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Decolonize Your Mindset: Connection

Mar
19
When: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Attendance: Offline/In-Person
Location: Nanaimo Campus
Building: 355
Room: 211
VIU Students' Union
900 Fifth Street
Students' Union Building 193
Nanaimo, BC V9R6H2

Add to CalendarDecolonize Your Mindset: Connection03/19/2024 02:00 PM03/19/2024 03:00 PMMM/DD/YYYYAmerica/VancouverJoin VIUSU for the third and final workshop in our Decolonize Your Mindset series, focusing on participation and connection. Explore the role of non-Indigenous individuals in cultural events and activities, and delve into discussions on MMIWG, truth, and reconciliation calls to action. We will be joined by Elder Wicksee Cussee Randy Fred. Randy Fred is a member of the Tseshaht First Nation, Port Alberni. He has lived in Nanaimo most of his life. He survived 9 years in the Alberni Residential School. He founded Theytus Books, Canada's first Aboriginal-owned and operated commercial book publishing company. Come ready to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue as we work towards building bridges and fostering genuine connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Activities for the event include: - Bannock - Dancing - Drumming - Smudging ceremony \n\n\nNanaimo Campus Building 355 Room 211\nVIU Students' Union\n900 Fifth Street\nStudents' Union Building 193\nNanaimo BC V9R6H2\n\nhttps://events.viu.ca/decolonize-your-mindset-connectionNanaimo Campus Building 355 Room 211falseaYqCFcQpUzxLBYhTummH26494

Join VIUSU for the third and final workshop in our Decolonize Your Mindset series, focusing on participation and connection. Explore the role of non-Indigenous individuals in cultural events and activities, and delve into discussions on MMIWG, truth, and reconciliation calls to action. We will be joined by Elder Wicksee Cussee Randy Fred.

Randy Fred is a member of the Tseshaht First Nation, Port Alberni. He has lived in Nanaimo most of his life. He survived 9 years in the Alberni Residential School. He founded Theytus Books, Canada's first Aboriginal-owned and operated commercial book publishing company.

Come ready to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue as we work towards building bridges and fostering genuine connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

Activities for the event include:
- Bannock
- Dancing
- Drumming
- Smudging ceremony

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