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This event will feature a gala dinner and panels and discussions with alumni, students and faculty.

Department of Indigenous Studies 40th Anniversary Celebration

Indigenizing the academy since 1983

Event

Date: Friday, Sept. 22
Time: 8:15 am to 9 pm
Location: Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre, 5 Campus Dr., Saskatoon

Indigenizing the Academy Since 1983

Honouring our Alumni

The Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan, invites you to join us at our 40th anniversary celebration event!

Learning and Sharing Event

Free to attend. Ticket is required. Lunch and refreshments provided. 

8:15 am–4 pm

Emcee: Cheyenna Sapp
Keynote Speaker: Maria Campbell

Panels and Roundtables: 

  • Students Who Made Indigenous Studies Happen
  • ITEP, SUNTEP, NORTEP
  • Former Department heads
  • Current undergraduate and Graduate Students
  • Alumni Undergraduates
  • Alumni Graduates
Register for free on Eventbrite


Gala Dinner

Cost recovery event. Ticket is required.

Emcee: Donna Heimbecker
Keynote speakers: Dr. Rob Innes and Dr. Brenda Macdougall
Performances: Tristen Durocher, Joseph Naytowhow and Lindsay Eekwol Knight

6–9 pm

  • Gala Dinner (pre-register, cost recovery)
  • Entertainment
  • Keynote address
  • Lots of visiting!
Tickets: $35 + taxes and fees. Register on Eventbrite


40th anniversary planning committee: LeonzoBarreno, Erica England, Adriana Juarez, Allyson Stevenson, Winona Wheeler


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