Registration is now open for tier one 2024 Xwelítem Siyáya: Allyship and Reconciliation Building program.
The Xwelítem Siyáya: Allyship and Reconciliation Building program offers the opportunity for participants to developed a deeper understanding of what it means to be an ally and how to embrace the goal of being in a constant state of learning and unlearning, relationship building, and transformative action.
Topics that will be covered in the program include, but are not limited to, lands and resources, settler colonialism, governance, assimilation and residential schools, and culture and spirituality.
The 2024 Tier One (ARB T1) program runs from Jan 18 to Dec 19. It will consist of a mixture of presentations (third Thursday of each month – no August sessions), workshops, and hands-on land-based learning opportunities where participants will be guided in developing the knowledge and empathy necessary for becoming effective and respectful allies to local Indigenous communities.
Among the elective workshops will be drum making, cedar bark weaving, Placename tours, introductions to the Halq’eméylem language, introductions to Chinook jargon, and other land-based learning experiences. Optional sessions may have additional cost.
The program cost is $260.
Get more info at ufv.ca/parc, or by emailing elicia.tournier@ufv.ca. Register by visiting forms.office.com/r/v2NRur8HVQ and selecting CRN 20355.
02/15/2024