Opening Ceremony for Indigenous Student Wellness Week: Planting Seeds
- Date
- March 22, 2021
- Time
- 10:30 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT
- Location
- Online via Zoom
- Open To
- First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Canadian Indigenous students, faculty or staff (or those who identify by nation or community) at Ryerson or from other post-secondary institutions across Turtle Island.
- Contact
- Samantha Mandamin smandamin@torontomu.ca
Join Elder Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire for the opening of Indigenous Student Wellness Week: Planting Seeds. Joanne will share the significance of staying well and balanced through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Students will also learn about the 13 unique virtual events taking place for Indigenous Student Wellness Week, including workshops, talks and demonstrations which integrate the teachings of the medicine wheel through the four directions, four sacred medicines and four principles of our human experience: the spiritual, the emotional, the physical and the intellectual.
About Elder Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire
Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire is Elder (Ke Shay Hayo) and Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation at Ryerson. She is also the co-chair of the Aboriginal Education Council. Learn more about Elder Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire.
Live captioning will be provided
Ryerson is committed to the accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities. If you require any additional accessibility accommodations to ensure your full participation, please let us know on the registration form or email accessibility@torontomu.ca.
About Indigenous Student Wellness Week
Indigenous Student Wellness Week will bring together Indigenous community members to exchange meaningful routes to wellness through a series of twelve workshops and talks. In keeping with the 2021 theme “Planting Seeds,” topics include plant-based medicine; Two-Spirit safe sex; stories of creation; mask making; moss bags; music and movement; food sovereignty and traditional Indigenous foodways; reiki; yoga; and meditation. Workshops, talks and demonstrations will be hosted by knowledge keepers, elders and community members to help support the goals of wellness for Indigenous students, faculty and staff in post-secondary education.
We invite Indigenous community members to join in the spirit of learning, sharing, growth and healing in our aim to move towards collective wellbeing.
This event is organized by the Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services (RASS)
Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services (RASS) provides a culturally supportive environment to promote academic excellence and serves as a place to balance academic learning with traditional teachings and culture.
Our role is to provide specialized services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples on campus and to develop a mutually productive relationship between Ryerson and the Aboriginal community. Learn more about Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services.