{"id":37927,"date":"2026-09-04T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=37927"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T00:39:44","slug":"stetis-imexstowx-sept-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/09\/04\/stetis-imexstowx-sept-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Stet\u00eds \u00edmexstowx &#8220;Walk Beside Us&#8221; &#8212; Sept 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail alignleft wp-image-37928\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/09\/c_o_a_truth_and-reconcilliation_day_DSC_1540_Sep-30-2025_1600px_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/09\/c_o_a_truth_and-reconcilliation_day_DSC_1540_Sep-30-2025_1600px_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/09\/c_o_a_truth_and-reconcilliation_day_DSC_1540_Sep-30-2025_1600px_-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2026\/09\/c_o_a_truth_and-reconcilliation_day_DSC_1540_Sep-30-2025_1600px_-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stet\u00eds \u00edmexstowx, translating to \u201cwalk beside us\u201d in the Halq\u2019em\u00e9ylem language, takes place annually on September 30 as an opportunity to come together and build a deeper awareness of our roles in the ongoing path toward Reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Local civic organizations, including UFV\u2019s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC), come together at Thunderbird Square and Civic Plaza with a shared goal of creating space for learning, understanding, and connection. Throughout the day, community members are invited to participate in learning opportunities focused on Truth and Reconciliation, including the histories and ongoing impacts of residential schools.<\/p>\n<p>PARC will be contributing two activation stations to this year\u2019s gathering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beyond Blankets: A St\u00f3:l\u014d Lands Exercise &#8212; an interactive, place-based learning experience that invites participants to engage with the impacts of colonization on St\u00f3:l\u014d lands and peoples through reflection, dialogue, and learning.<\/li>\n<li>Sts\u2019elemeqw Residential School Thrivers Society Videos &#8212; a showcase of videos sharing the experiences and stories of Sts\u2019elemeqw Residential School Thrivers Society members. The gathering will open with an opening ceremony at 10 am and close with story and drumming with T\u2019it\u2019elem Spath\/Stel\u00f3meten (Eddie Gardner) at 2:30 pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Community members are welcome to join for all or part of the day. For the full schedule of activities, locations, and information about our time together, please visit the dedicated Stet\u00eds \u00edmexstowx website.<\/p>\n<p>Wed, Sept 30<br \/>\nCivic Plaza, 32355 Veterans Way, Abbotsford<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stetisimexstowx.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/stetisimexstowx.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Leanne Jarrett at <a href=\"mailto:leanne.jarrett@ufv.ca\">leanne.jarrett@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">10\/01\/2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stet\u00eds \u00edmexstowx, translating to \u201cwalk beside us\u201d in the Halq\u2019em\u00e9ylem language, takes place annually on September 30 as an opportunity to come together and build a deeper awareness of our roles in the ongoing path toward Reconciliation. Local civic organizations, including UFV\u2019s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC), come together at Thunderbird Square and Civic Plaza &#8230; <a title=\"Stet\u00eds \u00edmexstowx &#8220;Walk Beside Us&#8221; &#8212; Sept 30\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2026\/09\/04\/stetis-imexstowx-sept-30\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":37928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37927"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38013,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37927\/revisions\/38013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}