September 18, 2006 Source: :
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=21837 Pow-wow to transform lower campus Daylong event celebrates aboriginal culture McGill University and First Peoples' House proudly present the Fifth Annual Pow-wow concert and education day, celebrating the art and culture of indigenous peoples, on Thursday, September 21. McGill's lower campus will be adorned with teepees, drums, native kiosks and education circles for five of McGill's faculties; nursing, social work, law, medicine and education. These circles will provide information sessions for prospective students. The daylong event will also feature traditional dances, native-made crafts, hoop dancing demonstrations and a fashion show. Free concerts featuring Hopi reggae star Casper Loymayesva, local artists DJ Nycness, Kahnawake's Souled and Andean supergroup Colores Andinos will round out the festivities. What: First Peoples' House Fifth Annual Pow-wow Where: McGill University lower campus When: Thursday, September 21, 9 am to 11 pm, ceremonial pow-wow grand entry at 9 am"This is a great opportunity to experience aboriginal culture in all its aspects," says Waneek Horn-Miller, coordinator of the First Peoples' House. "It's a celebration of our traditions as well as recognizing our more contemporary expressions." On the Web: www.mcgill.ca/fph/
Contacts Cynthia Lee
McGill University Relations Office
514-398-6754
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