Indigenous

First Peoples’ House invites the McGill community to join in the celebration for our 12^th Annual Pow Wow on Friday, September 20th, 2013.

Catch the Grand Entry at 11:00am on the Lower Field underneath the big tent.  It will be a full day of traditional dancing and drumming.  You can also buy products from vendors and connect with Indigenous organizations. It is free and open to the public. 

Pow Wow schedule:

Cindy Blackstock is Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta.

A member of the Gitksan Nation, she has worked in the field of child and family services for over 20 years. An author of over 50 publications, her key interests include exploring, and addressing, the causes of disadvantage for Aboriginal children and families by promoting equitable and culturally based interventions.