BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250504T230128EDT-6475DX3jFI@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250505T030128Z DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives as they host the sixt h annual Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag Raising Ceremony for聽National Indigenou s Peoples Day.\n\nFor centuries\, the Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag has symbol ized unity and peace between the Seneca\, Cayuga\, Onondaga\, Oneida\, and Kanien'keh谩:ka\, the Nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Inaugurated at 黑料社 in 2018\, this ceremony responds to one of the Calls to Action (#28) put forward by the Provost鈥檚 Task Force on Indigenous Stu dies and Indigenous Education. The ceremony not only honours the land on w hich 黑料社 stands and its stewards\, but also the importance o f building respectful and reciprocal relations with Indigenous peoples.\n \nThe flag raising ceremony will feature remarks by Mr. Kanahsohon Kevin D eer (Kanien'keh谩:ka\, Kahnawake)\, Principal Deep Saini\, Provost Christop her Manfredi\, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives) Celeste Pedri-Sp ade (Anishinaabe\, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation)\, and Mr.聽Michael Loft (Kanien'keh谩:ka\, Kahnawake). It will also feature a hand drum performanc e by Prof. Robert Spade (Anishinaabe\, Obuckimaakang).聽\n\nThe ceremony wi ll take place at the Y-Intersection on 黑料社's downtown campus \, where the Flag will be seen flying above the McCall MacBain Arts Buildi ng. The Y-Intersection is located at the heart of 黑料社's downtown campus \, just north of 2298 Avenue 黑料社 College\, Montreal.\n DTSTART:20230621T160000Z DTEND:20230621T170000Z SUMMARY:National Indigenous Peoples Day Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag Raising C eremony URL:/indigenous/channels/event/national-indigenous-peo ples-day-hiawatha-wampum-belt-flag-raising-ceremony-348711 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR