SAS Movie Night
Join Services for Aboriginal Students for Movie Night!
We will be screening Disney's Jungle Cruise.
Wednesday, November 3rd at 5:00 pm at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place (blg 170).
Due to capacity limits ALL attendees MUST be registered through Eventbrite (including small children and infants).
SAS Culture Night
Join Services for Aboriginal Students for an in-person Culture Night featuring Khowutzun Tzinqwa singers and dancers and pizza!
Wednesday, October 20th from 6-8 PM at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place (blg 170)
Due to limited capacity, all interested attendees MUST register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-night-at-shqapthut-khowutzun-tzinqwa...
Reconciliation Walk - Afternoon Session
We will meet and gather outside of the Student Union building (blg 193) and walk to Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place (blg 170). Wear your orange shirt.
Once we arrive at Shq'apthut there will be a few speeches and some light snacks to follow.
Tsowtunlelum will be in attendance as cultural support. Snuneymuxw Health and Wellness reps will be speaking.
There will be two session, please register for either the morning of the afternoon session.
Reconciliation Walk - Morning Session
We will meet and gather outside of the Student Union building (blg 193) and walk to Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place (blg 170). Wear your orange shirt.
Once we arrive at Shq'apthut there will be a few speeches and some light snacks to follow.
Tsowtunlelum will be in attendance as cultural support. Snuneymuxw Health and Wellness reps will be speaking.
There will be two session, please register for either the morning of the afternoon session.
Hearts Across Campus
Vancouver Island University students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us in Shq'apthut (Blg 170) and create a heart with a message about reconciliation. We will have the hearts posted across campus. Bring your own brown bag lunch.
NOTE: Due to capacity limits, all attendees MUST be registered through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hearts-across-campus-tickets-173670100947
Live Showing: Phyllis Webstad's Truths
Services for Aboriginal Students will be doing a live screening of Phyllis Webstad's Truths.
Learn from Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, as she and her family share truths of their Residential School experiences through the new book, Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.
This showing will be an in-person event at Shq'apthut, Blg 170.
Capacity numbers are limited, so registration through Eventbrite is required.
All Nations Feast
Office of Indigenous Education and Engagement would like to invite you to come, witness, and be a part of this traditional welcome for our Indigenous students. This feast provides an opportunity from our four Nations on Vancouver Island (Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu chah nulth, Coast Salish, and Metis) to provide a traditional welcome.
Schedule for the Day
10:00-10:45am Nuu chah nulth Protocol
11:00 – 11:45am Kwakwaka’wakw Protocol (and at lunch)
National Indigenous Peoples Day - event 2
Monday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day -- a day “for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples."
National Indigenous Peoples Day -event 1
Monday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day -- a day “for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples."
Semélshun Aboriginal Graduation Recognition Celebration
Join us for the spring Semélshun Aboriginal Graduation Recognition Celebration on Zoom. Please email Kim Warkentine at kim.warkentine@viu.ca for Zoom information.