Surrey Campus
Friday, September 20—Surrey
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:00 | Welcome and Prayers Opening Remarks by President Davis, KPU and Roy Christopher, Secwepemc Nation Commemorating Reconciliation Unveiling | Surrey Conference Centre |
| 10:00–12:00 | Professional Reading of Drew Hayden Taylor's play, "God and the Indian" | Surrey Conference Centre |
| 12:00–1:00 | Book launch for We are Born With Songs Inside Us Katherine Palmer Gordon with Kim Baird published by Harbour Publishing | Surrey Conference Centre |
| 1:00–2:00 | Gregory Younging, Inheriting the History and Acknowledging the Present Reality of Colonization | Aboriginal Gathering Place |
| 2:00–4:00 | Book launch for Speaking My Truth Mike DeGagne, Nipissing President Reflections on reconciliation in Canada Free copies of book for all attendees | Aboriginal Gathering Place |
| 4:15 | Indian Taco Sale $5 per person | Surrey (small) Courtyard |
| 6:30–11:00 | Pow Wow (additional details) Craft vendors | Surrey Gym Conference Centre A&B |
Advocacy and Alliances – 10th Annual Anthropology Conference in support of Weaving Together: Healing, Education and Reconciliation
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00–2:00 | Roy Christopher and Denise Archie - Canim Lake History (Tsq'escenemc/Shuswap Nation) | Surrey Conference Centre |
| 2:00–3:00 | Panel discussion - BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (Tanya Clarmont, Ron Rice, Naomi Grahahm, Fernando Polanco) | |
| 3:00–4:00 | Bill Haglund - Physicans for Human Rights (Former Forensic Specialist, UN, International Criminal Tribunal) |
Richmond Campus
All of these events sponsored by: The Teaching and Learning for Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Project; Faculty of Arts; KPU Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee
KPU Button Blanket Co-Creation Project (Jessie Horner and Annette Reynolds)
- September 16–18, 10:00–2:30, Richmond Rotunda
- September 19, 10:00–2:30, Maple Atrium
KPU faculty and students are inviting Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to come together to sew a button blanket, share experiences, get to know one another, and talk about the harm being done now and in the past, and ways to stop and repair the harm. When the blanket is finished it will hang in the building at Kwantlen to remind people of the history and the need for reconciliation and healing. The goal of the project is to help build awareness and commitment to reconciliation
Documentary Screenings in the Melville Center for Dialogue
- A Sorry State (Monday, Sept 16, 4:00 p.m. hosted by Ken Stark, Anthropology)
- The Fallen Feather (Tuesday, Sept 17, 4-6 pm hosted by Seema Ahluwalia, Sociology)
- Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle (Wednesday, Sept 18, 11:30 a.m. – hosted by Annette
- Reynolds, Sociology)
- World Views and Aboriginal Justice (Thursday, Sept 19, 11:30 a.m. hosted by Jessie Horner)
- We Were Children (Thursday, Sept 19, 4-6 p.m. hosted by Seema Ahluwalia, Sociology)
“The Burden is Properly Ours”
Students Mobilizing Knowledge for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation
September 18-20, Melville Centre for Dialogue
Take self-guided tours of an exhibition of student research posters that explore the Residential School system for Indian Children, its traumatic legacy, and the subsequent reconciliation process.
Aboriginal Lands & Settlements Mapping Project (Parthi Krishnan and Bill Burgess)
September 18-20
Maps will be displayed throughout the week that use GPS technology to provide visual representations of Indigenous populations in Canada
Friday, September 20—Richmond
| Time | Public Education Symposium Critical Reflections on Public Apologies, Reconciliation and the Truth About Canada Join us for a morning of film, food, traditional songs and prayers, and important discussion from indigenous speakers, from local First Nations and across Turtle Island | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome to Territories from Cecilia Point, Musqueam First Nation | Melville Centre for Dialogue |
| 9:15 | Opening Comments and Introductions by Seema Ahluwalia and Ken Stark | |
| 9:30 | Film Screening: "A Sorry State" directed by Mitch Miyagawa | |
| 10:20 | The People's Podium: Open discussion hosted by Mitch Miyagawa | |
| 10:45 | The Button Blanket Co-creation Project (Jessie Jorner and Annette Reynolds) | |
| 11:00 | Brunch | |
| 11:30 | Indigenous Perspectives on Canada's Reconciliation Process
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| 12:30 | Songs for Healing (Oyate Anawizipi, Sicangu Lakota | |
| 12:45 | Honor Song for Residential School Survivors (Blue Horse Singers) | |
| 1:00 | Closing Prayer |
Langley Campus
Friday, September 20th – Langley
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome to the Territories – Lekeyten Antone, Kwantlen First Nations Elder | Room 1030 |
| 9:10 | Introductions and Overview – June Kaminski | Room 1030 |
| 9:15 | Sacred Songs of the Territories: How Music Heals and Sustains – Lekeyten Antone, Kwantlen First Nations Elder | Room 1030 |
| 9:45 | Residential School Song Performance – Cheryl Bear song won the Covenant Award for Aboriginal Song of the Year | Room 1030 |
| 10:00 | Edible Plants and Medicines – Karen Gabriel, Kwantlen First Nations | Room 1030 |
| 10:30 | Cedar – The Tree of Life – Karen Gabriel, Lekeyten Antone, Cheryl Gabriel | Room 1030 |
| 11:00 | Bringing the Classroom Alive – Integrating Indigenous Knowledge – Cheryl Gabriel, Kwantlen First Nations Education Coordinator – Leyketen Antone, – June Kaminski | Room 1030 |
| 11:45 | Smudging Ceremony – Lekeyten Antone | Courtyard |
| 12:00 | Closing Prayer and Message – Lekeyten Antone – Cheryl Gabriel | Courtyard |
Cloverdale Campus
September 16-20th, Cloverdale
Video of KPU students in Aboriginal Welding Program