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National Indigenous Peoples Day

Jun
21
When: Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023, 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Attendance: Offline/In-Person
Location: Nanaimo Campus
Building: 170 - Shq'apthut

Add to CalendarNational Indigenous Peoples Day 06/21/2023 11:30 AM06/21/2023 01:30 PMMM/DD/YYYYAmerica/VancouverPlease join us in celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Shq’apthut: A Gathering Place, Nanaimo Campus. We will share soup, bannock, and treats while celebrating Indigenous cultures across the country through a mini film festival. A series of six Indigenous short films explore sports, medicinal plants, legendary stories, art, urban issues, pride, and more. Viewing will take about one hour and you are invited to join for as long as your schedule permits. Details: Date/location: Wednesday, June 21, at Shq’aputh: A Gathering Place (B 170), Nanaimo Campus. Soup and bannock service: 11:30 am to 12:15 pm. Viewing: 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Eventbrite: Please register so we know how much food to prepare. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/national-indigenous-peoples-day-film-screening-soup-and-bannock-tickets-655200491307?aff=odd... Films list: 1. Arctic Song (six minutes) 2. Now is the Time (16 minutes) 3. Urban.Indigenous.Proud: Some Stories (eight minutes) 4. Urban.Indigenous.Proud: That Old Game La Crosse (seven minutes) 5. First Stories – Two Spirited (six minutes) 6. Indigenous Plant Diva (nine minutes) The Vancouver Island University community acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge. \n\n\nNanaimo Campus Building 170 - Shq'apthut \n\nhttps://events.viu.ca/national-indigenous-peoples-dayNanaimo Campus Building 170 - Shq'apthut falseaYqCFcQpUzxLBYhTummH26494

Please join us in celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Shq’apthut: A Gathering Place, Nanaimo Campus.

We will share soup, bannock, and treats while celebrating Indigenous cultures across the country through a mini film festival.

A series of six Indigenous short films explore sports, medicinal plants, legendary stories, art, urban issues, pride, and more. Viewing will take about one hour and you are invited to join for as long as your schedule permits.

Details:
Date/location: Wednesday, June 21, at Shq’aputh: A Gathering Place (B 170), Nanaimo Campus.
Soup and bannock service: 11:30 am to 12:15 pm.
Viewing: 12:15 to 1:15 pm.
Eventbrite: Please register so we know how much food to prepare.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/national-indigenous-peoples-day-film-screening-soup-and-bannock-tickets-655200491307?aff=odd...

Films list:
1. Arctic Song (six minutes)
2. Now is the Time (16 minutes)
3. Urban.Indigenous.Proud: Some Stories (eight minutes)
4. Urban.Indigenous.Proud: That Old Game La Crosse (seven minutes)
5. First Stories – Two Spirited (six minutes)
6. Indigenous Plant Diva (nine minutes)

The Vancouver Island University community acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge.

Event Organizer:
Communications & External Affairs