Events: Aboriginal Day Celebration and Aboriginal Field Course Information Session

Summer: Aboriginal Day Celebration June 21-22, 2011

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY – JUNE 21-22, 2011
Centre d’amitié autochtone & CKUT
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An event organized by the Inter-Tribal Youth Centre (ITYC), the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal (NFCM), Radio CKUT, 90.3fm, and our co-sponsors. The festival will last two days on June 21-22nd, corresponding with National Aboriginal Day and summer solstice, highlighting Aboriginal culture and art, as well as celebrating the grand re-opening of the NFCM after months of renovation.

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(more details to be added as information comes in)

Tuesday June 21st

* Third annual Voices of Our Nations – an 8-hour long radio broadcast across the country featuring on Aboriginal culture, art, traditions, and music, as well as exploring issues that affect indigenous communities in Canada (the broadcast will move between CKUT studio, Anarchist lot on St. Laurent, and NFCM)
* NFCM art exposition displaying community artists’ works such as beading, dream catchers, and stone sculptures
* Community lunch and supper

Wednesday June 22nd (Events will take place at the NFCM all day)

* Mini-Powwow
* Sculpture auction fundraiser
* Community lunch and supper

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MARDI & MERCREDI – LE 21-22 JUIN, 2011
Native Friendship Centre & CKUT
On vous invite à participer aux Journées de célébrations autochtones, organisé par le Centre inter-bande des jeunes (CIBJ), le Centre d’amitié autochtone (CAAM), la station de radio CKUT (90,3 FM), et nos co-co-commanditaires. Ce festival, qui célèbrera du 21 au 22 juin la culture et l’art autochtones, ainsi que la grande réouverture du CAAM après des mois de rénovations, coïncide avec la Journée nationale des Autochtone et le solstice d’été.

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Mardi 21 juin

* Pour la troisième année consécutive, nous présenterons l’émission “Voix de nos Nations”, une vitrine sur la culture, l’art, les traditions et la musique des communautés autochtones du Canada, et une exploration des thèmes qui les affectent. “Voix de nos Nations” sera radiodiffusée pendant 8 heures et retransmise à travers le pays, à partir des studios de la station CKUT, du lot anarchiste et du CAAM.
* Au CAAM – exposition d’œuvres d’art, d’attrape-rêves et de sculptures de pierre mettant de l’avant les artistes de la communauté.
* Dîner et Souper communautaires.

Mercredi 22 juin (Les activités de la journée auront lieu au CAAM)

* Mini-Pow-wow.
* Levée de fonds – ventes de sculptures aux enchères.
* Dîner et Souper communautaires.

KANATA will be looking for volunteers to help out for this event. If you are interested, please contact mcgillnativestudiesjournal@gmail.com.

Fall: Information Session for New Aboriginal Field Course

This summer marks the second year of  McGill’s new Aboriginal Field Course.

The Aboriginal Field Course provides an opportunity for students from Social Work, Law, Medicine, and Anthropology to learn about Aboriginal cultures and worldviews, with a particular emphasis on Iroquoian teaching and their connection to the students’ area of practice. The three-week intensive course includes one week in Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory where students learn firsthand from community members through presentations, interactive workshops, and cultural activities.

Click here for a short film about the course!

Next Fall, KANATA will be holding an information session about this groundbreaking course. Keep an eye out for more details to come!