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Decolonize Your Mindset: Sustainability

Mar
12
When: Tuesday, Mar 12, 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: Sustainability03/12/2024 02:00 PM03/12/2024 03:00 PMMM/DD/YYYYAmerica/VancouverJoin VIUSU for our second workshop in the Decolonize Your Mindset series, focusing on sustainability from an Indigenous perspective. Learn about how Indigenous communities view natural resources as life sources and the importance of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the land. Joined by Elder Gary Manson. Gary was born on the mouth of the Snuneymuxw River in 1948. He is a survivor of Residential School and is deeply connected to culture and land. Come prepared to delve into discussions on sustainability and explore ways to integrate Indigenous wisdom into your daily practices. Activities for the event include: - Creating your medicine wheel - Knowledge sharing with an Elder on the importance and connection of land, language, and culture \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-sustainabilityNanaimo Campus Building 355 Room 211falseaYqCFcQpUzxLBYhTummH26494

Join VIUSU for our second workshop in the Decolonize Your Mindset series, focusing on sustainability from an Indigenous perspective. Learn about how Indigenous communities view natural resources as life sources and the importance of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the land. Joined by Elder Gary Manson. Gary was born on the mouth of the Snuneymuxw River in 1948. He is a survivor of Residential School and is deeply connected to culture and land.

Come prepared to delve into discussions on sustainability and explore ways to integrate Indigenous wisdom into your daily practices.

Activities for the event include:
- Creating your medicine wheel
- Knowledge sharing with an Elder on the importance and connection of land, language, and culture

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