in Residence Grafton Antone Pt.1
10:00am Craft Making with Mary Fox Daily till 4:00pm
02:00pm Oneida Teachings with Elder in Residence Grafton Antone Pt.2
05:00pm Special Guest Lecturer: Dr. Jason Pennignton

Friday

10:00am Healing the Spirit with Cat Criger
10:00am Craft Making with Mary Fox Daily till 4:00pm
12:00am Film Screening: Firekeepers
12:00pm Lunch
02:00pm Closing Ceremonies Native Student Association Social with the Metis Fiddlers
- Main Activity Hall, Multi-faith Centre, 569 Spadina Ave.

	Re: Aboriginal Awareness Week at U of T - Feb 9th-13th by Dominika Solan - Sunday, 8 February 2009, 10:30 AM
	Thanks for posting this! I am thinking of going to the Language social... anyone interested in coming with me? Show parent \| Reply

	Re: Aboriginal Awareness Week at U of T - Feb 9th-13th by Ericka Brosseau - Sunday, 8 February 2009, 02:05 PM
	I have class 5-7pm on Tuesdays but I might be going to this... 02:00pm Seven Grandfather Teachings by Will Moran Pendavis Room, International Students Centre, 33 St. George St. Show parent \| Reply

I went to the Anishinawbe Clan Systems teachings today at 10:00 and it certainly put things in perspective. I was sorry I did not see anyone from the class there, although they might have been hiding in the back of the room. It answered a lot about what it means when people call themselves Anishinawbe and where the seven teachings come from. You are not allowed to write it down, so I wont post it all here, you just have to go there yourself. I think our readings about indiginous knowledge makes it clear why writing down oral tradition is so problematic for so many different peoples. These events would be really great for the outreach and content development people as you can meet some people from the local aboriginal community and find out more about the culture of the people we are working with.

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	Re: Aboriginal Awareness Week at U of T - Feb 9th-13th by Mark Gelsomino - Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 01:10 PM
	Although this week's pretty tight for me I would like to get out to at least one or two of these events. I might be available on Friday for the closing ceremony. Have any of you been? If so, ho was it? Show parent \| Reply

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