National Indigenous Sovereignty Week site – www.defendersoftheland.org/isw
Indigenous Sovereignty Week is a pan-Canadian event intended to deepen the commitment of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people for justice for Indigenous Peoples. The Ottawa Working Group will offer a range of discussion forums, cultural activities, educational opportunities and opportunities for action as a first step in solidifying relationships and localizing the struggle. Please come out and explore ways that you can join those who wish to address our colonial history and work for a sustainable future.
>> Click to download and print off posters: — 8.5″x11″ size — 11″x17″ size — 1/4-pg flyers —
>> Note: we are video recording many of the ISW events, see the IPSMO youtube channel for everything we’ve got posted thus far
SCHEDULE:
Sat Oct 24
Celebrating Indigenous Cultural Resistance!
3:00-5:00pm – Workshop: Circle Stories Rising Strong: Love Your Voice, Share Your Song
6:00-10:30pm – Opening Ceremony; Community Dinner served with Buffalo Chili with bannock; Kick-off concert for Indigenous Sovereignty Week
all at Odawa Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Avenue (at Scott)
Sun Oct 25, 1:00pm
Remembering Residential Schools
at Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St (at Laurier)
Mon Oct 26, 6:30pm
Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment
at Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St (at Laurier)
Tues Oct 27, 7:00pm
Fighting for Our Rights: Indigenous Women and Youth in an Urban Context
St. Joseph’s Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at 174 Wilbrod St]
Wed Oct 28
5:00pm – New Frontiers of Resistance: Exploring Kahnesatake and the Tar Sands (click on link for updated timing for the evening: 5:00pm Ellen Gabriel, followed by film, followed by speakers Garry Benson and Jack Woodward on Beaver Lake Cree Nation and the Tar Sands)
St. Joseph’s Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at 174 Wilbrod St]
Thurs Oct 29, 7:00pm
Defenders of the Land: National Speakers Tour
St. Joseph’s Church, 151 Laurier Ave E. (at Cumberland) [Hall entrance at 174 Wilbrod St]
Fri Oct 30, 6:00pm
Pachakut’i (Cosmic Upheaval): the Emergence of Indigenous Peoples
Alumni Auditorium, Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa
Sat Oct 31, 11:00am
Workshop: Indigenous Solidarity for Settlers
room 205, Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa
Sat Oct 31, 1:00pm
Celebrating Indigenous Sovereignty march and rally
meet at corner of Rideau and Sussex
(followed by closing ceremony for Indigenous Sovereignty Week, on Victoria Island)
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa 