Indigenous Awareness Weeks 2024: September 19 - October 2

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at McGill University presents the 13th annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks.

Indigenous Awareness Weeks is a two-week series of events involving Indigenous academics, artists, and community members, hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. Its goal is to encourage a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples among students, staff, and faculty at McGill University, as well as in the broader Montreal and Quebec communities. The Office of Indigenous Initiatives also helps foster discussion among First Nations, Métis and Inuit on topics that are important to individuals and their communities. The events outlined below create a space that brings together Indigenous experts and community leaders as well as McGill students, faculty, and staff.

Events open to the public

Sept. 19 and 26, 2024 (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
  • Indigenous artisans and artists present - McGill University’s farmer’s marker on McTavish Street


Sept. 20, 2024 (11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.):


    McGill’s Annual PowWow - Tomlinson Fieldhouse , 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H2W 1S4



Sept. 30, 2024: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation


    We Will Walk Together, hosted by the Faculty of Education - Education Building , 3700 McTavish St, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada

  • Joyce’s Principle event (5 p.m. -7:30 p.m.), hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - 5858 Côte des Neiges Rd., 2 floor.


  • Lacrosse Legacy Game (doors open 6 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m.), hosted by McGill Athletics -  Molson Stadium , 475 Pine Ave. W. H2W 1S4 and online

Events for Indigenous students only

September 25, 2024: Land-Based Learning with AJ Esquega

These events are open to a maximum of 15 Indigenous students only per workshop session.

Workshop 1 (10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) Moose Meat Delicacies, Barley soup, and Bannock.

Workshop 2 (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.) - Traditional Gillet Making.

Hosted and located at the First People’s House , 3505 Peel St, Montreal, QC H3A 1W7